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UConn was not the only big winners on Monday night, as Barstool boss Dave Portnoy won $2.76million from the Huskies' defeat over Purdue in the national championship.

After the game, which UConn won 75-60, Portnoy shared a betslip he had placed before the start of the tournament proper on March 20 - as he forked down $600,000 at +360 odds on the Huskies repeating as champs.

And UConn did just that after rolling through their six tournament opponents with an average margin of victory of 23.3 points.  

'The greatest bet of my life. Thank you #uconn,' Portnoy said. 

'Destroyed everybody and everything in their path. They'd win the tournament 100 out of 100 times. The biggest win of my life by a mile.'