When Shohei Ohtani created the 50/50 club on September 19, sports better Lassie Molah celebrated the historic achievement for more than one reason, as it completed her record-setting 417-leg parlay, winning $5,000,019. “When he hit his second home run in the seventh inning, I screamed!” said Molah. “This win means everything to me. Every bet I’ve placed, every hour I’ve worked, every time I ate cardboard for dinner — it was all worth it for this.”
Molah reportedly used her win to pay off 43% of her debts, and is planning to recreate her success in the near future to pay off the rest. “Honestly, I’m just happy she won some of her money back,” said one of Molah’s bookies, Jimmy “Nickels” Johnson. “I went over to her apartment to tell her that most of her debts were paid off, and she was so happy she quit her fifth job on the spot. I’m still garnishing her wages from the other four but at least she’ll have a couple hours to sleep every few days. It’s a win for her, and I don’t have to waste nearly as much time chasing her around with a tire iron!”
