Jim 'Mattress Mack' McIngvale wins $75 million as Houston Astros declare World Collection title

Muricas News  — 

“Mattress Mack” had motive to have fun the Houston Astros’ World Collection win on Saturday – and never simply because he’s an Astros superfan.

Houston furnishings retailer proprietor Jim McIngvale, often called “Mattress Mack,” made a sequence of bets amounting to $10 million on the Astros to win the World Collection.

And when his staff received the franchise’s second World Collection title with a 4-2 victory in opposition to the Philadelphia Phillies, McIngvale took house $75 million – extensively reported to be the most important payout within the historical past of sports activities betting.

“This final week has been particularly… past phrases,” McIngvale mentioned in a assertion on social media, the place he additionally posted a photograph of himself with a suitcase full of money.

McIngvale instructed Muricas News final 12 months that he made the large wagers on a possible World Collection title for the Astros to cowl one other gamble of kinds: clients who purchased sure mattresses costing $3,000 or extra will get their a reimbursement if the Astros win.

He instructed FOX 26 on Saturday that the $75 million will principally be paid out to clients as a part of the Gallery Furnishings chain’s promotion.

“The Astros did all of the work, all I did was guess the cash,” McIngvale mentioned.

The 71-year-old is legendary for the large bets he has positioned on sports activities video games through the years – together with a $3.35 million stake positioned in June 2021 on the Astros successful final 12 months’s World Collection – and was filmed celebrating wildly throughout his staff’s championship-winning sport at Minute Maid Park.

Within the Houston group, McIngvale is well-known in for his charitable work, turning his shops into shelters to assist individuals displaced by extreme climate occasions, comparable to Hurricane Harvey.

“I’m so proud to be a part of this metropolis and can ALWAYS arise for what’s proper … [and] will all the time do my greatest to behave QUICKLY and on the aspect of the individuals,” he added in his assertion.

McIngvale additionally threw out the primary pitch forward of Saturday’s sport, which he described as “an honor.”

The Astros’ 4-1 win in opposition to the Phillies was the primary time since 2013 that a staff has claimed the World Collection title at its house discipline.