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Houston's 'Mattress Mack' Wins Big with Super Bowl Bet
Jim McIngvale, a 69-year-old Houston businessman, won $3.46 million from a bet on the Super Bowl. McIngvale bet that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers would beat the Kansas City Chiefs with a 3.5-point spread. McIngvale had to travel to Colorado to place his bet because sports betting is outlawed in Texas.
McIngvale ran a promotion where customers who spent $3,000 or more on a mattress would get their money refunded if the Buccaneers won. McIngvale opened his Gallery Furniture stores for families to take shelter during recent storms.
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