The UConn Huskies' victory in the March Madness tournament has led to significant wins for bettors across various sportsbooks. A notable wager was placed by @stoolpresidente at DraftKings Sportsbook (@DKSportsbook) on March 20, where $600,000 was bet on UConn, resulting in a $2.16 million win. Additionally, a bettor in New Hampshire won $231,678.13 from a $100 parlay bet placed on Feb. 16 at @DKSportsbook, involving UConn's victory, Ilia Topuria ML +105 vs A. Volkanovski, South Carolina to win the women's tourney +125, and Hideki Matsuyama to win Genesis 66-1. Another strategy that proved profitable was starting with a $100 bet on UConn to cover at the start of their first title run and rolling it over every game through their second title, which would now amount to over $230,000. A $43,200 three-leg parlay and a $232,000 four-leg parlay also highlighted the substantial payouts from bets on UConn's performance. Sportsbooks have reported record betting numbers as the tournaments drew millions of viewers, indicating widespread interest in March Madness betting.
UConn championship clinches insane four-leg parlay that wins $232,000 https://t.co/wncI1T8wf7 https://t.co/qHTb6v7Jtv
South Carolina and Connecticut are the women's and men's NCAA basketball champions, but they were not the only winners of the tournament. @contessabrewer says sportsbooks reported record betting numbers as the tournaments drew millions of viewers. $FLUT $DKNG CZR https://t.co/m8McIJg8AS
1 bettor won $230,000 thanks to UConn and South Carolina's title historic runs https://t.co/Y83RFYWcSW https://t.co/fAKEj8hGx5
UConn March Madness win cashes $43,200 three-leg parlay https://t.co/qiGoSxRHxW https://t.co/81sdbkSV9W
According to @BetOnline_ag, if you started with a $100 bet on UConn to cover at the start of their first title run and rolled it over every game through their second title, you’d now have over $230,000
Quite a parlay hit from a @DKSportsbook bettor in New Hampshire, placed back on Feb. 16: $100 ➡️$231,678.13 🤯😱 Ilia Topuria ML +105 vs A. Volkanovski ✅ UConn to win men's tourney +650✅ South Carolina to win women's tourney +125✅ Hideki Matsuyama to win Genesis 66-1 ✅
According to @BetOnline_ag, i you started with a $100 bet on UConn to cover at the start of their first title run and rolled it over every game through their second title, you’d now have over $230,000
If you took the money line on with six games #UConn throughout the tournament you’ve collected $2500. https://t.co/iTJqJinwhL
Biggest reported #MarchMadness futures wager at sportsbooks: $600,000 on UConn Huskies at @DKSportsbook (from @stoolpresidente) Bet wins $2.16M and was placed back on March 20 ✅💰 https://t.co/RwMHBdH7rd