Gallery Furniture owner Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale is known for placing high stakes on high-profile sporting events. And the Super Bowl 2021 would be no exception. Mattress Mack bet high in this season’s NFL final.
He played $ 3.46 million at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in an offer with +3.5 points, which earned $ 2.72 million as a result of the Buccaneers’ 31-9 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs this Sunday, 7.
“Tampa Bay is a team full of talent and led by the greatest football player of all time, Tom Brady. So I’m betting big on Bucs who have overcome tough fights all season, ”said McIngvale of the bet before the game.
McIngvale made the bet on DraftKings. As with other major sporting events in the past, its furniture stores offered customers the chance to win free products in the event of a Buccaneer victory.
If customers have spent $ 3,000 or more on a mattress or other item, they are entitled to get their money back, as Tampa Bay won. “I think it’s great,” said McIngvale after the game.
He added: “Obviously, Tampa Bay played very well. The happiest thing for me is that many customers were thrilled to watch this game with their families. They are winning and they made the right choice when shopping with us during this promotion. Our customers believe in my store. It doesn’t get any better than that. It was a very happy night ”.
Mattress Mack bet was the biggest in Super Bowl 55
According to the Action Network, Mattress Mack’s bid was the biggest bet made in this year’s Super Bowl, exceeding the $ 2.3 million guess from someone who bet on Tom Brady’s team at BetMGM last week.
In 2019, McIngvale bet about $ 13 million on Houston Astros’ victory over Washington Nationals in the World Series of baseball, also as part of his company’s promotional campaign. At the time, the Washington Nationals overtook Astros.
