Is it actually a big sporting event if Mattress Mack isn’t betting on it? Lucky for the Kentucky Derby, its status as a big-time event is validated now that the famous sports bettor placed money on the big race.
How much money?
Mattress Mack didn’t bet all of the $4 million he had previously suggested he might, and it’s a good thing he didn’t.
Instead, Mattress Mack ended up placing a $1.5 million bet on Epicenter to win the race. Epicenter actually did well, finishing in second place at the 148th Kentucky Derby. But that’s not how Mattress Mack was going to make money.
MATTRESS MACK JUST BET $1.5 MILLION ON EPICENTER TO WIN THE #KENTUCKYDERBY pic.twitter.com/SCMAMiJg2R
— br_betting (@br_betting) May 7, 2022
It turns out that he should have instead put his money on Rich Strike, who won with the race’s longest odds (80-1) after being entered into the Kentucky Derby Friday, following a late scratch.
Mattress Mack put $1.5 MILLION on Epicenter to win the Kentucky Derby…
Epicenter finished in second. pic.twitter.com/sGBusFM4YC
— br_betting (@br_betting) May 7, 2022
“You win some, you lose some”
Mack is already ready for his next bet 🔥 pic.twitter.com/jKbe8VqMuU
— br_betting (@br_betting) May 7, 2022
An absolutely stunning upset!
Rich Strike WINS the @KentuckyDerby! #KyDerby pic.twitter.com/2pVcVnPq2N
— NBC Sports (@NBCSports) May 7, 2022
Imagine $1.5 million on 80-1 odds. Go ahead and do the math.
Add this to the long list of Mattress Mack lost bets.
