The odds of hitting this Pick Six were astronomical (as usual), but the odds of hitting it with four straight singles (including 25-1 and 13-1 shots) have got to be exponentially higher. Maybe some of our math whiz types can take a crack at this to come up with a line.

I was reminded of DeNiro's speech in "Casino" where he's screaming at his slots manager about getting scammed by someone who hit three huge jackpots in a row and he says, "if you didn't know you were being scammed on the second hit you're either too stupid to have this job or you were in on it."

There are some other great lines in this article.

"I know why you're suspicious, but that's not my job," Groth said. "I'm familiar enough with the customer that I believe this is legitimate."

So what is his effin job anyway? Since Groth is "familiar enough" with the customer I guess that's it. I guess he was thinking someone would say, "I'm satisfied, pay the man his $2.5 million." How he figures this is better than "I have no comment at this time" is one for the ages. I have a feeling Groth may be saying "that's not my job" in a different context shortly.

Why would any 29 year old Maryland resident bet anyplace else but...Catskill OTB? They have such nice...mountains there.

This may turn into some kind of carryover, somewhere! HP