{"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\n

Australian man tried to bet $600 on a five-horse quinella box<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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One lucky bettor accidentally pocketed $600,000 on a horse racing bet | Pat Scala\/Racing Photos\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

RELATED: A Horse Bettor Just Turned 50 Cents Into $500k<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Saturday afternoon, an eager Australian man decided to spice up his day with a hefty quinella box bet at Newcastle Racecourse. The race he decided to target was the sixth race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, for those who are unaware of how horse racing bets work, a quinella box is a wager in which a bettor chooses horses to come in either first or second place. You can choose as many horses as you want to come in first or second, but the price escalates with every added horse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this case, the man used five horses in his quinella box. So, he had 10 combinations that could've cashed his ticket. The bettor chose horses 8, 10, 11, 13, 14 for his quinella, so he needed one of those horses to win and another to place second for him to win. His payout would depend on which horses came in first and second and what their prices were.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The man placed a $600 wager on the race, or so he thought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The quinella box bet won and paid out better than 100-1<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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