5/24/2023 0 Comments Winner bet loginTangentįor decades, “Mattress Mack” has been well-known in the Houston area for appearing in often silly commercials for McIngvale’s stores, Gallery Furniture. Earlier this year, McIngvale lost $9.5 million betting that the Cincinnati Bengals would win the Super Bowl, but he still sold $20 million worth of furniture thanks to a similar promotion that promised to refund purchases if the Bengals won. In May, June and July, he even offered customers double their money back. In October, McIngvale told Forbes he had sold $73 million worth of mattresses with a promotion that allowed any customer who spent $3,000 or more on a mattress to receive it for free if the Astros win. ![]() ![]() This bet on the Astros is the latest in a series of high-dollar wagers McIngvale has made over the years, often using the bets as a hedge against promotions at his three Houston-area furniture stores.
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