- The greatest payment in the history of legal sports betting was $75 million, won by US businessman Jim McIngvale, sometimes known as “Mattress Mack.”
- He placed many wagers totaling $10 million on the Houston Astros to win the World Series of baseball. The 71-year-old tweeted a picture of himself with a suitcase full of cash along with the caption, “How tweet it is 75 million.”