I dunno if you guys saw but this guy last week lost a bet in the craziest way. He did a £5 into £1000 acca where he bet on results and players being booked etc and he was on track to win £1000 but he just needed Enzo Fernandez to be booked. Just as Enzo scored a goal and was about to take his shirt off to celebrate (and thus be booked) Caicedo physically stopped him from doing it and the booking was averted. Gutted 😂
My most annoying one was an acca which was gonna pay $600 on goals scored and corners in a game. I was about to win but needed one corner in a Bundesliga game. Right at the end of injury time the attacking team got a corner but as it was over the allotted injury time the referee blew for FT and the ‘corner’ didn’t count. I emailed the bookies and they said the decision to not pay out was valid as the ‘corner’ never was in the record books. How annoying 🙄
Anyway, what’s the craziest way you’ve lost a bet?
Worst/weirdest ways to lose a bet..
posted on 2/2/25
Not related but just seen this, fckin strange.
https://x.com/thekopwatch/status/1885817770538877140?s=46&t=OGtF2r2qWFSojPdK5ETiMg
posted on 2/2/25
comment by FFS Mike. (U1170)
posted 23 minutes ago
Not related but just seen this, fckin strange.
https://x.com/thekopwatch/status/1885817770538877140?s=46&t=OGtF2r2qWFSojPdK5ETiMg
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That is bizarre
posted on 2/2/25
Went to the pub to watch the man united vs Newcastle FA cup final.
Said, I'm just popping to the bookies to put a bet on...
Sheringham first goal 2-0
One of the lads tells me teddy is on the bench so I change my bet.
Teddy comes on after 15mins or so and scores the first goal and united win 2-0.
posted on 2/2/25
I'm not really a betting man, but in 1998 I had a weirdly vivid dream that Wimbledon thrashed Arsenal 5-0. This was on a Friday night, and waking up on Saturday I checked the fixtures in the newspaper (this being pre-broadband) and was amazed to see the two teams were playing that day. Odds on that result were obviously very attractive, so I placed a bet. £10, I think, which would have earned a lot of money by my student finance yardstick.
Listened to the updates on the radio. The scoreline was indeed 5-0. But of course it was Arsenal who won.
posted on 2/2/25
comment by Red Russian (U4715)
posted 23 minutes ago
I'm not really a betting man, but in 1998 I had a weirdly vivid dream that Wimbledon thrashed Arsenal 5-0. This was on a Friday night, and waking up on Saturday I checked the fixtures in the newspaper (this being pre-broadband) and was amazed to see the two teams were playing that day. Odds on that result were obviously very attractive, so I placed a bet. £10, I think, which would have earned a lot of money by my student finance yardstick.
Listened to the updates on the radio. The scoreline was indeed 5-0. But of course it was Arsenal who won.
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Are you and your subconscious still on non-speaking terms?
posted on 2/2/25
comment by mancWoohoo- maximus mardius cob-onius (U10676)
posted 25 minutes ago
comment by Red Russian (U4715)
posted 23 minutes ago
I'm not really a betting man, but in 1998 I had a weirdly vivid dream that Wimbledon thrashed Arsenal 5-0. This was on a Friday night, and waking up on Saturday I checked the fixtures in the newspaper (this being pre-broadband) and was amazed to see the two teams were playing that day. Odds on that result were obviously very attractive, so I placed a bet. £10, I think, which would have earned a lot of money by my student finance yardstick.
Listened to the updates on the radio. The scoreline was indeed 5-0. But of course it was Arsenal who won.
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Are you and your subconscious still on non-speaking terms?
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Maybe it's me who misremembered the amazing, accurate tip my subconscious tried to give me. Spooky how close it was.
posted on 2/2/25
Had an 11 fold acca that was gonna pay 8k.
Champs league. 3 games (I think) had come in, in the 17:45hrs kick offs.
Around 10 mins to go and it was looking sht.
I had United away to beat Ronaldo’s Juve. We were 1-0 down.
I had Lyon v Hoffenheim as 2-2 and Hoffenheim were 2-0 down, away and also reduced to 10 men. Couple of other results needed goals as well. Cash out was offering nothing.
Anyway, I’m watching the United game and not watching the other results, knowing we were fcking the bet. Mata scores a freekick which raises the cash out to £13 (I’d bet £20) and then we get another goal immediately as I’m looking at the bet, cash out now £300. I took it immediately thinking we probably wouldn’t hold on (as we got trounced that night) and Hoffenheim were in a perilous position.
Juve didn’t get back into it and not long after, Hoffenheim did. Benfica held onto a 1-1 as well, despite my prayers to the contrary, meaning my bet didn’t fail and it did come in and I did win £8k. Except I didn’t.
Genuine sick feeling for about 10-15 mins. Worst £300 I’ve ever won.
posted on 2/2/25
Mine is in the ‘worst’ category, not the ‘weird’ one.