Sports Bettor Doesn't Hedge, Wins $100,000 On St. Louis Stanley Cup Futures Bet

When the St. Louis Blues were one win away from winning the Stanley Cup Final with a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series, Scott Berry was one win away from turning a $400 bet into a $100,000 score.

The Blues lost Game 6 at home which sent the series to a decisive Game 7 in Boston Wednesday night. The Blues won the game 4-1 and won their first Stanley Cup in franchise history, while Berry, a die-hard Blues fan, was able to cash his ticket.

According to ESPN Chalk, Berry didn’t hedge his bet at all and took home the full six-figure score.

“I might be the captain of the Titanic that goes down, but I’ll still be the hero,” Berry told ESPN before Game 6.

Berry made the $400 bet while he was on a work trip in Las Vegas back in January. His favorite team was dead last in the Western Conference and he got 250:1 odds on them to win the Stanley Cup.

According to reports, Berry turned down as much as $75,000 for his ticket on PropSwap when the Blues were up 3-2 in the series. He also has no plans of flying to Vegas to place another bet on the Bruins to lock up at least a small payday.

“I feel like I’m in this with the team and I don’t want to lay any of it off,” Berry told ESPN. “I put the bet down in January for $400 to win $100,000. That was the best… I’m very superstitious and don’t want to ruin any juju.”

In March, one sports bettor bet $1,500 on the Texas Tech University men’s basketball program to win the NCAA National Championship. A victory would net him $300,000. The Red Raiders made it to the championship game before losing to the University of Virginia. That bettor didn’t hedge either.

“If I end up being the Texas Tech bettor 2.0, then so be it. I’ll live with it,” said Berry.

Blues bettor ScottABerry1</a> had these offers for his $100,000 ticket ($400 bet at 250-1 odds) on <a href="https://twitter.com/PropSwap?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">PropSwap.

Pre Gm 1: $41K
Pre Gm 2: $28K
Pre Gm 3: $48K
Pre Gm 5: $38.6K
Pre Gm 6: $75K
Pre Gm 7: $36.5K

He declined them all. And now he's got $100K in his pocket. Amazing.

— Ben Fawkes (@BFawkesESPN) June 13, 2019

Berry doesn’t have to live with that same regret. Instead of regret, he gets to live with a six-figure payday.

Berry’s winning bet was made at the Paris Hotel and Casino sportsbook, a Caesars property. According to ESPN reporter Ben Fawkes, Caesars is reporting a six-figure loss on the Stanley Cup Final, while the Westgate took a small loss on the Blues’ championship.

This is what a $400 ticket to win $100,000 looks like.

Congrats to Mr. Scott Berry on his bold decision. pic.twitter.com/peCeYpKmjv

— Ben Fawkes (@BFawkesESPN) June 13, 2019

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