Feb

27

$1 Bet Turns Into $2 Million

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luckybet.jpgTurning our eyes overseas for a moment, The Sun has learned about a British man who bet 50 pence (about one dollar) on an 8-1 horse and won. Seven more winnings bets later, the man walked away with a million pounds (about $2 million US).

Freddie Craggs laid down a shiny 50 pence coin on a horse named Isn’t That Lucky and finished up his eight consecutive accumulator bets with a horse named A Dream Come True. It’s impressive, granted, but it would have been more impressive if Craggs had bet on horses named like You’ll Curse Your Family or I Poop On The Backstretch. Read more

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