[Dismas]

The furniture salesman, known as Mattress Mack, lost around $10 million after betting on the Bengals yesterday.

What had been just minutes away from being a franchise-changing night instead turned into yet another dagger in the hearts of the Cincinnati Bengals and their fans, as they gave up a 20-16 lead with under two minutes left in Super Bowl LVI and were unable to respond, losing the game 23-20 and dropping to 0-3 all-time in the Super Bowl. The emotional pain for the Bengals, one of the long-suffering franchises in the NFL, cannot be quantified -- Unlike the financial pain that is now being experienced by Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale.

According to a report by the New York Post, Mattress Mack lost a total of $9.5 million in wagers on two separate bets on the Bengals to win the Super Bowl. McIngvale, a furniture salesman in the Houston, Texas area, had stood to earn a profit of $16.15 million in the event the Bengals had held on and won the game.

Read More: https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/mattr...uper-bowl/

[mothered]

they gave up a 20-16 lead with under two minutes left in Super Bowl LVI and were unable to respond, losing the game 23-20

What are the chances of that happening within 2 minutes?

[Boudica]

I honestly can't understand betting at that kind of price tag. Then again, I feel no appeal at all for betting/gambling.

[elwoodb]

now that just sounds like good publicity