TRENTON — (CNN) Talk about a big payout — A 50 cent bet netted a New Jersey gambler nearly half a million bucks on Saturday in Saratoga.
The gambler, who has not been named, placed the tiny bet on a Pick Five race at the Saratoga Race Course.
After all the horses came first, the gambler won $471,124.50, according to the New York Racing Association.
The five winning horses were Saratoga Mischief, Realm, English Minister, Site Read, and Hey Bro.
While that particular winning ticket cost 50 cents, the gambler actually bet a total of $675 on other combinations of the races, according to ESPN.
The jackpot was the biggest Pick Five payout since last summer at Saratoga, when another better won $595,502, according to the racing association.
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