http://heraldsun.news.com.au/common...5E11088,00.html

Life's a pitch for Aussie backers
Sam Edmund
21jun05

TWO Victorian punters have been clean-bowled by Bangladesh's shock win over Australia.

One blew a staggering $50,000 trying to win just $500. Another kissed goodbye to $20,000 in a bid to win a paltry $200.
And a Northern Territory man lost $30,000 in one of cricket's biggest upsets.

TAB Sportsbet and Centrebet, which offered just $1.01 for an Aussie win, held the massive bets.

"I know the guy who lost $30,000 and I asked, 'Why did you do it?' and he said, 'It seemed like a good way for me to boost my drinking bank for Saturday night'," Centrebet's Gerard Daffy said. "Now the poor bloke can't drink for three months."