Great British Bake Off bets stopped by Ladbrokes
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Ladbrokes has actually stopped banking on BBC show the Great British Bake Off after a flurry of wagers triggered fears the winner's name may have been dripped.

"A run of bets" was put for one participant, numerous at stores in the Ipswich location, the bookie said.

It is not understood which baker prompted the flurry or whether any participants have connections with the Suffolk town.

The very first episode of the popular amateur baking contest aired on BBC One Wednesday night.

It is the sixth series of the show, which challenges 12 hopefuls to impress judges Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood.
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Weekly the amateur bakers are to deal with a baking obstacle, with very little instructions, and present a "signature meal".
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'Soggy bottom'

The bookie said a flurry of bets came in for among the 12 candidates whose odds started at 12/1 and were reduced to 6/1, 3/1 and then evens.
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"We provided prices on Monday and, almost before the ink was dry, an unusual variety of punters were in a rush to back only one entrant," David Williams of Ladbrokes stated.
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"On Tuesday and Wednesday it was more of the very same one-way traffic. That sufficed to set our alarm bells sounding and, as a preventative measure, we suspended our betting.

"Hopefully, we'll go back up with modified odds quicker rather than later on, however we didn't want to get caught with our trousers took down and a soaked bottom, so we have actually chosen to kick back till we are assured that Bake Off hasn't gone off already.

"When you see a run of bets like this for one entrant at the expenditure of everyone else that can be an indication to suspend wagering for a bit to assess the situation," he added.

Several of the bets positioned were the maximum the bookmaker would take for wagers made on the program's result, and 90% were put on one participant.
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The suspension would not impact bets already put, the yohaig code company said.
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The very first entrant to be knocked out of the competitors on Wednesday night was Stuart Henshall from Surrey.

The 11 remaining contestants are from Berkshire, Lancashire, Cambridgeshire, London, West Yorkshire, Manchester, Essex, Swansea and 2 from Perthshire.

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