A Birmingham punter became an overnight millionaire thanks to Eder's late, late winning Euro 2016 strike at the weekend.
BetVictor ran a competition during the Euros offering gamblers the chance at becoming an instant millionaire.
The bookie agreed to pay out a guaranteed £1,000,000 to any lucky punter who correctly predicted the minute of the first goal scored in the Euro 2016 final, and the goalscorer.
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Somehow, Daman Chick, 32, a kitchen fitter from Birmingham, defied all odds and correctly predicted the Portuguese substitute would open the scoring, winning a life-changing amount
The Lille striker was a massive outsider to score Million Pound Goal, with Euro 2016 Golden Boot winner Antoine Griezmann the clear favourite (36.5% of predictions) followed by Portugal superstar Cristiano Ronaldo (18%) and Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud (15.8%).
Daman, an Aston Villa fan, who returned from a family holiday in Zante last night, can still barely believe he has won the life-changing sum of money:
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"It all started from when The Million Pound Goal was live. I was offered an entry by placing my first bet and the sixth bet I placed happened to be the winner.
"I went out of my way to make sure I earned as many predictions as I could with the money I could afford to play with.
"If I had properly sat down and analysed the goal scorer with the exact minute, I don't think I ever would have gone for what I did!"
Director of Sportsbook at BetVictor, Matt Scarrott;
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"When we devised The Million Pound Goal campaign, our aim was to make someone a millionaire overnight. As it happens, Eder's extra-time goal for Portugal has indeed made one happy punter an instant millionaire - a life-changing sum of money - and we are thrilled for Daman.
"When it eventually came, The Million Pound Goal was a thing of beauty; Eder might not have looked a £5m player when at the Liberty Stadium, but you try telling that to Daman. We are thrilled with the campaign and how it has been received by customers old and new, and look forward to similar campaigns going forward."
Unreal punt. Round of applause for Daman.
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