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From "Pay Me w/ John Holden" Tech Billionaire Puts Money On Eagles Winning Super Bowl LVI In First Sports Bet From Space If you have money to spend on private space travel, you certainly have money to bet on the incredibly long odds that the Philadelphia Eagles will win Super Bowl LVI next February. And if you put those two things together, you can make a little history. In early September, the first-ever sports bet was placed from outer space aboard SpaceX’s Inspiration4, the first all-private orbital mission around Earth. The three-day trek, led by four American crew members, was part of a charitable effort to reach a fundraising goal of $200 million dollars for St Judes Children Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. The commander of Inspiration4, Jared Isaacman, is the billionaire founder of payment processor Shift4 Payments and has made a habit of pursuing world records and world firsts. From space, Jared approached BetMGM about placing two NFL bets, each in the amount of $4,000; with the first bet being an over/under on the score of the New York Giants/Washington Football Team Thursday Night Football game and the second being the long odds on the Eagles. All proceeds from both bets, plus an additional $100 million dollar personal donation from Jared, and a few items taken into space for auction; will go towards St Judes $200 million dollar goal. As for why Jared chose the Eagles to win the Super Bowl? It’s not entirely sure, he’s a North Jersey guy, but Shift4 Payments headquarters is based in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Or maybe Jared just thinks the Eagles are that good and will shock the NFL… "Pay Me" Full Episode Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3zI7FYI Apple: https://apple.co/39M8VzA PodBean: https://bit.ly/3kPn0lO