Martingale failures IRL (in real life)

[jamesedwards]

My home town team Dorchester Town FC just had its first home draw in a cup match for over four years. That was 12 consecutive away draws on the bounce, or a 1-in-4,096 chance.

[Emmson]

[jimibt]

Frankie Dettori’s Magnificent Seven (Ascot, 1996)
Won all seven races in a single day

The odds of this happening were estimated at 25,000–1. Bookmakers were devastated. One punter turned £59 into £500,000.