The Mayor of Ekiti, a Sportybet punter, wins N40 million, while 1500 others smile to the bank.

One SportyBet customer is rejoicing after his N62,000 accumulator on Saturday’s football game paid up, making him N40 million richer.

The client, Mayor, from Nigeria’s southwest Ekiti State kept his total odds straightforward with 371.86 made up of matches from prominent football clubs other than the English premier league.

As the only individual from his state to have won this much money from the Sudeep Ramnani-owned betting company up until that point, Mayor had been the bookies’ worst nightmare. He had won several games, even beating Mr. Bayo’s record.

Using the American microblogging service Twitter, the mayor of Ekiti proudly claims;

“Bookies Nightmare”

He claimed to have turned more than 1500 players in the same game into millionaires.

“Hello my fellow millionaires,” he said.

He continues, “We have over 1500 millionaires on board right now… proof dropping soon.”

When MandyNews.com visited the mayor of Ekiti and sportybet-related discussion on Twitter, we noticed that a large number of wagerers had come out with their testimonies.

He added that he regretted not betting on the game twice, which would have earned him N80 million.

“Not playing the game with another 62k is the most painful thing that has happened to me this year .. cause i wanted to,” he said.