Wisconsin man wins $1.19M on his first sports bet

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sully16 — Wed, 17 Apr 2019 22:54:45 GMT

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Stack47 — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 22:00:24 GMT

I was in Reno during the U.S. Open in 1995 and Corey Pavin was 14-1 to win the tourney at the start of the 4th round on Sunday. Pavin was 2 strokes back and in 6th place at the turn and still 2 strokes behind Greg Norman after the 11th hole. Pavin was 100 to 1 odds before the tourney started and betters could still get 3 to 1 betting on Tiger at the start of his 4th round.

Not that any state would book an $85,000 bet at 14 to 1 or anything even close, but hopefully one of these years state le... [ More ]

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Raven62 — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 16:44:07 GMT

It Was Hit It Big or Go Bust: He Got Lucky and Hit It Big

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music* — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 16:25:09 GMT

Congratulations to James Adduci for having the courage to place his bet on Tiger.

America is the Country of Second Chances. Tiger has returned! The President of these United States plans to award Tiger with the highest civilian honor. The Medal of Freedom.

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TheMeatman2005 — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 15:28:02 GMT

Congrats on the win.

14 to 1. Nice pay-out

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Bleudog101 — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 15:11:04 GMT

Nice win, no state taxes (there).

How interesting that Indiana just prohibited on-line wagering like this. A step back IMO, but that will get you a cup of coffee @ McDonald's.

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sweetie7398 — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 15:08:22 GMT

Awesome . Congratulations to the winner.

Wisconsin man wins $1.19M on his first sports bet

Lottery Post — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 14:28:54 GMT

James Adducci flew to Las Vegas from his home in Wisconsin on April 9 with the notion of placing an $85,000 wager on golfer Tiger Woods to win the Masters. Woods had not won one of the four PGA major tournaments since 2008 and was at 14-to-1 odds when the bet was placed at the William Hill US sportsbook inside the SLS Las Vegas.

Adducci admitted his first-ever sports bet was a longshot.

Golf was so special for my dad and me, Adducci said.

We know how it ended.

Woods' historic victor... [ More ]