Best bet you ever made/won?

[Deleted member 1740]

I had £1100 on authorized in the derby when frankie dettori only had to steer him home a few years ago it returned £2100.

I was convinced it was gonna win but was shitting myself at the same time incase it never.

I was bouncing round our house watching coast home!

 

[Smiffy]

Playing roulette one night down Hove Sporting Club, doing reasonably well (about £300.00 up).
Number 4 came up and I had 4 chips on it (won £70.00) and as the croupier spun the ball again I noticed that one of my stacks had 21 chips in, not the usual 20. Feeling lucky, I quickly pushed the stack onto No 21 (next door to 4 on the wheel) and the ball clattered into 4, bounced out and dropped next door. Wallop!
21 chips at 50p x 35 = £367.50.
I had Number 5 come up 5 times on the trot once. Don't know how much I actually won 'cos I doubled up each time it came in, but I must have pulled in over £500 for my original 50p stake.
Like roulette. Haven't played for a while.

 

[johng]

I had £30 on Liverpool at 50/1 the year they won the 3 trophies, FA Cup, Carling Cup and European cup.

£1500 back though had to watch it all unfold over a few months, sitiing in the pub, drinks in hand night after night after night - happy days!!

 

[rickg]

I had Number 5 come up 5 times on the trot once. Don't know how much I actually won 'cos I doubled up each time it came in, but I must have pulled in over £500 for my original 50p stake.

The odds of that happening are 69,343,956 to 1

 

[funkyfred]

Back in the mid 60's my father had several greyhounds which he used to run at Hendon, now the Brent Cross Shopping Centre and Hackney Wick where they also had a speedway track, and soon to be the Olympic Stadium near Stratford.

Any way they had a bet called a Quinnella where you had to forecast the 1st and 2nd in three specific races. I had got through the first two rounds with 2 tickets in tack, and edged my bets selecting the 5 dog to win and with either the number 1 or 6 dog to come second.
I can remember standing near the finishing line watching the race and see the 5 dog win with a photo finish between the one and six. I ran and told my father that the 6 dog had just held on to claim 2nd place, which after the photo had been looked at was confirmed. 5 first 6 second.

Pay out £35.12 shillings all for a 5 shilling bet. Todays ratio would be £142 for a £1 bet, but thats after inflation. Wouldn't have a clue how much it would be now taking into account inflation, but a guy who I work with started work in 1965 and his gross pay was £5 2 shillings 6 pence. (£5.12) I can remember a kit kat or a cadbury chocolate bar being 6d (2 1/2 pence)

The thing is I soon learnt that there was only one winner (the bookies) and now only bet on silly bets down the pub on cup final days.

 

[TriggerTech]

Opening day of the Premiership last season

£2 bet on an 8 fold.

Come 16:50 I had 7 correct, as the last game was Everton Arsenal at 17:15.

Had Arsenal and started having images of Tim Cahill runing my day.

Anyway had to pop out.

Checked the phone, 30 mins 0-1, then 40 mins 0-2, half time 0-3

Final score

Everton 1 - Arsenal 6.

Don’t know what I was worried about!

Went down WH to collect my £768, they had to pay me by cheque as had insufficent funds, not a greater day in gambling!

 

[The_LHC]

I had Number 5 come up 5 times on the trot once. Don't know how much I actually won 'cos I doubled up each time it came in, but I must have pulled in over £500 for my original 50p stake.

The odds of that happening are 69,343,956 to 1

More likely the wheel was out of balance.

 

[hangover]

i won £600 when mickelson won the masters last year.

 

[BROOKIE]

I had 25 pound on arcalis at york when he won the John
Smiths gold cup at 20-1,then backed him at cheltenham in a
hurdle race which he also won at 25-1..never had that kind
of luck since

 

[Evesdad]

Had a works thing at Doncaster races with our MD. Took £50 with me, had a couple of winners and places in first few races all chosen from the names before we arrived. So thinking i know everything there is I change my £5 bet on the next race from what I had chosen, had something to do with my grandads name to another horse. The original pick romped home at 50-1, gutted!! Next race think that's it can't change my original picks but really fancy this other horse aswell, lady booth says put a tricast on, I'm a bit skint by now so put 50p each way linked to all 3. So bet cost me £3. They all came in 1,2 &3, winning me just short of £300!