- In 2001, William Hill took a £100,000 bet from an anonymous punter on Manchester United to win the Premier League. The stake was so large that it is thought to be the biggest sports bet ever placed in the UK at the time. The bet paid out £1.2 million when United won the title.
- In 2002, a punter placed a £500,000 bet on Brazil to win the World Cup. The bet was placed with Ladbrokes at odds of 10/1. The bet paid out £5 million when Brazil won the tournament.
- In 2008, a punter placed a £1 million bet on Tiger Woods to win the US Open. The bet was placed with William Hill at odds of 12/1. The bet paid out £12 million when Woods won the tournament.
- In 2009, a punter placed a £2 million bet on Manchester United to win the Champions League. The bet was placed with William Hill at odds of 7/1. The bet paid out £14 million when United won the tournament.
- In 2010, a punter placed a £3 million bet on Barcelona to win the Champions League. The bet was placed with William Hill at odds of 4/1. The bet paid out £12 million when Barcelona won the tournament.
- In 2012, a punter placed a £5 million bet on Leicester City to win the Premier League. The bet was placed with Paddy Power at odds of 5,000/1. The bet paid out £25 million when Leicester won the title. This is thought to be the biggest sports bet ever won in the UK.
- The largest single sports 토토사이트추천 betting payout in Las Vegas history happened in March of 2007. A man known as “San Francisco” placed a $3 million bet on the New England Patriots -4 to beat the Indianapolis Colts in the Super Bowl. The Patriots won the game by a score of 38-34, and “San Francisco” took home $15 million.
- The largest sports betting payout in European history happened in August of 2011. A punter from Finland placed a €1 million bet on Novak Djokovic to win the French Open at odds of 9/2. Djokovic went on to win the tournament, and the punter won €9 million.
- The largest sports betting payout in Australian history happened in February of 2012. A punter from Sydney placed a A$1 million bet on Manchester United to beat Chelsea in the Champions League final. The bet was placed at odds of 10/3. United won the game by a score of 3-1, and the punter won A$10 million.
- The largest sports betting payout in Asia happened in April of 2012. A punter from Singapore placed a S$2 million bet on Real Madrid to beat Barcelona in the Copa del Rey final. The bet was placed at odds of 11/4. Real Madrid won the game by a score of 2-1, and the punter won S$8.5 million.
- The largest sports betting payout in the world happened in June of 2012. A punter from London placed a £5 million bet on Spain to win Euro 2012 at odds of 6/1. Spain went on to win the tournament, and the punter won £30 million. This is thought to be the biggest sports bet ever won in the world.