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Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale was hospitalized over the weekend with a severe case of cellulitis. 

The furniture tycoon and notorious sports gambler said in a video posted to social media that he felt nauseous Friday night, and when he drove to work the next morning, he briefly forgot where he was headed. 

“Day three here at St. Luke’s Hospital,” McIngvale said. “They’re taking great care of me, trying to figure out why I have this massive swelling in my leg with all this, red rash all over it. And, why I had memory loss the other day and for the first time ever, I drove past the store.”

During an interview with Fox 26 Houston after leaving the hospital on Monday, McIngvale said the cellulitis, which is a bacterial infection that affects the skin, caused a “temporary disconnect of [his] cognitive abilities.”

McIngvale was apparently feeling much better during the holiday, vowing to be back in his store on Tuesday morning during the interview with Fox.

“I’m going to stick around at home until about 7 o’clock tomorrow morning and then I’m going back to work,” he said. 

McIngvale has become one of the most famous sports bettors in the country in recent years, using his gambling endeavors to grow his Gallery Furniture store.

His massive bets, which often include teams in his hometown Houston, are essentially promotional items – customers of McIngvale’s can make a purchase of at least a certain amount at his store, and if the team he bets on wins, the items are free.

In 2022, he won $75 million betting on the Astros to win the World Series. 

More recently, McIngvale lost $500,000 on the Texans against the Ravens in the NFL playoffs and another $1 million on Texas in the College Football Playoff in January.