Record breaking racing bet this Saturday
23 May 2014
The six races that make up this momentous bet have been split between Catterick, Goodwood and Haydock.
The win fund currently stands at £6,874,345 having evaded punters for 12 weeks, whilst the bonus pot is worth £3,824,712 after rolling over for the best part of nine months.
The bet's organisers totepool are predicting £10m will be staked by punters by the time the first leg goes off at 2:05, which would see the win fund hit £10m and the bonus surpass £5m.
Thousands of first time players are expected to throw their hat into the ring after the Scoop6 drew nationwide attention when £8 Ladbrokes punter Joe McGuire narrowly missed out on a £6.8m payout in a gripping final leg at Thirsk last weekend.
Joe will be in attendance at Haydock as a guest of Betfred boss Fred Done, who has generously offered him a free £1000 crack at this weekend's Scoop6.
With such a vast amount of money up for grabs there is a genuine chance tomorrow's Scoop6 could create the biggest winner in British betting history. The existing record holder is Stuart Boland, who pocketed a whopping £1,132,657 in a Betfred shop on the Scoop6 in November 2004.
Betfred boss Fred Done said: "When I first bought the Tote these were the days I was dreaming of - a bet that could capture the attention of the whole country and not just the racing world.
"The bet is now bigger than the National Lottery and a real life changing sum, it's the reason the bet was first introduced. I want the Scoop6 to make millionaires."
totepool spokesman Andrew Griffiths added: "It promises to be a spectacular day not only for punters, but for racing as a whole.
"The build-up has had a Grand National feel to it and we expect many first time players will make a beeline for their local betting shop to place their £2 bet tomorrow morning.
"We're all hoping for a fairytale ending, which would see us create the biggest winner in British betting history."
Betfred currently offer 2/5 that the Scoop6 will finally be won and 7/4 that it rolls over once again.
The totejackpot is at Haydock on Saturday, while the totetrifecta rollover race will be the Betfred Mobile Casino Silver Bowl Stakes (3:45 Haydock).
24th May totescoop6 win fund to be won - Betfred bet: 2/5 Yes, 7/4 No.
totescoop6 races - 24/05/2014
Leg 1: 2:05 Haydock
Leg 2: 2:50 Catterick
Leg 3: 2:55 Goodwood
Leg 4: 3:10 Haydock
Leg 5: 3:25 Catterick
Leg 6: 3:45 Haydock
totescoop6 rollovers - 24/05/2014
Win: £6,874,345
Bonus: £3,824,712
Combined: £10,699,057
totejackpot - 24/05/2014
Haydock
totetrifecta rollover race - 24/05/2014
3:45 Haydock
totejackpot - 25/05/2014
Kelso