Sports ‘It didn’t work out’: ‘Mattress Mack’ estimates $12-14 million in losses after Astros World Series bets October 31, 2019 Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY Comments Off on ‘It didn’t work out’: ‘Mattress Mack’ estimates $12-14 million in losses after Astros World Series bets Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale made several multi-million dollar bets on the Astros to win the 2019 World Series as a hedge for his store's promotion.