in international news, an unknown British man placed a $1 bet in an 8 race parlay with combined odds of 2 million to one(the stakes were 8-1, 5-2, 10-1, 15-2, 11-2 (twice), 4-1 and 7-2). You guessed it, the bastard won and is now sitting on a ticket worth $1.97 million. i love and hate this story - love because it gives hope to all us weekend gamblers who occasionally throw down $5 for the chance at a huge payout, and hate because the story is about an unknown British man and not a known me.
