The Drake Curse Is Real & These 10 Moments Prove It Beyond Any Doubt
Sports gambling has become one of the biggest industries in the world. Nearly every major league now has official sportsbook partners, broadcasts routinely flash live odds across the screen, and placing a wager has become just as much a part of the viewing experience as watching the game itself. For many fans, throwing a few dollars on their favorite team has become tradition. For celebrities with much deeper pockets, those bets can reach eye-popping numbers.
Very few people embody that more than Drake. Thanks in large part to his high-profile partnership with Stake, the Toronto superstar has turned his betting slips into events of their own. Whether it’s the Super Bowl, UFC, Formula 1, soccer, basketball, or boxing, it feels like there’s rarely a major sporting event that passes without Champagne Papi publicly putting hundreds of thousands — or even millions — of dollars on the line.
His latest wager only added more fuel to one of sports’ favorite internet conspiracies. Ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final, Drake revealed he had placed a $1.5 million Stake bet on Argentina to defeat Spain in regulation. Instead, Spain lifted the trophy, social media erupted almost instantly, and “The Drake Curse” began trending yet again as fans joked that Argentina never stood a chance the moment Drake posted his slip.
Of course nobody actually knows whether Drake is a curse. But after years of high-profile bets, celebrity cosigns and championship predictions seemingly ending in heartbreak, the internet has built an impressive case file. Coincidence? Probably. Hilarious? Absolutely. Here are 10 moments that kept one of sports’ funniest running jokes alive.
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