Edinburgh man scoops £50,000 on £1 bet - and hasn't claimed it

The man placed a £1 bet with online bookmaker 888sport and won at odds of 50,000/1.

The company has been trying to contact him, but the punter has failed to respond to emails or phone messages and has not logged on again since the win.

888sport spokesman Harry Pile said: “Perhaps he’s still out drinking or maybe he forgot he placed the bet.

“This is right up there with the biggest wins. You won’t find many people getting it right at 50,000/1. I bet he wishes he’d put on a fiver.”

The bets

TOTTENHAM v ARSENAL - DRAW

SWANSEA v NORWICH - SWANSEA

SOUTHAMPTON v SUNDERLAND - DRAW

NEWCASTLE v BOURNEMOUTH - BOURNEMOUTH

MANCHESTER CITY v ASTON VILLA - MANCHESTER CITY

EVERTON v WEST HAM - WEST HAM

CHELSEA v STOKE - DRAW

WATFORD v LEICESTER - LEICESTER

CRYSTAL PALACE V LIVERPOOL - LIVERPOOL

WEST BROM v MANCHESTER UNITED - WEST BROM