Colts' MNF meltdown costs bettor a $100,000 payday on a $5 bet

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A bettor in the Delaware Sports Lottery was less than one half of football away from winning $100,000 on a $5 bet, but the Indianapolis Colts couldn't hold up their end of the deal. The money was lost on this play Colts, as you may recall, had a two-touchdown second-half lead on the Philadelphia Eagles but couldn't hold on, eventually losing 30-27. Tough news for their fans, even tougher news for the unnamed bettor. See, he'd participated in Delaware's 15-team parlay, in which he bet on 15 different teams against the spread. And he'd won the previous 14, meaning all he needed to do was have Indianapolis win by a field goal or more. Alas. "Honestly, we were rooting for the guy, starting with Sunday night's game," Delaware Lottery director Vernon Kirk told ESPN. "It was agonizing to watch when you knew one player was so close to such a big payout." Delaware's Sports Lottery is the largest legal sports betting operation in the United States outside of Las Vegas, and only takes bets on the NFL. No one has hit on the $5, 15-team parlay since 2011; the lottery notes that the odds against doing so are about 32,000 to 1. Worst part? Being from Delaware, there's a decent chance the bettor was an Eagles fan. That's got to burn. ____

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So the guy didn't hedge his bet?!?!

doesn't deserve any money imo

Colts' MNF meltdown costs bettor a $100,000 payday on a $5 bet