A Leyton Orient supporter won £10,000 after hitting the crossbar in BetWright’s Bangers N’ Cash Crossbar Challenge at half-time during Orient’s 2-2 draw with Burton Albion on Saturday, the final day of the League One season.
BetWright said Georgia Wallis was the first participant to hit the crossbar since Graham Pringle in January, ending what the company described as a stretch of near-misses in the half-time competition at the BetWright Stadium.
The operator said the promotion launched at the start of the season with a £3,000 jackpot and increased by £1,000 at each home fixture without a winner. Following Pringle’s January win, the pot reset to £1,000 for the next home match and then continued to rise by £1,000 per game, reaching £10,000 for the final fixture.
Georgia Wallis said: “As soon as I hit the ball, I thought – yeah, that’s the one! I’m absolutely buzzing! It felt really good – I thought I was going to fall over, so not doing that is a win in itself!
“My dad entered himself to do it every week and was never successful, then when he finally got the email he said, ‘I’m not doing it – you’re doing it’, so I had to step up!”
Yarry Troshchey of BetWright added: “We’ve had some unfortunate near-misses since Graham’s win earlier in the season, so it was fantastic to see Georgia finally step up and deliver on the final day of the campaign at the BetWright Stadium.
“To do so with the pressure of it being the last chance of the season makes it even more impressive, and it’s exactly the kind of moment the BetWright Bangers N’ Cash Crossbar Challenge is all about.
“We’re delighted for Georgia to take home the £10,000 prize and round off the season in style.”
Under the rules described by BetWright, participating supporters get one attempt to hit the crossbar. If they miss, they can pick one of three cards, with two offering a consolation prize and one providing a second attempt.
