Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale places 1.5mil M/L bet on TCU

[litespeedhuskerfan]

To pay out 5.5mil if he wins....same guy who won 75mil on the Astros winning the World Series that started with a 3mil bet and he continued to add to it as the season wore on.

As you might have guessed, he owns a furniture store in TX....which I have never heard of personally.

 

[Lincoln100]

Hmmm, with that kind of margin, a good business man may have a sidebar with a # of bulldogs to see if he could get them into a new mattress, so to speak.

 

[Redmich]

To pay out 5.5mil if he wins....same guy who won 75mil on the Astros winning the World Series that started with a 3mil bet and he continued to add to it as the season wore on.

As you might have guessed, he owns a furniture store in TX....which I have never heard of personally.

He hedged his bet on the Astros big time via a promotion through his furniture store. It was brilliant.

Good listen that details

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Sports · 2024

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Podcast summary:

In Houston, everyone knows the name “Mattress Mack.” He’s a furniture store owner whose charitable efforts during Hurricane Harvey and in other times need have made him famous among Houstonians. But “Mattress Mack,” whose real name is Jim McIngvale, has become famous nationally for another reason: he consistently places some of the largest sports bets in history. But make no mistake, Mack is not your ordinary high roller…it’s all part of a strategy designed to sell furniture, while at the same time giving the local community something to cheer for. And now, if his beloved hometown Houston Astros manage to win the World Series, Mack stands to win more than 70 million dollars, the largest sports bet payout in history. And if the Astros lose? Well, as Dave Fleming explains there’s more to the bet and Mattress Mack than meets the eye - and even if the Astros lose, McIngvale still wins.

 

[9and4]

Some people have too much damn money.

 

[thall__]

TCU winning would be great for college football.

I don't think anyone outside the state of Georgia wants to see Georgia's 30 year old QB win another one and pretend to care about his backstory.

 

[donm1330]

To pay out 5.5mil if he wins....same guy who won 75mil on the Astros winning the World Series that started with a 3mil bet and he continued to add to it as the season wore on.

As you might have guessed, he owns a furniture store in TX....which I have never heard of personally.

Mac has done a great deal for those in need in the Houston area but as he has gotten older it appears the guy has developed a major gambling addiction. I am certain he hedges all of these large bets but gamblers eventually all lose. Granted he does have plenty of money to lose.

 

[afjerms002]

To pay out 5.5mil if he wins....same guy who won 75mil on the Astros winning the World Series that started with a 3mil bet and he continued to add to it as the season wore on.

As you might have guessed, he owns a furniture store in TX....which I have never heard of personally.

Gallery furniture is a great store and he does great things for the community, love me some Mattress Mack

 

[afjerms002]

TCU winning would be great for college football.

I don't think anyone outside the state of Georgia wants to see Georgia's 30 year old QB win another one and pretend to care about his backstory.

But FPI has them like 10th or something, thing's a joke

I'm pulling for TCU, don't tell my wife

 

[itseasyas1-2-3]

Mac has done a great deal for those in need in the Houston area but as he has gotten older it appears the guy has developed a major gambling addiction. I am certain he hedges all of these large bets but gamblers eventually all lose. Granted he does have plenty of money to lose.

Not only is that an ignorant statement, but it's also not true.

 

[Husker.Wed.]

There was a girl in workplace we referred to as "mattress back".

 

[jteten]

Glad he is taking this L as well.

 

[SomedayHusker]

He really shit the bed here

 

[litespeedhuskerfan]

Right now that looks like a tiny payout if TCU could have won...hindsight says he should have gotten a hundred million back. Not 5.5

 

[Hugo_Stiglitz7]

There was a girl in workplace we referred to as "mattress back".

We called Woman Marines, "Walking Mattresses". I guess it was better than "Wookie Monsters".

 

[SomedayHusker]

Right now that looks like a tiny payout if TCU could have won...hindsight says he should have gotten a hundred million back. Not 5.5

I wanted TCU to take a lead so I could hit Georgia live. I even thought about it at 10-7. Hindsight…

 

[litespeedhuskerfan]

I wanted TCU to take a lead so I could hit Georgia live. I even thought about it at 10-7. Hindsight…

I don't know what that means? "Live"?

 

[SomedayHusker]

I don't know what that means? "Live"?

Live betting. To get a better payout while Georgia trailing. I thought that’s what you were talking about with Mack’s payout but maybe not

 

[SomedayHusker]

Georgia now a 38 point favorite and they’re not even there yet lol. Usually Vegas banks on teams coming back at least a little bit in the second half. My betting website is showing an error when trying to go into the live bets for this game 😆

 

[HominidHusker]

He really shit the bed here

On sale at the factory next week:

 

[PeliniTheCrutch]

He’s made some wonderful bets in the past, especially with the horses.

Not sure why people would try to disparage him either way. Any bet like this is good for the sport, and he puts serious money into charities.

 

[LiamBond]

I admire Mattress Mack, these are crazy stakes, they are incomprehensible to most people. I really wonder where he will put some of his winnings, because it is not a small amount. I would like to tell you for my biggest bet, I was saving for a new car, I came across this online platform https://fairgocasinovip.com/no-deposit-bonuses fair go no deposit codes and I could not resist and decided to take a chance, bet on a particular game. Guess how much I won? 15000$ is my maximum winnings, my wife was delighted when I arrived home in a brand new jeep. Since then, this platform is my favorite, there is a very large odds, and instant withdrawal.