TV presenter Samantha Armytage has revealed the surprising bet she made which earned her thousands of dollars. Armytage said she placed a bet of $100 at 100 to 1 odds on Donald Trump to win the 2016 US presidential election. Those odds would’ve handed her a $10,000 pay day.
WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: The final stretch of the US election. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today The 48-year-old journalist, who hails from regional Australia, said she could feel the “silent majority” in the regions and believed it would reflect in how the majority of US citizens would vote. Armytage was speaking with radio host Ben Fordham on 2GB when he recalled her placing the bet nine years ago.
“I did, I did,” Armytage confirmed. “I won a lot of money that day.” She said she had “a suspicion” about the election outcome.
“My parents were country people and I could hear what was going on out there with the silent majority and quiet people who sort of go underground at times like this,” she said. “And I thought, ‘There’s going to be a change here, there’s going to be a bit of a revolt.’ “This is what you have in a society when you’re leaning towards the woke, that a lot of people go quiet, and I could just see it coming.
” Armytage said she made the bet about 12 months before the 2016 presidential election, which Trump ultimately won with 304 votes compared with 227 votes for former first lady and secretary of state Hillary Clinton. “So, I think at the.