The 2024 US Presidential election was a wild one.
The media were busy telling everyone that Kamala Harris was ahead, or at the very least that it was going to be extremely close, and then Donald Trump won by a landslide. He achieved the 270 college votes he needed very quickly, but also won the popular vote and the Senate.
A lot of Democrats were shocked by the result, but one man who wasn’t, is Adin Ross.
Ross is a streamer, Youtuber, and general internet personality. He was in his early 20s at the time and was not exactly famous for his political views. The guy got rich playing video games on Twitch and streaming his online gambling sessions as well as collaborating with famous faces, so betting on politics wasn’t his usual fare.
He is apparently worth $24 million, and around two weeks before the election he decided to stake $1 million (£777,400) of that fortune on Donald Trump winning.
He made his bet with Stake getting odds of 4/6.
Trump 2024. I put a million on the boss. I know he’s gonna secure it for America. The only presidential candidate that’s fit right for this country. 🇺🇸
I’ll be giving away $10,000 to 10 people who like this tweet and reply with a form of payment. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/TataVKwoTP
— adin (@adinross) November 5, 2024
Why did he decide to make the bet?
Ross had previously done a 1 hour+ live stream with Donald Trump, which nobody believed he could make happen, so he was clearly a big supporter.
While there, Ross gifted Trump a Tesla Cyber Truck worth around £80,000 wrapped in a picture of Trump’s famous resistance pose after his assassination attempt. He also gave him a Rolex watch.
Trump is worth about $5 billion so he didn’t really need either, but nevertheless.
You can see the stream here:
The result of the election was clear just hours after voting had closed: Trump was back in the White House.
This meant Adin Ross’s bet had won, so he had $1,660,000 (£1,290,400) to collect, with $660,000 (£513,000) of that being his winnings. A drop in the ocean to someone with $24 million in the bank, but great news for the 10 people he donated $10k to.
Yep. Ross put out a tweet saying he would pick 10 random people who liked and commented on his tweet and send them $10k of his winnings, so he gave away $100k of it in all.
I wonder if any of them were Harris supporters?