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Published 16:31 7 Mar 2017 GMT
Updated 17:03 7 Mar 2017 GMT
“For some reason I had it in my head that I had chosen Zlatan and after he missed the penalty I thought I was out,” the punter said.
“I was looking on as all my other selections kept knocking them in and I kept cursing my luck for picking Ibrahimovic.”
Even though he’s a Chelsea fan, the punter didn’t tune in to see the last of the scorers, Diego Costa, hit the net against West Ham on Monday night and when he heard that he had, he was cursing his luck.
“I’m a Chelsea fan but I was playing football myself last night so I didn’t watch the game but when I saw that Costa had scored I thought it was typical,” the punter added.
“I had no idea I had hit the jackpot, I honestly can’t believe it!”
Féilim Mac An Iomaire, a spokesperson for Paddy Power, said: “I’m just glad he was sitting down as It’s not every day that you get to play Santa Claus and surprise the life out of someone. Hats off to him and I hope he enjoys the celebrations that we’re about to pay for.”
The Wicklow punter shared the jackpot with a Welsh customer, who correctly predicted Sadio Mane, Riyad Mahrez, Marko Arnautovic, Fernando Llorente, Manolo Gabbiadini, Wilfried Zaha, Harry Kane and Diego Costa to score at the weekend.
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