Bettor luckily finds ticket, wins $864,253

[ridgerunner]

Phoenix firefighter had thrown away winning superfecta bet

By Michael Hammersly
Daily Racing Form
Updated: 3:59 p.m. ET May 9, 2005

Just hitting the Kentucky Derby superfecta for an incredible $864,253 for a $1 investment is amazing enough, but Christopher Hertzog had to hit it twice.

That's because the Turf Paradise patron inadvertently threw away his winning ticket. Fortunately, before Hertzog could find a bridge, the ticket was found at Turf Paradise Sunday.

"I never knew I had so many emotions," said Hertzog, 39, a 16-year veteran of the Phoenix Fire Department. "I couldn't believe I lost this once-in-a-lifetime payday. It's unbelievable that it was found."

The winning ticket was found by the same teller who had sold Hertzog the ticket.

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I have a friend who lost a ticket in this very same manner, it was only for $200, not $860,000, but he freaked out since he had bet it for his wife and was going to have to pay her, ticket or no ticket.

:rofl:

[gizmo1979]

1. I thought it fairly suspicious

that there were 7 people that won the superfecta.comeon 7 people that picked a 50 to 1 shot.Sounds fixed to me.

[enigami]

2. Has anyone seen my Derby Ticket?

It was right here a minute ago.