One sports bettor was able to cash in Sunday on a huge wager, though it did not come easily.
On Friday, we learned that a bettor in Kentucky had wagered $3.1 million on the Philadelphia Eagles to beat the Carolina Panthers straight up in Week 14. Due to the Eagles being heavy favorites in the game, the wager would have only paid out a little more than $440,000 in the case of a victory.
The bettor really had to sweat as the Eagles led just 14-10 at halftime, and Carolina took a 16-14 lead in the third quarter. That led to some funny reactions online.
Live look at dude who bet $3.1M on Eagles to win: pic.twitter.com/FUnG8W4Bpr
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) December 8, 2024
Live look at the bettor who took the Eagles ML for 3M to win 300K as the Panthers take the lead 16-14 in the 3rd quarter. pic.twitter.com/TAfsUOJ961
— Sir Larry (@LarryTheSir) December 8, 2024
The Eagles hung on for a 22-16 victory. Carolina had even taken the ball into Philly territory before turning the ball over on downs in the final minute.
That may have been the most stressful $440,000 that bettor ever earned, but at least they were able to cash.
We do not recommend you try that at home.