A Missouri man who'll take home $100,000 if the St. Louis Blues win the championship says he's not interested in selling his potentially lucrative betting slip.
Scott Berry, who bet on the Blues to win the Stanley Cup while on a trip to Las Vegas in January, told USA Today's Kevin Allen that he has received several overtures, including a firm offer of $41,000 that came between the first and second periods of Game 6 of the Western Conference Final.
“Forty-thousand sounds great. I want the money. But I thought, 'No, I’m going to let it ride.'" Berry said. "I believe too much in this team. That’s why people call me an idiot because I’m betting with heart and not my mind. I’ve fallen in love with this team.”
Berry put down $400 on the Blues at 250-1 odds and was told Friday he could "probably sell it for $70,000."
He doesn't want to hedge his bet, either.
"I’m reluctant to hedge because I’m kind of superstitious,” Berry said. “I put the bet down in January believing they could do it. Why sell myself short?”
St. Louis is one win away from hoisting the Stanley Cup after holding the NHL's worst record back in December.
"That ticket went from my sock drawer, to my safe, to now a safe deposit box," he said.
The Blues can clinch their first Cup championship in the 52-year history of the franchise with a victory in Game 6 on Sunday night.
