Poker Backer 'Mattress Mack' Bets $3M on Underdog TCU to Win College Football Championship
Jim McIngvale, the founder of Gallery Furniture retail chain, has wagers exceeding $3 million on the Texas (TCU) Horned Frogs in Monday night's College Football Championship Game against the Georgia Bulldogs. He won a sports betting record $72 million when his beloved Houston Astros won baseball's World Series against Philadelphia Phillies last fall.
McIngvale bet $10 million to win $72 million on World Series. He offered a win-win promotion to his customers. If the Astros won, he refunded the money spent on mattresses.
Poker Backer 'Mattress Mack' bet $3 million on TCU to win the College Football Championship. He stands to receive an $8 million payout if TCU wins.
Poker Backer 'Mattress Mack' bet $3M on TCU to win the College Football Championship.
TCU is college football's biggest surprise story of 2022. They went 12-0 in the regular season and upset Michigan in Fiesta Bowl. Georgia is 14-1 and heavily favored in Monday's College Football Playoff semifinal. Mattress Mack bet $3 million on TCU to win the game. He stands to gain thousands of new mattress sales if they lose. The game is on Monday at 7:30 p.m. ET (ESPN) at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.
Georgia is the favorite to win the College Football Championship against TCU. The team is led by quarterback Max Duggan, a Heisman Trophy finalist.
