| Best Bet 迎妻接福 |
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Best Bet poster |
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| Genre | Costume Comedy |
| Starring | Michael Tse Linda Chung Wayne Lai Anne Heung |
| Opening theme | "心心相印" by Linda Chung |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong |
| Language(s) | Cantonese |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
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| Producer(s) | Lee Tim-shing |
| Running time | 45 minutes (approx.) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | TVB |
| Original run | February 12, 2007 – March 9, 2007 |
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Best Bet (Traditional Chinese: 迎妻接福) is a TVB costume comedy series broadcast in February 2007.
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Ho Yee (Michael Tse) is an addicted gambler but also has luck on his side. On one occasion he gambled for three days straight and collapsed on the street. Sheila To Lai-Ying (Linda Chung) helps him up and soon he falls in love with her. Sheila's father is also an addicted gambler who borrowed a large sum of money from loan sharks. To help her father out, Sheila was forced to marry Ho Yee in order to repay her father's debt.
Ho Yee's childhood best friend turned enemy, Tsang Dak-Shing (Wayne Lai), is always around to compete with Ho Yee. One day Ho Yee gambles with Tsang Dak-Shing, causing Ho Yee to lose his whole family fortune. Will he be able to regain his family's trust and wealth and lose his addiction to gambling?
| Cast | Role | Description |
| Michael Tse | Ho Yee 賀義 |
To Lai-Ying's husband. Kong Ma-Lei's older cousin. Tsang Dak Shing's rival. |
| Linda Chung | To Lai-Ying (Sheila) 杜麗瑩 |
Ho Yee's wife. |
| Wayne Lai | Tsang Dak-Shing 曾德勝 |
Kong Ma-Lei's lover. Ho Yee's rival. |
| Anne Heung | Kong Ma-Lei/Kong Siu-Wai 江瑪莉/江小惠 |
Tsang Dak-Shing's lover. Ho Yee's younger cousin. |
| Wilson Tsui (艾威) | To Chai-Sam 杜濟森 |
To Lai-Ying's father. |
| Casper Chan (陳凱怡) | Ho Hei 賀喜 |
Ho Yee's step sister. |
| Samuel Kwok (郭鋒) | Ho Nin 賀 年 |
Ho Yee and Ho Hei's father. |
| Pierre Ngo | Tsang Dak-Kin 曾德健 |
Tsang Dak-Shing's younger brother. |
| Gill Mohindepaul Singh (喬寶寶) | Kam Bo 金寶 |
Doctor |
| Carlo Ng (吳家樂) | Bak Fung 白鳳 |
Ho Yee's friend. |
| Week | Episode | Average Points | Peaking Points | References | |
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February 12 - February 16, 2007 | 1 — 5 |
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February 19 - February 23, 2007 | 6 — 10 |
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February 26 - March 2, 2007 | 11 — 15 |
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March 5 - March 9, 2007 | 16 — 20 |
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40th TVB Anniversary Awards (2007)
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