Unusual Betting Wins

A news article mostly about long-term bets placed years before they came to fruition. However the last one describes a dream which came true:
Judd Trump: Other long-term bets that have paid off

In 2005 football fan Adrian Hayward dreamt that Liverpool's Xabi Alonso scored a goal from his own half.

After the dream he decided to place a £200 bet, at odds of 125-1, that Alonso would score from behind the halfway line at some point that season.

In January 2006 that dream actually came true, leading to Hayward taking home £25,000

Fan makes £25,000 on dream goal

Interestingly, Alonso seemed to make a habit of scoring that way.





And the one that got away...