{"id":1806540,"date":"2023-01-15T14:49:24","date_gmt":"2023-01-15T19:49:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1806540"},"modified":"2023-01-15T14:49:46","modified_gmt":"2023-01-15T19:49:46","slug":"how-one-nfl-gambler-lost-1-4m-chasing-chump-change-in-jags-epic-comeback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-one-nfl-gambler-lost-1-4m-chasing-chump-change-in-jags-epic-comeback\/","title":{"rendered":"How One NFL Gambler Lost $1.4M Chasing Chump Change In Jags\u2019 Epic Comeback"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhow-one-nfl-gambler-lost-1-4m-chasing-chump-change-in-jags-epic-comeback%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1806540&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p>It should\u2019ve been the easiest $11,200 any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/after-the-kentucky-derby-winner-was-caught-cheating-what-happens-to-all-the-gambling-winnings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFL bettor<\/a> It turned out to be a nightmare seven-figures in the end.<\/p>\n<p>When the Los Angeles Chargers took a commanding 27-0 lead in the first half of Saturday\u2019s NFL wildcard playoff game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, an unnamed gambler wagered the team would hold on to win. The outcome was obvious, but it cost him $1.4million to win the chance at winning less than one penny. The Jaguars, led second-year quarterback Trevor Lawrence and winning 31-30 by a last minute field goal, are now well-known to football fans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[DraftKings Sportsbook] has confirmed that this bet was indeed made,\u201d tweeted Action Network reporter Darren Rovell.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">One bettor staked $1.4million on the Chargers to win the game, and he won $11,200.<\/p>\n<p>Jacksonville was victorious 31-30<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DKSportsbook?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DKSportsbook<\/a> has confirmed that this bet was indeed made. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TvwCNyEjyr\">pic.twitter.com\/TvwCNyEjyr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/darrenrovell\/status\/1614603901021437954?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 15, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lawrence threw four interceptions in the first half as it looked like Los Angeles would win in a rout. The former No. 1 overall pick out of Clemson seemed unable to do anything right until driving the Jaguars to a touchdown with just over a minute remaining in the first half.<\/p>\n<p>But in the second half, Lawrence could do no wrong. The 6-foot, 6-inch field general threw three more touchdown passes, and Jacksonville\u2019s defense stiffened up, allowing only a field goal. Somewhere, a gambler who thought he had lined up a sure payday must\u2019ve grown sicker by the minute as the Jaguars seized the momentum.<\/p>\n<p>As the clock ticked down, Lawrence engineered a 10-play, 61-yard drive to set up the game-winning, 36-yeard field goal by Riley Patterson. The comeback from a 27-point deficit was the biggest in Jaguars\u2019 history and the third biggest in NFL playoff history, behind only Buffalo\u2019s 1993 32-point rally against Houston and Indianapolis\u2019 comeback from a 28-point deficit against Kansas City in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou couldn\u2019t write a crazier script,\u201d Lawrence, who finished with 28 completions in 47 attempts for 288 yards, four touchdowns and four interceptions,\u00a0said after the game. \u201cWe said in the locker room that\u2019s kind of how our season\u2019s going. We\u2019re never out of the fight. \u2026 I\u2019m kind of speechless, honestly, just to see what belief can do and to see when a team believes in each other what you can accomplish.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It should\u2019ve been the easiest $11,200 any NFL bettor ever made, but it turned into a seven-figure nightmare. When the Los Angeles Chargers took a commanding 27-0 lead in the first half of Saturday\u2019s NFL wildcard playoff game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, an unnamed gambler wagered the team would hold on to win. 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