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A Paddy Power customer has scooped over £400,000 after a 19-leg accumulator came in on the weekend.
The punter placed a bet at Paddy Power shop in the UK, with the 19 matches including games taking place across England, Germany and France.
Three different bet types were included in the accumulator: Over 1.5 Goals, Over 2.5 Goals and Over 3.5 Goals.
The accumulator had been given odds of over 17,500/1.
Tottenham's late comeback against Man United ensured a bet for over 2.5 goals had proved successful, prior to Matthijs de Ligt’s late equaliser for the visitors in a 2-2 draw.
Bets on the early kick-offs in the EFL on Millwall v Preston, Hull v Portsmouth, Blackburn v Derby and Wycombe v Leyton Orient all proved successful.
Paddy Power have paid out over £440,000 after a fan's 19-leg accumulator came in
Pedro Neto's goal in Chelsea's 3-0 win over Wolves ensured the accumulator's success
Matches involving Cardiff, Bolton, Peterborough, Rotherham, Crawley, Barnet and Chesterfield also landed in the 3pm kick-offs.
Michael Keane's 81st minute goal ensured an over 1.5 goals selection came in as Everton beat Fulham 2-0 in the Premier League.
Bundesliga matches featuring Bayer Leverkusen, Union Berlin and Borussia Monchengladbach all got over the line, before Marseille 3-0 win over Brest ensured 17 of 19 legs had come in.
A 4-1 win for Lens over Monaco completed an over 2.5 goals bet, leaving Chelsea's Premier League clash with Wolves as the final fixture.
A selection of over 2.5 goals appeared in doubt when Chelsea were goalless with the Premier League's bottom club at half-time.
Malo Gusto, Joao Pedro and Pedro Neto all scored in a 22-minute second half spell to ensure the final leg of the accumulator came in.
The result saw the Paddy Power punter land a staggering £440,634.30 sum.
'What an epic punt this was, and fair play for backing the goals to flow across three different countries,' a Paddy Power spokesperson said.
'The finance team will be rapidly withdrawing the free drink tokens at the Christmas party on the back of this one – and that’s before counting the potential cost of paying out on Celtic to win the Scottish Premiership earlier this year.
'That’s not looking a great call just now.'
Paddy Power had previously had to pay out on a £200,000 wager on Carabao Cup matches earlier this season.
A punter had placed a £10 bet across 18 matches, with the fan successful in their estimation of the number of corners that would occur.
