A Wisconsin man who claims to have never placed a bet on sports before he risked US$85,000 on Tiger Woods winning the Masters is now more than a million dollars richer.
James Adducci was presented with a check for more than $1.2 million Monday at a sportsbook in Las Vegas. Adducci's win represents the largest golf payout ever for sportsbook operator William Hill US.
"In that moment that he won, and I won, what was the most special for me, and it's why I placed the bet in the first place, was just seeing him share that victory with his kids," said Adducci, 39. "To me, he is a real guy with super human golf abilities, and in that moment, he had something with his kids that he's never had before."
Adducci does not have children, but golf is special for him and his father, who advised him against placing the bet. He described the experience of watching the tournament as a "roller coaster."
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