Bet: Oshane Grant, 42, of Easton, Bristol, was expecting to pocket £9,250 if France, Serbia and Argentina's football teams all scored at least three goals in their World Cup 2014 qualifiers (dailymail).

Real life doll Alina Kovalevskaya poses for a photograph on May 29, 2014 in Odessa, Ukraine. Alina Kovalevskaya is a walking, talking, breathing living doll on the lookout for her real-life Ken. The 21-year-old is from Odessa, Ukraine – the same city as real-life Barbie Valeria Lukyanova, who has made headlines around the world for her unique look and controversial opinions. The pair were friends, but their relationship has since soured. Alina has made a splash online, with her YouTube videos showing off her doll-like charms attracting hundreds of thousands of views. (Photo by Aleksey Solodunov/Barcroft Media)

Danny Santos started photography as a hobby a few years ago, shooting strangers in the streets of Singapore every weekends. He still does that from time to time. Now he juggles between his day job as a graphic designer, and his part-time work as a freelance photographer. (Photo by Danny Santos)

Folk artists perform at an local opera ahead of Lantern Festival to celebrate Lunar New Year, in Tianshui, Gansu province, China, February 10, 2017. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)

Daring motorists entertain spectators by dangerously driving cars and motorcycles on a vertical “wall of death” in Manikgonj, Bangladesh on January 17, 2023. Performers travel without any protective gear at speeds of up to 80 km/h so that their vehicles can balance on the 25 feet high wooden plank. (Photo by Syed Mahabubul Kader/ZUMA Press Wire/Rex Features/Shutterstock)

Anti government protesters splash water on each other as they celebrate the traditional Songkran new year festival during a protest in Bangkok, Thailand, 13 April 2022. (Photo by Diego Azubel/EPA/EFE)

Models pose during the Macgraw presentation show during Afterpay Australian Fashion Week 2023 on May 18, 2023 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by James Gourley/Getty Images for AAFW)

A woman, wearing a traditional Sevillana dress, performs as she asks for alms in downtown Malaga, Spain, April 28, 2016. (Photo by Jon Nazca/Reuters)