Adam and Janet, the luck­i­est cou­ple in Bris­bane. Photo cour­tesy www.triplem.com.au

Watch the exact moment as Bris­bane gov­ern­ment worker, Adam Robert­son, won $87,500 by pick­ing the win­ning horse for the 2011 Mel­bourne Cup when he placed a $10,000 bet he won in a lead-up com­pe­ti­tion run by the radio sta­tion, TripleM.

The con­di­tion of the prize money was that he bet on a horse he believed would win the inter­na­tion­ally acclaimed race.

Adam selected the win­ning horse, Dunaden out of a hat — his horse win­ning the 2011 Mel­bourne Cup by a hair’s breadth.

Adam and his wife Janet, both still in shock after their sur­prise win said they still couldn’t believe their luck.

“We’re not going to waste it, we’re going to invest it in a house and then go on a hol­i­day,” they said.