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Homeless man scoops monster NZ$100,000 from $5 bet on Melbourne Cup - and now set to buy a house
A homeless man in New Zealand won NZ$106,000 (£51,250) from a $5 bet by correctly predicting the order of the first four horses home in the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday.
The man, who only wished to be referred to as Robert, told the NZ Herald his winnings would go towards a deposit for a house, having lived in a garage for nine months.
He placed the bet while with a group of friends in a working men's club in Petone, Wellington, and discovered he had landed the bet when smoking a cigarette in the garden bar.
He celebrated the life-changing win with drinks and he received some celebratory flowers from the club.
Tuesday's Melbourne Cup was won by 7-1 chance Without A Fight but he correctly chose 150-1 third-place finisher Sheraz as well as 17-2 runner-up Soulcombe and 25-1 fourth Ashrun.
"It was quite, quite an emotional process, mate," the man told the NZ Herald. "I couldn't believe it, and I thought to myself, there must be something wrong here.
"So, I went into my easybets and realised that there was a green tick next to my $5 first four easybets with $106,000.
"I've gone from being homeless, sitting in a garage to finally being able to afford a deposit on a house now."
TAB, New Zealand's largest pool betting firm, confirmed the bet had been placed on a day it recorded record turnover on racing with NZ$28.4 million staked.
In Australia, a punter scooped AU$100,000 from a $2 stake on a first four mystery bet, with the forecast selected at random.
Without A Fight's victory sealed AU$900,000 for another punter who staked $100,000 on the winner.
A homeless man in New Zealand won NZ$106,000 (£51,250) from a $5 bet by correctly predicting the order of the first four horses home in the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday.
The man, who only wished to be referred to as Robert, told the NZ Herald his winnings would go towards a deposit for a house, having lived in a garage for nine months.
He placed the bet while with a group of friends in a working men's club in Petone, Wellington, and discovered he had landed the bet when smoking a cigarette in the garden bar.
He celebrated the life-changing win with drinks and he received some celebratory flowers from the club.
Tuesday's Melbourne Cup was won by 7-1 chance Without A Fight but he correctly chose 150-1 third-place finisher Sheraz as well as 17-2 runner-up Soulcombe and 25-1 fourth Ashrun.
"It was quite, quite an emotional process, mate," the man told the NZ Herald. "I couldn't believe it, and I thought to myself, there must be something wrong here.
"So, I went into my easybets and realised that there was a green tick next to my $5 first four easybets with $106,000.
"I've gone from being homeless, sitting in a garage to finally being able to afford a deposit on a house now."
TAB, New Zealand's largest pool betting firm, confirmed the bet had been placed on a day it recorded record turnover on racing with NZ$28.4 million staked.
In Australia, a punter scooped AU$100,000 from a $2 stake on a first four mystery bet, with the forecast selected at random.
Without A Fight's victory sealed AU$900,000 for another punter who staked $100,000 on the winner.
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His days of having a garage door as his front door look like they're up and over.
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known as scruffy bob.
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Missed opportunity , should have had $105,995.00 on the next 2/1 shot , could have bought a home then and even if it got beat would have finished level on the day.
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Well done to the bloke! I'm sure the Irish and British backers of Vauban will not begrudge his good fortune at the expense of theirs.
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Maybe he ended up homeless by including 150/1 shots in forecasts and tricasts on a regular basis.
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If he lived in the UK he wouldn't be classed as homeless, plenty of people live in garages.
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There's quicker ways of becoming homeless Manoleeds , by chasing on fav's or studying form for instance.
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Hayden 08 Nov 23 12:50
Missed opportunity , should have had $105,995.00 on the next 2/1 shot , could have bought a home then and even if it got beat would have finished level on the day.   |
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Also
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Maybe he ended up homeless by including 150/1 shots in forecasts and tricasts on a regular basis.
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This even more
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I'm happy for the bloke. Onward and upward for him, I hope.
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