Craziest Sports Bets in History
Betting on the outcome of your favorite sports person or team, has become as popular and as widespread as watching sport itself.
Nowadays you can bet on pretty much any team of any sport in the world, and you can bet on everything from winners, losers, scores, and even the outcomes of multiple games or matches. If you are someone that is partial to placing a bet or two, then you might want to take a look at the popular Sbat Lucky 15 guide that will give you a lowdown on how to place a lucky 15 bet! Once you have done that you can read on to find out more about some of the craziest bets in history!
1.50 Cent
Rapper 50 Cent put down a whopping $1.6 million dollars on the famous boxing bout that took place between Floyd Mayweather Jr and Manny Pacquiao, in particular on Mayweather fighting to victory. Luckily for him, he won his bet!
2.Gerry McIlroy’s father
When golfing supremo, Rory McIlroy first started out as a professional, his father put a bet of £200 on his son winning the British Open by the age of 25. The odds were 500/1 but having faith in his son paid off as Rory won and his father pocketed an impressive $171,000.
3.Darren Yates
British horseracing fan Darren Yates had been banned by his wife from gambling any more money away on betting. With his business failing, and his marriage heading for a breakdown, he decided to bet once again. He put £67.58 on Frankie Dettori riding the winning horse in seven races. Not a particularly sensible bet, but surprise surprise, he won it and took home a cool £550,823 to a probably very happy Mrs Yates!
4.Doria Tillier
Ms Tillier was a weather presenter on a talk show in France called Le Grand Journal. During the 2014 World Cup, France were beaten 2-0 by the Ukraine in their qualifying match which didn’t hold well for them making the cut for the tournament. Tilliers response to this was to bet that if France made the World Cup after all, she would present the weather naked. When France qualified, she found herself in a position where she had to pay her debt, much to the enjoyment of the viewers!
5.Mick Gibbs
Mr Gibbs was a roofer from Staffordshire in the UK. He bet a tiny 30 pence on a 15-fold accumulator which meant that he had to pick the winners of 15 different football matches. I am sure that Mick never thought he could possibly win as the odds were 1,666,666 to 1, but guess what? He won. With an astonishing stroke of luck, he walked away with over £500,000.
See, you do not have to be a betting expert to win yourself a great prize- some of these people just had lady luck smiling upon them when they placed their bets. You gotta be in it to win it, so get out there and have a flutter!