NPR's video: Why A Man Dressed As a Mattress Needed To Win A 9 Million Sports Bet Planet Money NPR

In 2017, a Texan furniture salesman with a proclivity for dressing like a mattress got millions of dollars of insurance coverage at a casino. And it worked out perfectly. This is the story of Mattress Mack and his promise to refund thousands of mattress sales if the Astros won the World Series. LISTEN to the original 'Planet Money' podcast episode here: https://n.pr/2CVQLhH SUBSCRIBE TO 'PLANET MONEY SHORTS': http://bit.ly/2o5dHjo SUBSCRIBE TO 'PLANET MONEY': http://n.pr/2Eq8WMl ------------------------------------------------------ Follow NPR elsewhere, too: • Twitter: https://twitter.com/npr • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NPR • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/npr/ • Tumblr: http://npr.tumblr.com/ • Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/add/npr ABOUT NPR NPR connects to audiences on the air, on demand, online, and in person. More than 26 million radio listeners tune in to NPR stations each week and more than 36 million unique visitors access NPR.org each month making NPR one of the most trusted sources of news and insights on life and the arts. NPR is also the leading publisher of podcasts, with 36 original shows and an average of 4 million listeners per week. NPR shares compelling stories, audio and photos with millions of social media users on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube and Snapchat; NPR News and NPR One apps, online streaming, podcasts, iTunes radio and connected car dashboards help meet audiences where they are. NPR's live events bring to the stage two-way conversations between NPR hosts and the audience in collaboration with the public radio Member Station community. This robust access to public service journalism makes NPR an indispensable resource in the media landscape.