Pines bettor turns $1 wager into record payout on 20-bet parlay, sportsbook says

A Pembroke Pines bettor turned a $1 wager into a $344,902.81 payout with a record-breaking college basketball parlay, according to Hard Rock Bet Sportsbook.

The bet, placed one minute before midnight on Saturday, Dec. 6, comprised entirely of unders for points totals for 20 college basketball games played on Dec. 7 and carried odds of 344,900 to 1, Hard Rock Bet said in a news release.

It is the longest-priced winning ticket cashed on the Hard Rock Bet platform, officials said.

The Pembroke Pines resident, whose name was not released publicly, “backed team totals, first-half totals and full-game unders across games involving programs including Kansas, Alabama, Yale, Davidson and Saint Louis,” officials said.

In one of the closest calls on the 20-leg parlay, Central Michigan finished with 65 points (half a point under the betting line) after missing a late 3-pointer against Saint Louis.

The winning ticket:

• Saint Peter’s vs. Niagara – Niagara total Under 63.5 | -125
• St. Thomas vs. Weber State – Weber State total Under 73.5 | -120
• Indiana State vs. Southern Indiana – Southern Indiana total Under 73.5 | -115
• Yale vs. UIC – UIC total Under 69.5 | -115
• Lipscomb vs. Alabama A&M – Alabama A&M total Under 67.5 | -125
• Navy vs. Air Force – 1st Half total Under 63.5 | +110
• Davidson vs. Saint Mary’s – Davidson total Under 63.5 | -110
• Hawaii vs. Fullerton – Game total Under 144.5 | +115
• Alabama vs. UTSA – UTSA total Under 67.5 | -110
• Northeastern vs. Central Connecticut State – 1st Half total Under 64.5 | -105
• Charlotte vs. Utah State – Charlotte total Under 66.5 | -125
• Florida Gulf Coast vs. Florida Atlantic – FGCU total Under 76.5 | -120
• UCF vs. Towson – Towson total Under 69.5 | -110
• Quinnipiac vs. Rider – Rider total Under 67.5 | -125
• UTRGV vs. Austin Peay – UTRGV total Under 75.5 | -120
• Saint Louis vs. Central Michigan – Central Michigan total Under 65.5 | -110
• Kansas vs. Missouri – 1st Half total Under 71.5 | -115
• Merrimack vs. Fairfield – Fairfield total Under 70.5 | -105 |
• Sacred Heart vs. Iona – Sacred Heart total Under 81.5 | -110
• Middle Tennessee State vs. Belmont – MTSU total Under 75.5 | -115 |

Hard Rock Bet said the wager “now stands as the biggest win from an odds perspective in its history, surpassing previous long shot parlays that had turned small stakes into six-figure payouts.”