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'Mattress Mack' Bet $3M on Underdog TCU to Win College Football Championship

Houston billionaire furniture store owner Jim McIngvale, more commonly known as "Mattress Mack," is once again putting his money where his mouth is on a Texas sports team.

The founder of the Gallery Furniture retail chain has wagers exceeding $3 million on the heavy underdog Texas Christian University (TCU) Horned Frogs in Monday night's College Football Championship Game against the Georgia Bulldogs, the defending champs.

Mattress Mack, who backed a group of Houston-area poker players this past summer at the 2022 World Series of Poker, has a penchant for making massive sports bets.