This might turn out to be a list that will make you sad at all the money you had an opportunity to win in the last decade.
But think of it differently: this is a list of miraculous things we saw happen in sports over the last 10 years. And who doesn’t love a longshot, even if you’re not betting on it?
Of course, some of these were actually events people bet on happening, so you also need to take a second and bow down at their sports gambling prowess.
So here are some of the best bets of the last 10 years, which — in hindsight — might have won you so much money.
1. The Cardinals were 999-to-1 longshots in the middle of September and went on to win the World Series
Deadspin had the story of someone who took those looooong odds with the Cards five games back of the Wild Card with 15 games left in the season.
2. Harry Wilson’s grandfather bet on him playing for Whales someday
This is a wild story: Wilson’s grandfather threw down £50 when Harry was around three years old that he’d play for Whales. He had 2,500-to-1 odds and was paid out in 2013 when Wilson played.
3. Leicester City were the ultimate underdogs
Unbelievably, Leicester City won the Premier League in 2016, and a fan bet $28 on 5,000-to-1 odds, although he cashed out at $41,000 so he didn’t have to stress out over winning or not.
4. The Warriors blew a 3-1 lead to the Cavaliers
And the Cavs odds to come back in the 2016 NBA Finals from that deficit were +1100.
5. The Patriots came back from 28-3 in Super Bowl LI
When the Pats were down 28-9, you could have gotten them at 16-to-1 in live odds.
6. The Eagles were longshots to win Super Bowl LII
They were 50-to-1 before the season.
7. Howard completes a stunning upset over UNLV
And it would have paid out $60,000 to a $100 bet in 2017.
8. UMBC made history beating No. 1 seeded Virginia in the 2018 NCAA tournament
And some people actually bet on it!!
9. Joe Burrow was a 2019 Heisman Trophy underdog
Some bettors had him at 200-to-1!
10. Lamar Jackson was a sleeper pick for 2019 NFL MVP
He was 100-to-1 in June!
