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Super Bowl safety bet wins man 50K
4:08 pm February 6, 2012, by David Markiewicz
Talk about a risky investment that paid off.
You know how you can bet on just about anything in the Super Bowl, not just the final score?
One man took advantage of the possibilities and earned $50,000 for it.
According to Shutdown Corner, Jona Rechnitz laid down $1,000 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, wagering that the first score in Sunday’s game would be a safety by the Giants.
The odds on the wager were 50:1 although, as anyone who follows football knows, the real chances of a safety being the first score in any game are much, much smaller than that.
So, Rechnitz’ move, which must have seemed like a neat way to blow a grand, suddenly turned into genius when New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was penalized for intentional grounding in his own end zone.
The play was ruled a safety for the Giants, giving them two points _ and giving Rechnitz 50 big ones
Super Bowl safety bet wins man 50K
4:08 pm February 6, 2012, by David Markiewicz
Talk about a risky investment that paid off.
You know how you can bet on just about anything in the Super Bowl, not just the final score?
One man took advantage of the possibilities and earned $50,000 for it.
According to Shutdown Corner, Jona Rechnitz laid down $1,000 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, wagering that the first score in Sunday’s game would be a safety by the Giants.
The odds on the wager were 50:1 although, as anyone who follows football knows, the real chances of a safety being the first score in any game are much, much smaller than that.
So, Rechnitz’ move, which must have seemed like a neat way to blow a grand, suddenly turned into genius when New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was penalized for intentional grounding in his own end zone.
The play was ruled a safety for the Giants, giving them two points _ and giving Rechnitz 50 big ones
