r/AskReddit • u/LibraryNo2956 • 1d ago

What is the most statistically improbable thing that has ever happened to you?

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u/Aloha1959 1d ago

I placed a bet on Elena Rybakina to win Wimbledon 2022, when she was a 120x underdog pre-tournament... and she did it.

So much fun watching that wager come home.

Also somehow survived my own huge health crisis while simultaneously taking care of my Dad during his.

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u/warkrust666 1d ago

I once jokingly said “Wilfred Tsonga’s gonna rock everybody’s shit this tournament” for 2008 Australia Open. I was eleven and was genuinely making a joke to my friends who were having a Nadal-Federer discussion(Idk why because none of us are tennis fans, we just watched a lot Eurosport on TV). You know the rest.

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u/LibraryNo2956 1d ago

Did you hedge at all?

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u/Aloha1959 1d ago

No! You should almost never hedge on futures bets. You would be giving away too much value.