Yes, several visionary and optimistic punters successfully placed wagers on Leicester City at miraculous 5,000-to-1 odds prior to the start of their historic 2015-2016 championship campaign. While the total number of winning tickets was relatively small—including a famous fan who cashed in a modest fifty-pence bet for a massive five-thousand-pound payout, and a few others winning tens of thousands of pounds—bookmakers suffered historic financial payouts overall. The improbable nature of the feat meant that betting shops lost millions of pounds collectively, making it the most costly and legendary payout event in the history of the sports gambling industry.