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Great British Bake Off bets stopped by Ladbrokes
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Ladbrokes has halted betting on BBC reveal the Great British Bake Off after a flurry of wagers triggered fears the winner's name might have been dripped.
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"A run of bets" was put for one participant, many at shops in the Ipswich area, the bookmaker said.
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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 evening.
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It is the sixth series of the show, which challenges 12 hopefuls to impress judges Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood.

Weekly the amateur bakers are anticipated to deal with a baking challenge, with minimal directions, and present a "signature meal".

'Soggy bottom'

The bookmaker said a flurry of bets came in for among the 12 participants whose chances began at 12/1 and were decreased to 6/1, 3/1 and after that evens.
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"We offered rates on Monday and, nearly before the ink was dry, an unusual number of punters were in a rush to back only one participant," David Williams of Ladbrokes stated.

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

"Hopefully, we'll go back up with revised odds quicker rather than later on, but we didn't want to get caught with our trousers took down and a soaked bottom, so we've chosen to relax until we are reassured that Bake Off hasn't gone off already.

"When you see a run of bets like this promotion code for one entrant at the cost of everyone else that can be an indication to suspend betting for a bit to examine the circumstance," he added.
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Several of the bets placed were the maximum the bookie would take for wagers made on the program's outcome, and 90% were placed on one participant.

The suspension would not impact bets currently put, the company said.
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the yohaig code very first to be knocked out of the competition on Wednesday evening was Stuart Henshall from Surrey.
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The 11 remaining entrants are from Berkshire, Lancashire, Cambridgeshire, London, West Yorkshire, Manchester, Essex, Swansea and two from Perthshire.

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