Great British Bake off Bets Halted By Ladbrokes

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Great British Bake Off bets stopped by Ladbrokes

Ladbrokes has actually halted betting on BBC reveal the Great British Bake Off after a flurry of wagers sparked fears the winner's name may have been leaked.

"A run of bets" was positioned for one entrant, numerous at stores in the Ipswich area, the bookmaker stated.

It is not understood which baker prompted the flurry or whether any contestants have connections with the Suffolk town.

The very first episode of the popular amateur baking contest aired on BBC One Wednesday night.

It is the sixth series of the show, which challenges 12 hopefuls to impress judges Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood.

Each week the amateur bakers are expected to deal with a baking difficulty, with very little instructions, and present a "signature dish".

'Soggy bottom'

The bookie said a flurry of bets came in for among the 12 candidates whose chances started at 12/1 and were lowered to 6/1, 3/1 and after that evens.

"We offered prices on Monday and, practically before the ink was dry, an unusual variety of punters remained in a rush to back just one participant," David Williams of Ladbrokes said.

"On Tuesday and Wednesday it was more of the same one-way traffic. That sufficed to set our alarm bells sounding and, as a precaution, we suspended our wagering.

"Hopefully, we'll return up with revised chances sooner rather than later on, however we didn't wish to get captured with our trousers took down and a soggy bottom, so we have actually decided to kick back up until we are assured that Bake Off hasn't gone off currently.

"When you see a run of bets like this promotion code for one participant at the cost of everyone else that can be an indication to suspend betting for a bit to examine the circumstance," he added.

Several of the bets positioned were the optimum the bookie would consider wagers made on the program's outcome, and 90% were positioned on one candidate.

The suspension would not impact bets already put, the business stated.

The first participant to be knocked out of the competitors on Wednesday night was Stuart Henshall from Surrey.

The 11 staying participants are from Berkshire, Lancashire, Cambridgeshire, London, West Yorkshire, Manchester, Essex, Swansea and two from Perthshire.