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Related: About this forumDolts' MNF meltdown costs bettor a $100,000 payday on a $5 bet
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/colts--mnf-meltdown-costs-bettor-a--100-000-payday-on-a--5-bet-193222848.htmlA bettor in the Delaware Sports Lottery was less than one half of football away from winning $100,000 on a $5 bet, but the Indianapolis Colts couldn't hold up their end of the deal....
The Colts, as you may recall, had a two-touchdown second-half lead on the Philadelphia Eagles but couldn't hold on, eventually losing 30-27. Tough news for their fans, even tougher news for the unnamed bettor.
See, he'd participated in Delaware's 15-team parlay, in which he bet on 15 different teams against the spread. And he'd won the previous 14, meaning all he needed to do was have Indianapolis win by a field goal or more. Alas.
"Honestly, we were rooting for the guy, starting with Sunday night's game," Delaware Lottery director Vernon Kirk told ESPN. "It was agonizing to watch when you knew one player was so close to such a big payout."
The Colts, as you may recall, had a two-touchdown second-half lead on the Philadelphia Eagles but couldn't hold on, eventually losing 30-27. Tough news for their fans, even tougher news for the unnamed bettor.
See, he'd participated in Delaware's 15-team parlay, in which he bet on 15 different teams against the spread. And he'd won the previous 14, meaning all he needed to do was have Indianapolis win by a field goal or more. Alas.
"Honestly, we were rooting for the guy, starting with Sunday night's game," Delaware Lottery director Vernon Kirk told ESPN. "It was agonizing to watch when you knew one player was so close to such a big payout."
He's from Delaware and he picked the Dolts?!
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Dolts' MNF meltdown costs bettor a $100,000 payday on a $5 bet (Original Post)
KamaAina
Sep 2014
OP
Uhmmm. Even people from Dela-where hate the eaglets and will bet against them.
madinmaryland
Sep 2014
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madinmaryland
(64,933 posts)1. Uhmmm. Even people from Dela-where hate the eaglets and will bet against them.
And the eaglets have a really good reason to be fucking hated.
Just sayin.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)2. Um, our favorite Delawarian is a huge Iggles fan.
At least mine.
And I don't mean Wayne from Wayne's World.
And why do they "have a really good reason to be fucking hated"? In case you hadn't noticed, the dog killer is gone. To the Jests.
madinmaryland
(64,933 posts)3. Yes. We all love LynneSin. But other than her, the rest of them
are nasty. BTW, the Dog Killer was there for a couple of years. 'nuff said.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)4. And where was Michael Irvin for a couple of years?
And Hollywood Henderson?
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)6. O rly?
I rest my case.
Jamaal510
(10,893 posts)5. I can't really see how
"And the eaglets have a really good reason to be fucking hated."
people hate them (unless they're Cowboys/Giants/Redskins fans). They haven't did squat worthy of hating on over the years. Even when they make the postseason, they've always ended up choking eventually.