The Guardian, explained what Findlay went through after putting $4.56m on the All Blacks to win the 2007 World Cup.
"At half-time, with New Zealand leading 13-3, Findlay called for more champagne. He loved the All Blacks...," the story explained.
"Findlay could not curb a niggling worry that the mercurial French might drive him to the brink. Before the second half started he stepped outside for a smoke."
During this break, he placed a covering bet, to reduce his exposure to a mere $3.46m.
He wasn't the only one to go down heavily. Inspired by Findlay's constant talk, his gardener Charlie left an ice-cream tub packed with $51,000 - his life savings - to put on the All Blacks.
The last 10 minutes of the match were, not surprisingly, agony.
The Guardian writes: "Dread churned inside Findlay when France were 18-13 down. They then scored a try from a forward pass allowed by the referee, Wayne Barnes. France led 20-18 and two million pounds were torched."
Findlay on Barnes makes interesting reading though.
"Wayne Barnes? I hated him like a Kiwi for a long time. But I watched Barnes do a game this year and I'd never seen refereeing like it. He was great,"
Findlay has much better memories of the 2011 World Cup in New Zealand, when he put $420,000 on them and profited by $380,000.
"I remember going to a steam bath afterwards. I sat for 40 minutes in the steam thinking: 'F!@#$%^ hell. One penalty and I'd have lost $364,000 grand and a big chunk of my wealth.' I had a drink with (2011 assistant coach) Steve Hansen three days later and he said: 'We were f!@#$%.' No one knew this but he told me that half the team had flu that day."
Findlay's current bets include $54,700 on the Melbourne Storm to win the NRL title.