Australia held a federal election over the weekend and while a winner is yet to be declared, at least 57 casual bettors are a bit richer thanks to one savvy political journalist.
In the lead-up to the election, online sports betting agency Sportsbet decided to offer a boutique market on what color tie veteran journalist Laurie Oakes would wear during Channel 9’s election coverage.
What they didn’t count on was Oakes catching wind of the market and fighting back – by changing his tie during every ad break!
As Oakes told Channel 9’s today show afterwards, “I thought, well, why should anyone miss out? So I wore all six colors.”
As a result, the 57 people who bet on the color of Oakes’ tie won a combined AU$3,010.
