Leicester City fan Ian Leggat had a birthday to remember after being presented with his £250,000 Super 6 cheque by Jamie Vardy, who scored two of the goals that landed him the jackpot!
The 57-year-old ambulance service worker from Leicester correctly guessed all six results from Saturday’s football action and in turn became the first jackpot winner of the free-to-play predictions game this season.
One of the most dramatic reasons for his success was Kevin Friend's decision to punish Jack Grealish for simulation and chalk-off Aston Villa's last-minute equaliser against Crystal Palace.
But another one of the correct results was his beloved Leicester’s 3-1 home win over Bournemouth, and the man who scored the first and final goals of the afternoon – Vardy – took time out to congratulate Ian on his quarter-of-a-million-pound windfall.
Ian, who is a season ticket holder at the King Power Stadium and was there to witness Vardy’s double, said: "I did thank Jamie for both of his goals! I didn’t really believe that I would be meeting him until I arrived. It’s finally starting to sink in now.
"When I found out I was in shock – just total disbelief. I was walking back from the game [when I got the call], it’s one of those things you never expect to happen.
"I play in a league with the rest of my family, but you don’t expect to win it. You obviously know the jackpot is there and you talk to other people about what you would do if you won it, but you never think it could actually happen. I’ve not even had a chance to think what I can spend the money on."
When they met, Vardy put Ian in a tricky position, by asking which was the better experience, Leicester winning the Premier League title in 2016 or scooping the £250k jackpot?
However, Ian categorically said that winning the league was better – having watched Leicester City since he was 16 years old.
There was late drama and a tiebreaker to overcome to pick up the jackpot as three players correctly predicted all six scores, taking their Super 6 points total to 30, but crucially Ian had selected the 6th minute as his Golden Goal, which was closest to the second minute in which Kevin De Bruyne opened the scoring for Manchester City.
Super 6 returns for an all-EFL round tomorrow (Saturday 7 September) before another £250,000 is guaranteed with the return of Premier League action the week after. It's completely free to enter!
For the first time this season, a #Super6 jackpot winner! 😍
— Super 6 (@Super6) August 31, 2019
There was drama til the last, but Andrew wasn't to be denied his £250k prize. 💪 pic.twitter.com/Lvg2NeLJtQ
Ian's resilience
Ian signed up for Super 6 in March 2015 and it is not until the weekend he tasted Super 6 success. Below are three facts that highlight how Ian has performed over the years with his Super 6 predictions, and three reasons why you should not lose hope of landing the jackpot:
- Ian entered 150 Saturday Super 6 rounds before finally wining the jackpot on his 151st attempt.
- Since the 2015/16 season, Ian has played 94 per cent of Saturday Super 6 rounds, only missing 10 Saturday rounds in the last 4 seasons.
- For six weeks in a row before winning the jackpot, Ian did not get a single correct score - on his seventh attempt he correctly chose all 6.
Ian's Super 6 history: The ever-important numbers game
2015/16 Season:
Rounds entered: 45
Total points: 287
Average score: 6.4
Best score: 16
2016/17 Season:
Rounds entered: 48
Total points: 309
Average score: 6.4
Best score: 16
2017/18 Season:
Rounds entered: 55
Total points: 354
Average score: 6.4
Best score: 17
2018/19 Season:
Rounds entered: 51
Total points: 390
Average score: 7.6
Best score: 16
2019/20 Season:
Rounds entered: 5
Total points: 38
Average score: 7.6
Best score: 30
Although Super 6 returns this week with a £250,000 jackpot round, the week after, when the Premier League returns is a guaranteed £250,000 round, meaning that the highest points scorer is guaranteed to win the jackpot, whether or not they score 30 points. Play here for free!
Saturday's Super 6 fixtures:
Coventry v Blackpool
Fleetwood v Oxford
Wycombe v Lincoln
Bradford v Northampton
Mansfield v Scunthorpe
Morecambe v Salford
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