A lucky man has won nearly $800,000 by betting on the right horse racing horse just moments after he was dumped by his date.
During the 2019 Melbourne Cup, a man named Kenny placed an unlikely $10 bet on the final four horses only to get lucky and walk away with $800,000.
What happened just before he was confronted with the good news, however, is even more interesting.
According to Kenny, he was on a date with his high school acquaintance who dumped him just seconds before he found out about the results of the race.
“The girl I was out with said, ‘did you win?’ I said, ‘I put those horses on, I don’t know, I’ll check later,’” Kenny said in an interview with SEN Radio.
“She’s pretty much told me, ‘listen, Kenny, I can’t really feel it. This is not gonna go anywhere. I’ve got to get the five o’clock train.’ I said, ‘ah well, yeah, no worries, thanks for being honest.’
“I’ll be completely honest with you I watched the race and I was not aware, I was completely oblivious. I thought at least the day’s not over, I’ll open up my account, there’s still a couple of races to go at the majors.
“I opened up my account and started screaming… I’ve just seen all these numbers and I’m speechless. I’m gasping. Oh my f’n god.
“Everyone in the restaurant on Southbank is looking at me like what’s wrong with this clown. She said, ‘sit down, what are you doing, you’re embarrassing me.’ I said, ‘can you just read this for me?’ and she’s started screaming! I sent her packing. ‘Listen, you better get your train.’ I’m not joking either.”
As the man added, he had a blast for the rest of the night. He also confirmed that he’s going to keep his job but spoil himself a bit before going back to work.
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