Tim Tebow. Denver Broncos quarterback and a God-fearing Christian who prays on the pitch before each game and once caused Google’s servers to bow under the pressure of 90 million searches in 24 hours after writing biblical verse on his eye-black. As a college footballer. You don’t get that from the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race. Before being drafted into the NFL, some pundits dismissed his talent so there’s probably a serious shortage of humble pie in the States, as the Pittsburgh@Denver wild-card playoff was all about Tim. At the start of the second quarter, when Steelers were 6-0 up, one shrewd client bought Denver Touchdown Yardage at 32 for £25. After sending wide receiver Eddie Royal for a 30yd TD, Tebow himself ran over from eight yards in that period, but we had to wait until added time for the party piece. From the very first play of overtime, Tebow’s trusty left-arm found Demaryius Thomas, who sprinted for the end-zone, adding 80yds to the make-up and confirming a £2150 profit for our punter.

Long gone are the days when there’s only one outcome of a Manchester derby. City’s 6-1 victory over United at Old Trafford earlier this season perhaps signalled a shift of supremacy from the red to the blue side of the city. But you’d have to be a bit David Goodwillie (silly) to whack your mortgage money on either side in an unpredictable FA Cup tie. The punter that went long of City’s Win Index for £150 after they made a strong start, buying at 14.5, endured a rollercoaster of a ride for the subsequent 85 minutes or so. Five minutes later Rooney scored his first. 35 minutes later, Rooney scored his second and United were 3-0 up. Biting his fist, our client was staring down an abyss £2175 deep. But it wasn’t quite over. City manager Roberto Mancini’s half-time team-talk spurred his side to get two back within 20 minutes of the break but,  alas, our punter stoically maintained his optimism and opted not to cut his losses and that’s how it stayed, 3-2 to the Red Devils.