A lottery entrant won 900,000 yuan ($144,090) with a wager of 14,400 yuan after Germany's sweeping victory over Brazil in the World Cup semifinal, according to news.163.com on Wednesday.
The lucky winner told reporters he was not a huge fan of soccer and took a risk with the bet, while speaking highly of Germany’s performance and forecasting the Germans will win the final against Argentina.
about 3,000 other entrants enjoyed an unexpected bonus from the high odds offered on Brazil's catastrophic defeat.
