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Great British Bake Off bets stopped by Ladbrokes

Ladbrokes has actually halted betting 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 positioned for one contestant, numerous at stores in the Ipswich area, the bookmaker said.

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

The very first episode of the popular amateur baking contest aired on BBC One Wednesday night.
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It is the sixth series of the program, which challenges 12 hopefuls to impress judges Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood.
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Every week the amateur bakers are anticipated to take on a baking obstacle, with very little directions, and present a "signature dish".

'Soggy bottom'
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The bookmaker stated a flurry of bets came in for among the 12 candidates whose odds started at 12/1 and were lowered to 6/1, 3/1 and after that evens.

"We provided costs on Monday and, practically before the yohaig code ink was dry, an unusual number of punters were in a rush to back just one candidate," David Williams of Ladbrokes said.

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

"Hopefully, we'll go back up with modified odds faster rather than later, however we didn't want to get caught with our pants pulled down and a soggy bottom, so we have actually chosen to relax up until we are assured that Bake Off hasn't gone off already.
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"When you see a run of bets like this for one contestant at the cost of everybody else that can be an indication to suspend wagering for a bit to assess the situation," he added.

Several of the bets put were the maximum the bookie would take for wagers made on the program's outcome, and 90% were put on one contestant.

the yohaig code suspension would not impact bets currently placed, the company said.

the yohaig code first candidate to be knocked out of the on Wednesday night was Stuart Henshall from Surrey.

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