best sports prediction of all-time

[Lori]

Great prediction, horrific odds.

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Fan makes £25,000 on dream goal

Mr Hayward's £25,000 dream came true on Saturday
A football fan won £25,000 after dreaming that Liverpool's Xabi Alonso scored a goal from his own half.
After the dream in July, Adrian Hayward placed a £200 bet, at odds of 125-1, that Alonso would score from behind the halfway line at some point this season.

His dream came true on Saturday when the Spaniard scored against Luton Town in the FA Cup 3rd round.

"I've never placed such a large bet before but I had a feeling about it," said Mr Hayward, of Newbury, Berkshire.


"I was watching the Luton match on TV with my family and I saw the keeper off his line. I was shouting 'Shoot!' and he did.

"It seemed to take an age to hit the net but when it did, I just went berserk."

The 42-year-old father-of-two said he might spend some of the winnings on a family holiday.

Bookmaker Paddy Power said: "When he placed the bet we thought it was the easiest £200 we had ever made.

"But fair play to him. It's great when these unusual bets pay out and it shows that dreams do come true."



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Better bet, good prediction

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When Kirkland was eleven years old, his father and some family friends had placed bets of £100 each at 100/1 odds that he would play for England before the age of thirty.[1] Kirkland's appearance netted the syndicate £10,000 each.


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Lori

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In 1986, Dr. Z correctly predicted the NY Giants would defeat Denver in the Super Bowl in SI's annual nfl preview issue. Pretty impressive.

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Doesn't he make those picks every year? Has he ever gotten it right before or since? Not too impressive to pick the SB winner/loser once out of 20+ years.

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When I was a child my first words were "pittsburgh 28 seattle 10 in super bowl 40". So that was pretty good.

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I stopped watching Game 6 of the 1986 World Series when McNamara brought Stanley in. I hated Stanley. "He's going to blow it," I announced to my friends in the bar. I got off my barstool, and went to the back room to play pinball.

I heard the cries of agony coming from the bar a few minutes later.

This story is 100% true, though it's questionable that it relates to this thread.

[aal113086]

jim nantz came to my mind,mostly because i bet on the bucs that year

i forget what year but when the jordans beat the pacers in seven games.... the jordans lost game six and he guaranteed a game seven win saying he doesn't even make promises to his wife

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