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Great British Bake Off bets halted by Ladbrokes

Ladbrokes has stopped wagering on BBC reveal the Great British Bake Off after a flurry of wagers stimulated fears the winner's name might have been leaked.

"A run of bets" was put for one contestant, numerous at stores in the area, the yohaig code bookie said.
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It is not understood which baker prompted the flurry or whether any candidates have connections with the Suffolk town.
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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 show, which challenges 12 hopefuls to impress judges Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood.

Every week the amateur bakers are anticipated to deal with a baking challenge, with very little directions, and provide a "signature meal".
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'Soggy bottom'

The bookie said a flurry of bets came in for one of the 12 participants whose odds began at 12/1 and were decreased to 6/1, 3/1 and then evens.
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"We provided prices on Monday and, almost before the ink was dry, an unusual number of punters remained in a rush to back only one participant," David Williams of Ladbrokes stated.

"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 betting.

"Hopefully, we'll return up with revised chances quicker instead of later, however we didn't wish to get captured with our pants took down and a soaked bottom, so we've chosen to kick back until we are reassured that Bake Off hasn't gone off already.
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"When you see a run of bets like this promotion code for one entrant at the expense of everybody else that can be an indication to suspend betting for a bit to evaluate the situation," he added.

Several of the bets positioned were the maximum the yohaig code bookmaker would consider wagers made on the show's outcome, and 90% were put on one contestant.

The suspension would not affect bets currently put, the yohaig code business stated.

The very first entrant to be knocked out of the competitors on Wednesday evening was Stuart Henshall from Surrey.
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The 11 staying candidates are from Berkshire, Lancashire, Cambridgeshire, London, West Yorkshire, Manchester, Essex, Swansea and two from Perthshire.

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