This New Jersey financial pro just won nearly $500K on a sports bet. He'll use it to pay off student loans.

This New Jersey financial pro just won nearly 0K on a sports bet. He'll use it to pay off student loans.

After winning nearly $500,000 on a $5 sports bet, a New Jersey financial adviser said he is planning to follow some of the advice he gives to clients and put the money to good use.

Travis Dufner, a 32-year-old adviser with Millstone Financial Group in Millstone, N.J., is the bettor who has stepped forward to say he won the $489,378.01 parlay payoff. The wager involved picking 14 players who would score a touchdown over the holiday weekend’s NFL games.

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