Tom Hanks has taken some great gambles in his long career – and it seems he is still making the smart plays.
The movie star is in Europe this week as he plugs one of his latest releases, AÂ Hologram For The King, and he revealed that he made a canny bet that should pay big dividends. He said:
“You know what I did at the start of the season? Put £100 on Leicester City.
“I think I’ll do okay.”
Pushed on the exact details, Hanks changed the subject by telling reporters to track down a local Leicester fan that put £25 on the Foxes and who could soon be a millionaire.
Given the fact that even the most generous of bookies was offering 5,000-1 on Leicester winning the Premier League, £25 will make you rich, but not filthily so.
£100 on the other hand? If Hanks did lump it on, he stands to win £500,000.
Another bloody Leicester fan just cashed out but he did it for a ridiculous amount of money https://t.co/sv70UjbYeK
— SportsJOE (@SportsJOEdotie) April 15, 2016
Even were a bookie to convince Hanks to cash-out – and one suspects he is flush for money – the Toy Story star would still pocket north of £400k.
Maybe enough to fund script development for Turner and Hooch 2.
