Paddy Power are well known for their early payouts and other marketing stunts, but this one was wild even by their standards. After just seven… Read More »Early Payout Offered on Chelsea by PaddyPower in 2005
Life-long Manchester United fan, Fred Done, has always been a betting man, even before he launched what would become one of the biggest bookmakers in… Read More »BetFred Owner, Fred Done, Loses £1 Million to Victor Chandler
When Shaun Murphy won the snooker World Championship in 2005, it was the first time a qualifying player (rather than a player from the main… Read More »150/1 Outsider Shaun Murphy Wins Snooker World Championship 2005
On March 23rd, 2005, Blue Arctic was thought to be the longest odds winner in Wales ever when he came first in the John Smith’s… Read More »“Clumsy Horse”, Arctic Blue, Smashes 200/1 Odds at Chepstow
Back in 2004, Stuart Bolland won the largest recorded betting shop payout in history, after correctly predicting the winning horse in all six races of… Read More »Scoop6 Makes Millionaire With £1,132,657 Dividend – 11th November 2004
Prior to this competition, Greece’s only other appearance in the European Championships had been way back in 1980, when they ended up top of group… Read More »Greece Win Euro 2004 to Overcome 150/1 Odds
When Ron Nicholson won the Scoop6 on April 17th 2004, it was the biggest win in the competition’s history, and indeed the biggest payout ever… Read More »Scoop6 Pays £878,939 Dividend to Ron Nicholson – 17th April 2004
Although it has been dwarfed in the years since, the £63,284.30 dividend paid out at Newmarket in 2003 was record breaking at the time –… Read More »£63,284.30 Placepot Dividend Won by Single Punter at Newmarket
The 2003 PGA US Championship was held between August 14th and 17th at the East Course of Oak Hill Country Club in New York. Before the… Read More »Shaun Micheels Stuns by Winning PGA Championship at 250/1 Odds
Not many high school teachers can say they beat the likes of Tiger Wood, Thomas Bjørn, and Vijay Singh; in fact, there is probably only… Read More »Ben Curtis Shocks Golf World Winning The Open at 500/1