The Most Unbelievable Sports Betting Wins Ever

All of us dream about it as we carefully select the odds, select our team, place wagers, and see bated breath. Since the final whistle blows, we fantasize that it also indicates the triumph of a life. Wouldn’t that be something?
For some lucky bettors, it’s more than only a sweet sports gambling dream. We take a peek at some of the most well-known and biggest wins in sports gambling history.
Grandpa Makes a Future Bet to Beat Them All
Soccer is the UK’s most popular game by far, and if Harry Wilson was born, grandfather Peter Edward was sure the boy was destined for glory on the pitch.
So sure in fact that, in 2000 (when Harry was still a toddler), Mr. Edwards went to the bookmakers and placed a #50 bet (about $67) the boy would play for Wales, his national team. The odds were a bit of a long shot at 2,500-1, but he was certain it would pay off.
Fast forward to October 15th, 2013, and 16-year-old Harry was sitting on the bench for Wales. In the 87th minute of this World Cup qualifier against Belgium, Harry was pulled in as a replacement for Hal Robson-Kanu.
Harry not only broke the record to become the youngest player to represent his country on the pitch, but he also made his grandfather a wealthy man. The 13-year-old bet won his grandfather a tidy sum of #150,000.
A Fast and Furious Future Bet
In 1998 Richard Hopkins had a similar foresight when he had been watching his son, Evan, race a youthful Lewis Hamilton at a go-karting track. Convinced the youthful Hamilton had a fast future ahead of him, Hopkins put three separate bets on the rising racing celebrity.
The first was a #200 ($270) wager that Hamilton would acquire the Formula 1 until he turned 23, and also a further #100 wager he could be World Champion by 25. Hopkins was so certain of his predictions, so he placed an extra next wager of #50 that Hamilton would achieve both.
Hamilton made Hopkins #40,000 richer when he won the Canadian Grand Prix in 2007 at age 22, and 50,000 wealthier when he clinched first spot in the Brazilian Grand Prix in 2008, in 24. This meant that Hopkins’ third bet bagged him an additional #75,000.
All Mayweather’s Sports Bets
The most infamous sports bettor today is boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather. Famous because of his massive sports bets, he’s been known to reap hundreds of thousands (sometimes even millions of dollars) on single occasions. As the highest paid sports superstar of all time, he’s got lots of spare cash to play .
In the conclusion of the 4th quarter, Mayweather collected a cool $1.4 million!
His biggest bet so far was in 2014, when he bet a whopping $815,000 on the Denver Broncos to beat the New York Jets with a 7.5 point spread. A touchdown from the Broncos put them up by 14, clear of the vital points. At the end of the 4th quarter, Mayweather gathered a cool $1.4 million!
The Legend That’s Billy Walters
No list of extremes in sport betting would be complete without mentioning Billy Walters. Before Billy Walters was given his 5-year prison sentence and a $10 million fine for insider trading, Billy was the most notorious sports bettor of all time. His big bets were so feared by the sportsbooks that he was actually banned from wagering.
One of his most impressive bets was around the 2010 Super Bowl, when he put down $3.5million on New Orleans Saints to beat the Indianapolis Colts. The Saints were the underdogs entering the match with the Colts looking unbeatable, but Billy’s figures and stats all pointed to the Saints as the favorites. He travelled with it, and it paid off. No one knows just how much Walter raked in exactly, but we are pretty sure that it was a hefty sum!
Charles Barkley’s Super Bowl Win
Taking his seat in the game betting hall of fame is the NBA legend turned into sports announcer, Charles Barkley. While he is best-known because of his betting losses (reportedly totaling nearly $30 million), it had been his big win after the Super Bowl 36 that caused quite a stir.
By wagering half a million around the underdog New England Patriots to beat St. Louis Rams, plus an additional $50,000 on the moneyline, Barkley won both stakes.
The controversy arose in the little actuality that Barkley did not have sufficient credit in the Mandalay Bay sportsbook to cover the bet, and hadn’t signed a mark. Of course, the sportsbook were loath to pay out, but eventually gave in and Barkley banked his 800,000 win.
What is Your Biggest Win?
Ever make a bet that made you that the hero (or even the envy) of your betting buddies? Tell us all about it in the comments below!

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