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You probably have seen the movie "Rat Race", where
Casino Tycoon Donald P. Sinclair (John Cleese) and his
associates are placing the funniest bets (the
housekeepers hanging from the curtains being my
favourite).
This inspired me to search for the top ten craziest
bets ever made. Here's the list:
10)
In an attemt to impress his girlfriend, a Tottenham
Spurs fan betted his entire mortgage on his team to
win the game against Manchester United at the moment
they are up 3-0. Unfortunately the end result of the
match was 3-5. This was in 2001
9)
In 1936 pro golfer Leonard Dodson wagered a wealthy
man in San Antonio, Texas fifty bucks that he could
play 3 holes of the local course in eighteen strokes
using a six-iron and a tennis ball(!). Of course the
businessman took the bet. What he didn't know was
that Dodson was able to hit a ball from his knees,
one leg, and even blindfolded. Dodson finished in 16
strokes.
8)
Arthur King Robinson (91 years old) betted 500 that
he would be dead by the end of the year. If he died
that year, his wife would face a nasty inheritance
tax bill that could lead to her losing their house.
UK Bookie William Hill offered him 6-1. William Hill
ket the 500 Pounds when Arthur was still alive and
kicking twelve months later.
7)
In 2007 Londoner Ashley Revell sold all his
possesssions, his car and his home to put it all on
red at the Plaza Hotel in Las Vegas. When the
roulette wheel started to spin, Ashley putted
$135,300 on red. This is what happened:
6)
In 1907 Harry Bensley (again a Londoner) betted
21,000 GBP that he could walk round the world
without being recognised. Bensley had to wear a mask
the whole trip, paying his way by selling pictures
of himself. During his travel, he also had to find a
bride, push a pram and carry only one change of
underwear! The story tells he was on his way back
home in 1914 when he reached Italy and World War One
broke out. This ended the trip.
5)
In 1960, David Threlfall put 10 GBP on odds of
1,000/1 that a man would walk on the surface of the
moon before the end of the decade. At that time the
bookies thought he was a complete idiot. Nine years
later David came to collect 10,000 Pounds.
4)
In 1998 Professional gambler Brian Zembic took on a
$100,000 bet that he couldn't last a year with
breast implants. Apparantly he never had them
removed...
3)
Matthew Webb, the first man to swim the English
Channel (in 1875) betted his own life against 10,000
USD to swim across the whirlpool below Niagara
Falls. Over 10,000 people came to watch his attempt,
but halfway across Webb threw up his arms and was
drawn underwater to his death.
2)
At a local cardgame, Andrei Karpov needed some extra
funding and offered up his own wife as collateral.
Allright... When the winner of the game Sergei
Brodov tried to collect his 'winnings', Karpov's
wife Tatiana was so angry, she honoured the bet. She
divored Karpov and took off with Brodov.
1)
Matthew Dumbrell placed a bet at incredible odds of
1,000,000/1 that the world would end before the year
2000.
Now let's suppose he won this bet... How would dear
Matthew have collected his fortune?
