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    Man wins $50,000 on Tom Brady’s safety

    By Maggie Hendricks | Shutdown Corner – Mon, Feb 6, 2012 10:50 AM EST

    (Twitter.com/BenJLyons)A safety is a rare play in any game, but for it to happen in the Super Bowl as the first score of the game? No one would expect that to happen. No one would lay a bet on something so unlikely, right?

    Wrong. Jona Rechnitz bet $1,000 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas that the first score of the game would be a Giants safety. With 50-to-1 odds on such an unlikely score, Rechnitz is walking away from Las Vegas with a $50,000 pay day.

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    The safety came when New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was flagged for intentional grounding from his own end zone, giving the New York Giants two points. Brady's lapse in judgment started the game off on the wrong foot for New England, and gave Rechnitz a cool $50K. Do you think he'll send Brady a thank you note?

    Here's the Tom Brady gaffe that put the cash in Mr. Rechnitz's pocket:

    Thanks, the Big Lead.

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    • Charles
      Charles  •  3 months ago
      50-1 by a certain team? No wonder the casinos make money. The odds should have been well above that.
      • Robert
        Robert 3 months ago
        Didn't you read the article? The bet was not team sensitive.
      • CrazyEyezKilla
        CrazyEyezKilla 3 months ago
        "first score of the would be a Giants safety", it most definitely was team sensitive, did you read the article?
      • TAG
        TAG 3 months ago
        3225 NY SAFETY... definitely team sensitive. The odds were far beyond a 50 to 1 shot. I'd like to have seen the person in action after realizing they'd won the bet. Had to feel good!
    • Joe
      Joe  •  3 months ago
      Anyone else surprised that the odds weren't higher than 50-1?
    • Jster
      Jster  •  St Louis, Missouri  •  3 months ago
      50 - 1 odds for a safety by a specific team is ludicrously low odds.
      • Shart X-ing
        Shart X-ing 3 months ago
        Welcome to Vegas.
      • Question everything
        Question everything 3 months ago
        I was thinking the same. This has to be a hoax. Unless you are filthy rich, why would anyone place such a large wager on a ridiculous bet?! I'm thinking the ticket is fake
      • gorgonblood
        gorgonblood 3 months ago
        And yes, those odds are stupid low. How do you think Vegas makes their money. Winner or not, the guy who made the bet is a #$%$ I guarantee you he's lost a lot more than $50k betting over the years.Every dog has their day
    • Dr. Who
      Dr. Who  •  3 months ago
      The odds on that extremely unlikely bet should have been 1,000 to 1. - at least!
      • Chris
        Chris 3 months ago
        Just goes to show just how much people get scammed in Vegas!!! That should have been 10,000 to one!
    • lawrence
      lawrence  •  3 months ago
      why were the odds so low?? there aren't that many safety's a year let alone on the 1st score of a super bowl.
      • gregq
        gregq 3 months ago
        that was the second one this playoffs involving the giants... the first was against Eli versus the falcons... too bad falcons didn't score anymore that game
      • JOE WOO
        JOE WOO 3 months ago
        You Can't Beat the House ! and They Make Sure of That ! there's more Suckers There than Anywhere Else !
      • MC1
        MC1 3 months ago
        I think the last Super Bowl safety was in the 70's and it wasn't the first score. I agree the odds were to low.
    • Kbojedla
      Kbojedla  •  Cleveland, Ohio  •  3 months ago
      I could understand throwing down 10 bucks or even 100 on a complete flyer like that, but a grand? That guy must have already been rich, no sane man throws down that much on a 50-1 shot.
    • Robert
      Robert  •  Holland, Michigan  •  3 months ago
      hes from the future with mcfly
    • JS
      JS  •  3 months ago
      Why were the odds only 50 to 1? How many safeties happen in a season considering how many games there are? I would think that 50 to 1 that a safety would happen anytime during the game would be more accurate. Then consider that he had to pick which team was going to get the safety and that it was the first score of the game. Good for him that he won the long shot bet.
    • eric
      eric  •  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  •  3 months ago
      Why would anyone even make that bet? a 1000 bucks???...the guy must be loaded
    • kevin
      kevin  •  Doylestown, Pennsylvania  •  3 months ago
      Why didn't he show us the 75 or so losing tickets he had for a grand each?
    • John
      John  •  3 months ago
      who has a grand to throw down on a 1000 to one longshot that pays 50-1? I bet that guy had at least 20 grand bet in different parlays on that game.
    • NMSU
      NMSU  •  3 months ago
      That was a dumb bet considering the odds. Like everyone else has posted, the odds should be much higher than 50:1 with the first score having to be a safety and having to choose the team that gets it. It should be at least 250:1 odds or so.
    • Zach
      Zach  •  3 months ago
      How'd he....*gasp* Sports Almanac. Great Scott!
    • JUAN
      JUAN  •  San Antonio, Texas  •  3 months ago
      he got robbed it should have been 1,000-1
    • Brady
      Brady  •  Minneapolis, Minnesota  •  3 months ago
      maybe 50-1 odds that a safety even happens at all in the game...let alone the first scoring play...it has only been the first score in SB history once, when my vikings got sacked in the endzone (Fran Tarkenton) by the Pittsburgh steelers...that is only the 6th safety in 46 superbowl games. That is a 13% chance a safety would be scored that game, and a 1.66% chance it would be on the first play. It should have been a 1-100 odds bet and he should have won $100,000!
    • Order of L
      Order of L  •  Dallas, Texas  •  3 months ago
      Only 50 to 1? Those would be terribly low odds even if the bet wasn't for a specific team.
    • Car Guy
      Car Guy  •  3 months ago
      The casinos are quick to tell us about some of the big winners. You never hear about the much greater number of people who's life has been destroyed by gambling........
    • Edward m
      Edward m  •  Bangkok, Thailand  •  3 months ago
      i would not have made the bet for less than 1000 to 1. a safety by any team as the first score would be 800:1
    • Joseph
      Joseph  •  Nashville, Tennessee  •  3 months ago
      I wonder if he made enough to cover the bets he lost?
    • C S
      C S  •  3 months ago
      This dude owns a time machine or he is psychic, there is no other explanation.
      Jona if you are reading this, just what might be the Powerball numbers for this Wednesday? Thanks in advance.
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