YORK-born Lewis Cook made his England debut in the 1-1 draw against Italy on Tuesday - and netted his grandfather £17,000 in the process.
The 21-year-old's debut earned a hefty windfall for Trevor Burlingham after he placed a £500 bet in 2014 on his grandson winning a senior Three Lions cap before turning 26.
Just a matter of months after leading the Young Lions to Under-20s World Cup glory, the Bournemouth midfielder was drafted into the senior squad for the first time last November.
Cook, a former Tadcaster Grammar School pupil, did not make an appearance then but won his first senior cap for England against Italy in the final friendly before Gareth Southgate names his provisional World Cup squad.
That 33-1 bet with William Hill may have earned Cook's grandfather a fair sum of money, but it is small fry compared with the £125,000 won by Peter Edwards after grandson Harry Wilson made his Wales debut in 2013.
Midfielder Cook moved to Bournemouth from Leeds United for an undisclosed fee in 2016 thought to be in the region of £7 million. He had graduated from Leeds' academy and scored two goals in 85 appearances for the first team.
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