It's amazing. Every time a big match is decided, another unlikely winning bet appears out of the vapour and turns up on your computer screen. This time we're told a Staffordshire man won £500,000 from William Hill for a 30p stake after landing odds of 1,666,666 to 1. The 50-year-old staked his 15-event accumulator in August and watched as, one by one, his selections came up.

He tipped Manchester United, Fulham, Millwall, Brighton and Rushden & Diamonds to win their English Divisional titles; Partick, Livingston and Hamilton to do likewise in Scotland; Arsenal, Hibs and Falkirk won individual league games; Surrey won cricket's county championship; Gloucester the Nat West Trophy; Leicester the rugby union Premiership. Which left him with just one selection remaining: Bayern Munich in Wednesday night's European Cup final.

The same man won £157,000 from a similar bet - for a stake of £2.50 - when United won the 1999 Champions League! How come these guys are always anonymous?