A WA punter has had the win of a lifetime on Melbourne Cup day, collecting more than $70,000 on a successful trifecta bet placed on the race that stops the nation.

The bet, placed at a Girrawheen TAB WA outlet, successfully predicted Jamie Melham would pilot Half Yours to victory while also having runner-up Goodie Two Shoes and third-placed finisher Middle Earth in their correct positions, paying out a total of $71,996.23.

A trifecta of Half Yours, Goodie Two Shoes and Middle Earth was rated at $10,041.80 odds, while a first four bet including fourth-placed runner River Of Stars was rated a $176,561.60 chance.

Elsewhere, a $2.50 bet mystery trifecta placed at the Warwick TAB paid out $18,391.33, while some other lucky bettors who opted to take on $6 mystery trifectas were rewarded to th

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