Ahead of the match, the punter said he was avoiding thinking about the final hurdle between him and a five-figure payday.
"What will be will be, as they say. I'm trying not to think about it too much, otherwise I get nervous," he said yesterday.
He was a loyal All Blacks supporter, but had no problem backing their longtime foes. He had been following the previous matches on his multi-bet, but had kept his potential good fortune quiet. "I haven't told anyone."
His main priority this morning was finding somewhere to watch the match live, as he was travelling.
Plans for potential winnings were on hold until he knew the outcome of this morning's match, the man said.
TAB bookmaker Mark Stafford described the man's bet as gutsy, the same thought he had for a punter who put $100 on Japan to beat the Springboks.
That punter was $1800 richer after the minnows' shock triumph over the powerhouse South Africans.
"Why [the multi-bet punter] thought so far out that Australia would win that group, I don't know. There are bets every day that surprise us."
