It was difficult for anyone to believe in the St. Louis Blues when they sat last in the NHL on Jan. 2, but Scott Berry did.
Berry, a Blues fan, was on a business trip in Las Vegas in January and decided to throw $400 down on St. Louis to win the Stanley Cup at 250-1 odds. He would have many opportunities to cash out before the final result but decided to go big or go home.
"Everyone was calling me an idiot for not hedging," Berry told The Action Network's Darren Rovell. "I would start to read the Twitter comments, and, after a while, I had to just stop reading."
Obviously, Berry's faith paid off. The Blues defeated the Boston Bruins in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday night, earning him an incredible $100,000 payday. There was no shortage of nervousness beforehand, though.
"Leading up to the game was the worst part," Berry said. "I tried to keep my mind occupied, but nothing really worked. I remember there was like four hours to go and I tried to take a nap. Didn't happen."
When the moment of relief and joy finally came, Berry enjoyed a champagne shower as if he was a Stanley Cup champion himself.
What is it like when your team wins the Stanley Cup and you won $100,000 off a $400 bet? Here’s @ScottABerry1 (with champagne bottle in hand) in the middle celebrating with friends. pic.twitter.com/Mt9j6FuFu3
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) June 13, 2019
"I wanted this for me, but I wanted this for the city," he said. "Once I put the bet down, I had this sixth sense kind of feeling that it was gonna happen and if I hedged I thought it would suggest that I didn't believe."
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