Soccer is the most common sport in European countries, which also have an ancient culture of betting on sports. Therefore it is not surprising that in the field of soccer betting turns a lot of money. The profits of the betting companies are so great that even the crazy winnings do not cover their total profits and only contribute to the popularization of sports betting as a way to make money.
This article will talk about the biggest and most interesting winnings in soccer betting. Outstanding cases will be ordered by the increase in winnings (the exact place in the rating is difficult to determine because of currency fluctuations). The author also considers it necessary to remind us that betting on sports is an interesting entertainment, which should not be considered a way to earn money.
A big win is a rare chance, secured by the losses of hundreds of thousands of people. The probability of such an outcome, respectively, is thousandths of a percent. By the way, even more interesting materials on this topic you can easily find on our website.
Adrian Hayward’s prophetic dreams: £25,000
Adrian Hayward had always bet on his native Liverpool soccer team and was never particularly upset when he lost a bet. It seemed to him that in this way he expresses his loyalty and devotion to the team. For him, the metaphysical basis of his bets was in his dreams.
Once the worker dreamed that a player of his favorite Liverpool scores an accurate blow from his half of the court. Waking up in the middle of the night, Adrian immediately found the nearest bookmaker’s office and bet on the event £ 200. The odds of the event were 125.
The dream was indeed a dream come true. In the match against Luton, Liverpool player Xabi Alonso scored in his half and Adrian received £2,500 from the office. This story was discussed at length on their blogs by betting fans.
Johnny’s fears: £29,000
In 2016, at the start of the English Premier League championship, no one could believe that Leicester would become champion. But not a loyal fan named John, who bet £50 on the final championship at odds of £5,001. “Leicester” ended up being the champion, and Johnny’s winnings could have been £100,000.
However, such money the devoted fan still did not see. He panicked and got in touch with the bookmakers as the home club’s championship approached. They agreed to pay him £29,000 even before the championship.
Unknown British man interested in the African Cup: £50,000
2010 Africa Cup. The teams of Angola and Mali meet. The first, as a more experienced and skillful squad, lead 4-0 by the 78th minute of the match. It would seem that victory is inevitable. The bets on Angola’s victory were already off the line, and the odds on a draw were 1,000. However, a certain Briton decided to take a chance and bet that Mali would be able to level the score by 50 pounds.
This is exactly what happened in the next few minutes, and the unknown bettor got £50,000 all at once. His name, however, remained unknown to the public, which, combined with the results of a further sports investigation, could indicate that the match was rigged.
Chelsea fan: £92,000
A Chelsea fan with an unknown name bet £2 on the outcome of 14 regular season matches of his favorite team. The odds were 34.500. The fan’s net win totaled £69,000, but he bet in the office with a developed bonus policy, and the office paid him an additional £23,000 for loyalty with the wording “for high odds”. The lucky fan’s total earnings amounted to 92 thousand British pounds.
The Belarusian Express: $105,000
A young man who wished to remain incognito managed to defraud bookmakers of $105,000 in 2008. He bet just half a dollar on a parlay of 14 outcomes of the World Cup 2010 qualifying games.
Moreover, he selected the rates with very high odds. For example, the score of Finland-Germany was 3:3 or 3:2 in the match between Denmark and Portugal. The final odds were a record 209856. As a result, the young man from Belarus regretted only 50 cents.
Granddad the Seer: £125,000
Famous Welsh midfielder Harri Wilson Pete Edwards set a record for his country when he made his debut for the national team at the age of 16 for 207 days. However, most of all happy about this fact was his grandfather, who once received from a bookmaker’s office £125,000.
The fact is that when Harry was 2 years old, his grandfather bet that his grandson will one day play for the soccer team Wales. The odds were off the charts, but his grandfather didn’t stop it.
Country faith: $511,000
No one believed in the Greek soccer team at Euro 2004: the traditional soccer powers were too strong. One Greek fan, however, was willing to take a chance and initially bet $7,300 at odds of 50 on a Greek victory.
When his protégés advanced to the finals, he delivered another $14,600 at odds 10 and in the end, he didn’t lose. The Greek team defeated Portugal 1-0 in the final match. The soccer patriot’s cumulative winnings totaled $511,000.
Nice titles: 574,000 pounds
A resident of the British town of Sheppey hated soccer. The fact was that her husband and son, who were passionate about soccer, constantly interfered with her ability to watch soap operas by switching to soccer broadcasts. To somehow motivate herself to watch soccer as a family, the woman, who wished to remain anonymous, bought a £1 express bet in sweepstakes.
She selected the events in the bet based on the most attractive name. All the matches were from the English Premier League. In the end, the woman was able to win 574 thousand pounds, although 11 out of 12 bets in the coupon were made on obviously weaker teams.
Mick Gibbs’ Steam Train: $883,000
Mick Gibbs never bet professionally. He had no idea about betting strategy or tactics, but he did place small bets on big betting odds at daily intervals. One day, he placed 15 express bets on the UEFA Champions League. He collected what he thought was a nice odds of 1,666,666 without expecting that it would ever pay out.
However, all of the 15 bets made by the “locomotive” were successful. The last of them was a bet on Bayern’s win over Valencia.
Jacqueline Peckham’s incredible prediction: $1.4 million
Englishwoman Jacqueline Peckham has always been passionate about soccer and has bet a lot using her analytical strategy, but has not done so more successfully than many other bettors. Nevertheless, she made soccer betting history overnight when she made express bets on all six matches of the annual Soccer Saturday Super in 2018. And in each bet, she determined the exact outcome of the match. Bottom line – the old lady guessed all the outcomes and became a millionaire.
At the same time, at any second of each match, the situation could change not in favor of Jacqueline’s prediction. So, during the match between Bournemouth and West Bromwich, a favorable outcome (2-1 in favor of the former) occurred only in the final minutes of the match. Before that, Bromwich had led 0-1. Bournemouth managed to get back into the game only on 78 minutes.
Lucky Moscovite: 141 million rubles
The Russian, who won such a large sum, reasonably decided to remain incognito. The story took place in 2012. An unknown resident of Moscow had a habit of betting small sums on risky expresses. He did the same thing this time. He bet 50 rubles on a 15-event express which predicted the outcomes of matches:
- European Youth Championship;
- Italian Youth Championship;
- Spanish High League;
- Third Division Spanish League
- National Hockey League;
- Omani Championship;
- Turkish Championships;
- Mexican National Championship;
- Bulgarian Championship.
At the same time, each bet had significant odds. The total winnings amounted to almost 141 million rubles. The bookmakers estimated the probability of such an outcome at a millionth of a percent.
As Marvel superhero Deadpool said, luck is not a superpower. Fortune can’t be called and can’t be controlled. Therefore, making bets in the hope of one day winning a conditional million dollars is meaningless – the probability is equal to a millionth of a percent. Betting should be done for the sake of betting, to get pleasure from the process. Otherwise, it is better not to bet at all.
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