$100 into $3.2 million: Punter lands remarkable 2024 Melbourne Cup first four with Ladbrokes

‘It is a life-changing result’: Bookmaker confirms amazing first four bet on 2024 Melbourne Cup, with a canny punter nabbing a whopping seven-figure collect.

A lucky punter has turned $100 into a $3.2 million windfall, successfully picking the first four in the Melbourne Cup.

The Ladbrokes customer remarkably boxed Knight’s Choice, Warp Speed, Okita Soushi and Zardozi for a life-changing result.

Knight’s Choice – an $81 outsider with Ladbrokes – won the race that stops a nation from Warp Speed ($26), Okita Soushi ($19) and Zardozi ($14).

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Ladbrokes spokesperson Tom Hackett confirmed the remarkable wager.

”We congratulate one lucky Ladbrokes punter, who managed to find the first four in the Melbourne Cup,” Hackett said.

“They boxed Knight’s Choice, Warp Speed, Okita Soushi and Zardozi and have turned their $100 investment into $3.2 million, which is already in their Ladbrokes account.

A Ladbrokes punter collected more than $3.2 million after investing $100 in a boxed first four on the 2024 Melbourne Cup.

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“The customer initially thought they had won $780,000, so you can imagine their surprise when the full dividend was revealed.

“It is a life-changing result and shows that anything can happen in the Melbourne Cup!”

The first four Victorian dividend – 100 per cent – with Ladbrokes returned $728,015.70.

The punter’s $100 wager netted 416.66% of the dividend.

Meanwhile, the long shot trifecta (11, 4, 12) paid $22,576.80 with Ladbrokes, while the quinella (11, 4) and exacta (11, 4) prices were $887.80 and $1986.80.

Originally published as $100 into $3.2 million: Punter lands remarkable 2024 Melbourne Cup first four with Ladbrokes