St. Louis Blues fan Scott Berry collected $100,400 for a winning bet on the Stanley Cup at Paris Las Vegas on Tuesday, June 18. (Bryan Steffy/Paris Las Vegas)
St. Louis Blues fan Scott Berry collected $100,400 for a winning bet on the Stanley Cup at Paris Las Vegas on Tuesday, June 18. (Bryan Steffy/Paris Las Vegas)
St. Louis Blues fan Brandon Chapel collected $50,200 for a winning bet on the Stanley Cup at Paris Las Vegas on Tuesday, June 18, 2019. (Bryan Steffy/Paris Las Vegas)
St. Louis Blues defenseman and captain Alex Pietrangelo, right, hands the Stanley Cup to left wing Pat Maroon, left, during the Blues’ NHL hockey Stanley Cup victory celebration in St. Louis on Saturday, June 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington rides a bike during the NHL hockey Stanley Cup victory celebration, Saturday, June 15, 2019, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Scott Kane)
St. Louis Blues right wing Vladimir Tarasenko, of Russia, waves to the fans during the NHL hockey Stanley Cup victory celebration, Saturday, June 15, 2019, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Scott Kane)
St. Louis Blues fan Laila Anderson, left, watches Colton Parayko lift the Stanley Cup while the team celebrated on the ice after the Blues defeated the Boston Bruins in Game 7 of the NHL Stanley Cup Final, Wednesday, June 12, 2019, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
St. Louis Blues’ Alex Pietrangelo, second from right, celebrates his goal with teammates Jay Bouwmeester, left rear, Alexander Steen, left, and Jaden Schwartz, right, during the first period in Game 7 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final, Wednesday, June 12, 2019, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
St. Louis Blues left wing Pat Maroon (7) celebrates with fans during the Blues’ NHL hockey Stanley Cup victory parade in St. Louis on Saturday, June 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Sometimes it pays to bet with your heart.
It certainly paid off big for two St. Louis Blues fans who wagered on their hometown team at 250-1 odds in January at the Paris Las Vegas sportsbook to win the 2019 Stanley Cup.
The Blues had the NHL’s worst record when Scott Berry placed a $400 bet to win $100,000 and encouraged his friend, fellow St. Louis native Brandon Chapel, to make a $200 wager to win $50,000.
On Jan. 23, St. Louis embarked on a franchise-record 11-game winning streak to turn its season around. The Blues went on to beat the Boston Bruins in seven games in the Stanley Cup Final to win the first NHL title in the franchise’s 52-year history.
Berry and Chapel, virtual Blues brothers, returned to Paris Las Vegas on Tuesday to collect their winnings.
