HomeMailFlickrTumblrNewsSportsFinanceCelebrityAnswersGroupsMobileYahooSearchSkip to NavigationSkip to Main ContentSkip to Related Content0Mail•May 29, 2014Craig Brazier, of Mansfield Woodhouse, England, has just scored a lot of money. This past Saturday, Mr. Brazier, a 39-year-old waste container cleaner, was getting ready for an upcoming fishing trip. Just when he was about to buy some more maggots for bait, he changed his mind and decided to head over to Betfred, a United Kingdom bookmaker. He wound up betting £2 ($3.35) on the Scoop6, a pool bet that challenges gamblers to, “select all 6 winners from 6 (horse) races.” As the Daily Mirror reports, it’s a good thing he didn’t decide to buy more maggots.After he placed his bet, Mr. Brazier went home to watch the races. The races quickly became far more interesting to watch for the married father of two. He told the Daily Mirror that while his wife, Tracy, was asleep, he was wide awake and, “panicking after I got three out of three.
After the fourth winner I went and told her but she said, ‘You aren’t lucky enough’ and dozed off.” As it turned out, Tracy’s husband was lucky enough. And as Chatez the racehorse won the sixth race, so did Mr. Brazier. His miniscule bet, almost spent on maggots, wound up scoring him a cool £1,342,599 ($2,244,557).According to the Nottingham Post, Mr. Brazier and his family will now look for a new home to live in and are planning on visiting Disney World. The new millionaire originally thought about buying a horse for himself, but after looking into the cost, he’s less keen on the idea. The Guardian notes that both Craig and Tracy plan on keeping their jobs, and that one daughter asked for new shoes, and the other a new desk.On Wednesday, Mr. Brazier got to meet Chatez, the horse that helped secure his jackpot. All in all, it’s been a stellar week – that could possibly be surpassed depending on what happens this weekend. As the BBC notes, he has been entered into a pool for an upcoming bonus race that could win him another £5 million ($8,359,000).
More info: Daily Mirror,Nottingham Post,The Guardian, BBCPopular in the CommunityHobbit FrozenPlaces SignpostBackyard TurnedPotter DoctorLego Harry PotterBooturtlePony StarFictional PlacesGames MinecraftForwardIn love with how this fictional places signpost for the kids in our backyard turned out. by booturtle, via Flickr Covering all my kids' favorite fandoms: Thor, Percy Jackson, Harry Potter, Doctor Who, Lego Friends, My Little Pony, Star Wars, The Hobbit, Frozen, Bionicle, Hunger Games, Minecraft.Police suspect organised crime gang after Melbourne toy store hit twice, with door and CCTV records stolen The toy store owner said a number of small toy shops in the area had been targeted by thieves. Police suspect organised crime gang after Melbourne toy store hit twice, with door and CCTV records stolen Thieves have made off with $15,000 worth of Lego from a toy store in two robberies police say have the hallmarks of an organised syndicate. Toyworld in Seymour, north of Melbourne, was targeted on 24 May and again on Sunday, with thieves removing and stealing the store’s glass sliding-door and its CCTV hard drives on both raids.
“There’s a lot of other things they could probably steal that would be worth a lot more … but they’re only targeting Lego,” the store’s owner, Werner Baumann, told 3AW radio. The haul, mostly Lego Technic and Lego City brands, would have required at least two or three people and “a van of some sort”, he said. Senior Detective Ian Porter of Victoria Police said the sophisticated nature of the robbery suggested the work of “an organised syndicate”. “We believe they had some sort of glazing experience and possibly possessed tools to remove the glass without breaking it,” he said. Baumann said a number of small toy shops in the area had been targeted by thieves bent on pilfering the classic toy bricks, which in the past twelve months had become “one of the hottest toy properties in Australia”. A 3D animated feature released this year, the Lego Movie, has grossed more than $400m worldwide at the box office. Police said the Lego was likely to be sold online or at a market, and appealed to the public to be vigilant.
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