{"id":1248315,"date":"2020-10-11T12:04:34","date_gmt":"2020-10-11T16:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1248315"},"modified":"2020-10-11T12:04:36","modified_gmt":"2020-10-11T16:04:36","slug":"australian-man-accidentally-wins-600000-thanks-to-a-typo-on-a-horse-racing-bet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/australian-man-accidentally-wins-600000-thanks-to-a-typo-on-a-horse-racing-bet\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian Man Accidentally Wins $600,000 Thanks to a Typo on a Horse Racing Bet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Sports bettors<\/a> have made thousands of mistakes while placing a wager over the years, but rarely has it actually worked out in their favor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That was the case for a lucky Australian bettor this week. When he placed $600 on a five-horse quinella box<\/a> at Newcastle Racecourse last Saturday, he was ecstatic to see his two winning horses cross the finish line to cash his wager. But when the bettor went back into his account to check his winnings, the payout was much higher than he expected. <\/p>\n\n\n\nAustralian man tried to bet $600 on a five-horse quinella box<\/h2>\n\n\n\n