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Great British Bake Off bets halted by Ladbrokes

Ladbrokes has actually halted wagering on BBC show the Great British Bake Off after a flurry of wagers triggered fears the winner's name may have been dripped.
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"A run of bets" was placed for one entrant, many at shops in the Ipswich location, the bookmaker stated.

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

The first episode of the popular amateur baking contest aired on BBC One Wednesday evening.
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It is the 6th series of the program, which challenges 12 hopefuls to impress judges Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood.

Every week the amateur bakers are anticipated to tackle a baking difficulty, with very little instructions, and provide a "signature dish".

'Soggy bottom'

The bookmaker stated a flurry of bets came in for among the 12 participants whose odds began at 12/1 and were reduced to 6/1, 3/1 and then evens.

"We provided prices on Monday and, practically before the ink was dry, an unusual variety 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 very same one-way traffic. That was enough to set our alarm bells sounding and, as a precaution, we suspended our wagering.

"Hopefully, we'll go back up with revised chances quicker instead of later on, but we didn't wish to get caught with our trousers took down and a soaked bottom, so we have actually chosen to relax till we are assured that Bake Off hasn't gone off currently.

"When you see a run of bets like this promotion code for one entrant at the cost of everyone else that can be a sign to suspend wagering for a bit to evaluate the circumstance," he added.

Several of the bets placed were the maximum the bookie would consider wagers made on the show's result, and 90% were put on one entrant.
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The suspension would not impact bets currently positioned, the company said.

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

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