A 59 year old property surveyor from Cwmbran, Gwent, beat odds of 95,385/1 when he won £695,911 on the Scoop6. Afryn ‘Archie’ Evans placed a… Read More »£695,911 Scoop6 Dividend Won by Afryn ‘Archie’ Evans – 10th March 2007
Back in 2007, a woman with the wonderful name of Agnes Haddock beat the Scoop6 to take £410,332, then went and won the bonus fund… Read More »Agnes Haddock Wins £410,332 Scoop6 + £278,288 Bonus Fund – 27th January 2007
Arguably one of the big bets that made Billy Walters famous, was his $2.2 million stake on the Rose Bowl Game between University of South… Read More »$2.2 Million Winning Bet as Billy Walters Backs USC over Michigan
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