A player who won $ 1.2 million on Tiger Woods' Masters victory said he had been heavily indebted

The player who bet $ 85,000 on Tiger Woods winning the Masters – ultimately $ 1.2 million – claims to have a debt of several thousand dollars four months ago.

James Adducci, 39, made the bet with William Hill at 14-1 last Tuesday, the company said. When Woods won Sunday's golf tournament, the Paris-based company said it had turned into a $ 1,275,000 payment – the largest golf-related payment in the world. history of society.

After the big win, Adducci confided that he had flown from Wisconsin to Las Vegas last week to place the bet, which he said was the first he's ever done. in the sport of his life.

The bet, added Adducci, was "all I had that I could afford to lose."

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He explained that he had taken out the $ 85,000 cash, put them in a backpack that he had just bought at Walmart and had ordered a shared ride with Lyft – "so that He could save $ 2 – which he shared with a mother and child who were talking about money problems.

"I felt sick, knowing that I had in my backpack $ 85,000 and that they were talking like that," Adducci told Action Network. "If I see them again, I'll help them."

Less than four months ago, Adducci had claimed $ 25,000 in debt after the bankruptcy of its protein supplement business.

After the race, Adducci placed the bet at the SLS Las Vegas Hotel & Casino, the sports betting site run by William Hill. Two other casinos rejected his bet.

"A month before, I knew I was going to do it," Adducci said. "I had thought a lot about that – I watched Tiger's performance at the Tour Championship, and things seemed to be going for the better."

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He continued, "I checked how well he was doing, and a few other things that we can not put the stats in. It was not about these stats for me. his first major in front of his kids, I was convinced he would win. "

And Woods won. In his fifth Masters win, the legendary golfer scored a par 70 under two to win his 15th major championship – and Adducci earned $ 1.275 million.