Punter pockets almost $60,000 after $20 First Four winning ticket

Sometimes it doesn’t take much to make a massive difference to your bank balance with right combination in the Melbourne Cup. Just ask one lucky punter following a modest $20 bet.

One TAB customer is riding high after nailing the First 4 on the Melbourne Cup — with just $20!

They correctly boxed the first four horses in Vow And Declare, Prince Of Arran, Il Paradiso and Master Of Reality and weren’t impacted by the protest, fourth v second, which was upheld.

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Their $20 investment returned them 83.33% of the dividend, which paid a whopping $67,799.60 on the NSW TAB.

In Victoria, one customer’s $80 bet netted them a just under $53,000 after successfully boxing five horses in the First 4, while there were a number of punters in both NSW and Victoria that spent just $10 and bagged 41.66% of the dividend.

NSW TAB

Spend: $20

Flexi: 83.33%

Selections

3,12,20,30 (boxed)

Dividend: $67,799.60 (NSW TAB)

COLLECT: $56,497.40

1st: Vow And Declare $11.60 Win $3.90 Place

2nd: Prince Of Arran $5 Place

3rd: Il Paradiso $7 Place

4th: Master Of Reality

(Protest 4th v 2nd was upheld)

VIC TAB

Spend: $80

Flexi: 66.66%

Selections

3,8,12,20,23 (boxed)

Dividend: $79,381.40 (VIC TAB)

Collect: $52,915.65

(Protest 4th v 2nd was upheld)

1st: Vow And Declare $11.70 Win $3.90 Place

2nd: Prince Of Arran $4.60 Place

3rd: Il Paradiso $6.80 Place

4th: Master Of Reality

The Melbourne Cup field goes out of the main straight on the first occasion in the big race.

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VOW AND DECLARE WINNERS

Notable bets on Vow And Declare (Placed today unless stated)

$5000 @ $12 {November 4}

$3000 the win / $1000 the place @ $18/$5.25 {October 21}

$2500 @ $12 {November 4}

$2000 each-way @ $12/$3.75 {November 4}

$2000 @ $12 {November 4}

$1500 @ $26 {October 20}

$1000 @ $51 {June 23}

$500 @ $51 {October 3}

$500 @ $51 {October 4}

$100 the win / $900 the place @ $201/$51 {June 8}

NOTABLE MULTIS INVOLVING VOW AND DECLARE

$5000 @ $28 [collect $140,000] on Vigere (won Moonee Valley Race 7 on November 1) | Vow And Declare {November 1}

$5000 @ $26 [collect $130,000] on Heart Of Puissance (won Moonee Valley Race 1 on November 1) | Vow And Declare {November 1}

$20 @ $4522.50 [collect $90,450] on Richmond (2019 AFL Premiership) | Sydney Roosters (2019 NRL Premiership) | Vow And Declare {February 21}

$464.50 @ $45 [collect $20,902.50] on Kolding (won Golden Eagle at Rosehill on November 2) | Vow And Declare {November 2}

$50 @ $390 [collect $19,500] on Flit (won Thousand Guineas at Caulfield on October 12) | Vow And Declare {August 17}

$200 @ $91 [collect $18,200] on Oasis Girl (won Bendigo Race 4 on October 30) | Southern Moon to place (second in Victoria Derby at Flemington on November 2) | Vow And Declare to place {October 28}

$50 @ $293.76 [collect $14,688] on Richmond (2019 AFL Premiership) | Sydney Roosters (2019 NRL Premiership) | Vow And Declare {September 13}

$100 @ $141.81 [collect $14,181] on Muswellbrook to place (won Bairnsdale Race 5 on October 6) | Cavalero to place (won Bairnsdale Race 6 on October 6) | Gold Fields to place (third in Bairnsdale Cup on October 6) | Epic Moment to place (won Bairnsdale Race 8 on October 6) | Vow And Declare {October 6}

$200 @ $66 [collect $13,200] on Shared Ambition (won Flemington Race 4) | Garner (won Flemington Race 5) | Vow And Declare

$2 @ $3556.80 [collect $7113.60] on Lys Gracieux (won Cox Plate at Moonee Valley on October 26} | Warning (won Victoria Derby at Flemington on November 2) | Kolding (won Golden Eagle at Rosehill on November 2) | Vow And Declare {October 19}

A big crowd watches the running of the Melbourne Cup at Flemington.

BETS OF NOTE ON CUP OTHER RUNNERS

$10,000 @ $26 on Surprise Baby (Unplaced) {October 4}

$10,000 @ $9.50 on Mer De Glace (Unplaced)

$10,000 @ $9 on Mer De Glace (Unplaced)

$9900 @ $8 on Finche (Unplaced)

$9000 @ $23 on Magic Wand (Unplaced)

$8000 the win / $7000 the place @ $26/$7.25 on Master Of Reality (Unplaced)

$8000 @ $16 on Cross Counter (Unplaced)

$8000 @ $15 on Cross Counter (Unplaced)

$7100 @ $10 on Mer De Glace (Unplaced)

$7000 @ $8 on Finche (Unplaced)

$6000 @ $34 on Youngstar (Unplaced)

$6000 @ $9.25 on Mirage Dancer to run a place {November 4}

$6000 @ $6.50 on Mer De Glace (Unplaced) {November 4}

$5000 @ $23 on Latrobe (Unplaced) ** two separate bets **

$5000 @ $9.50 on Constantinople (Unplaced) {November 4}

$5000 @ $8 on Constantinople (Unplaced) {November 4}

$5000 @ $8 on Finche (Unplaced) ** two separate bets **

$4600 @ $18 on Constantinople (Unplaced) {October 6}

$4000 @ $51 on Rostropovich (Unplaced)

$4000 @ $18 on Il Paradiso (Third) {October 26}

Originally published as Punter pockets almost $60,000 after $20 First Four winning ticket