Football: Kiwi punters take big wins after France claims FIFA World Cup

While the French celebrated their big World Cup victory on Monday morning, a few Kiwi punters were celebrating massive betting wins.

After spending just $17 on a 10-leg multi last November, France's win over Croatia sealed a $7,206.60 cheque for one lucky Kiwi.

The bet spanned across five different sports and eight competitions, with the first leg coming in on November 26 when Jamie Whincup capitalised on Kiwi Scott McLaughlin's misfortune to claim the 2017 Supercars Drivers Championship ($1.60).

At the time of placing the bet, France was paying $6 to lift the trophy in Russia before moving to $1.42 after Croatia's extra-time win over England. Meanwhile, Croatia, who had played extra time in their previous three matches, were paying $2.70.

One bettor, who only spent $5 on exact score multi wins, won $7,870.00, while the biggest TAB win of the World Cup was a whopping $85,000 to a punter who bet $27,000 on head to head multi wins.

Some of the biggest TAB betting wins:

$5 Exact Score Multi wins $7,870.00

Belgium v England at $12.50

France v Croatia at $126

$27,000 Head to Head Multi wins $85,000
Belgium v England at $2.20
France v Croatia at $1.90

$17 Multi wins $7,206.60
Australia to win Rugby League World Cup at $1.20
Jamie Whincup to win V8 Supercars Championship at $1.65
New England Patriots to win AFC at $2.25
Philadelphia Eagles to win NFC at $3.40
Manchester City to win English Premier League at $1.15
Cleveland Cavaliers to win NBA Eastern Conference at $1.60
Golden State Warriors to win NBA Western Conference at $1.30
PSV Eindhoven to win Dutch Eredivisie at $1.50
Barcelona to win La Liga at $1.30
France to win World Cup at $6

$29,000 Half/Full Time Double Bet wins $62,350
France v Croatia at $3.15

$20 Perisic scores/Exact score Bet wins $5,020
France v Croatia at $251

Several punters also cashed in big time in the Exact Score market
$200 France 4-2 @$126 to win $25,000
$150 France 4-2 @$126 to win $18,750
$130 France 4-2 @$126 to win $16,250
$100 France 4-2 @$126 to win $12,500 (6 bets)
$50 France 4-2 @$126 to win $6,250 (more than 20 bets)