Nigerian Man Wins N2.2 Million in Sports Bet After Playing With Just N1k, Video of His Excitement Goes Viral

Nigerian Man Wins N2.2 Million in Sports Bet After Playing With Just N1k, Video of His Excitement Goes Viral

  • An extremely lucky Nigerian man who staked just N1,000 in a sports bet has won the sum of N2.2 million for himself
  • A video seen on Instagram showed when he opened the betting app to check the game and discovered he had won
  • His excitement in the video knew no bounds as he saw the congratulatory message sent to him in the app

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A lucky man has won a whopping N2.2 million after staking the sum of N1,000 in a sports bet.

A viral video posted on Instagram by @thatblackbwoyy shows the moment he checked the betting app and saw the huge win.

Photos as Nigerian man wins N2 million in sports bet.
The man won N2 million with N1k. Photo credit: Henrik Sorensen/Getty Images and Instagram/@thatblackbwoyy.
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In the viral clip, the man scrolled through the app apparently to see how the game went but he found out that he carried the day.

Man who won N2.2 million in sports bet goes wild in joy

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He started shouting the moment he saw that he has won. A friend who was with him in the video was also shouting in surprise.

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According to information seen on the screen of his phone, he won N2,270,422. The video has amazed people and mixed reactions have followed it.

While some congratulated him, others said sports betting is addictive and that people should come out of it.

Watch the video below:

Reactions from Instagram users

@pappyleeforever reacted:

"Lmao see this one. Wey people they post winning ticket of 100 winning 5million. Sometimes if I see notifications like this. You go think this betting na legit work."

@lostmywayhome8448 said:

"Na when you leave this thing you go kon dey see winning tickets."

@iam_obailukan commented:

"Na when I talk say Ano play bet again. Una no try o. Make I use my last 1k go try my luck."

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@kros_milli_official said:

"Na comfirm grace and luck."

@___mosthated.ti commented:

"If you like chop 1billon dollars with N90, I no go still install that app."

Another man wins N38 million with N800

In a related story, Legit.ng reported that a Nigerian man won N38 million in a sports bet.

The man staked just N800 and made the lucky win which changed his life overnight.

When the story broke, some people in his street followed him to the mosque where he went to thank God.

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Israel Usulor (Human-Interest editor) Israel Usulor is a journalist who has 9 years of experience. He worked at The Prime Newspaper and has published articles in TheCable Newspaper. Israel graduated with distinction from Fidei Polytechnic (Mass Commun, 2016). Israel has interviewed Zannah Mustapha, the man who helped negotiate the release of Chibok Girls, and Kunle Adeyanju, who rode a bike from London to Lagos. He covered exclusive stories on Chef Dami during her Guinness World Records cookathon. Email: israel.usulor@corp.legit.ng.