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'Mattress Mack' loses another big bet as Rams win Super Bowl

That Aaron Donald sack on fourth down did more than break the hearts of Bengals fans everywhere as it sealed the Rams' 23-20 Super Bowl win on Sunday, it also dealt Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale another staggering gambling loss.

The Gallery Furniture owner, who routinely bets millions of dollars on sporting events to offset his in-store promotions, bet $4.5 million on the Cincinnati Bengals to win. When McIngvale placed his bet last week in Louisiana, the Bengals were 4.5-point underdogs, so Cincinnati actually covered the spread, but he bet the Bengals to win the game straight up instead of just cover.