A GOUROCK man who was in line for a million pound payout from an amazing £1 World Cup bet has seen his chances go up in smoke.

The Tele revealed on Saturday how a local punter was leading a competition for a life-changing cash win after correctly predicting an amazing sequence of events in the Brazil v Serbia game.

His 12,721/1 bet put him well clear at the top of BetVictor’s ‘Million Pound Bet’ leaderboard but his hopes were blown out of the water at the weekend.

It happened when another player landed an astonishing 17,042/1 shot in the Uruguay v Portgual clash.

It means the local football fan misses out — but he has the consolation of £17,000 after his bet was topped up by a £5,000 bonus from the online bookmaker.