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Philadelphia Eagles: Tech Billionaire Bets on Team Winning Super Bowl LVI

Author Anne Erickson
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - OCTOBER 16: Jalen Hurts #1 and C.J. Gardner-Johnson #23 of the Philadelphia Eagles take a picture holding the game balls after defeating the Dallas Cowboys 26-17 in the game at Lincoln Financial Field on October 16, 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

If you are a Philadelphia Eagles fan and want to see the team win Super Bowl LVI next February, then you are in good company. This should make a lot of Pennsylvania peeps happy, including all my Eagles-loving friends.

Last week, the very first sports bet was placed from outer space on SpaceX’s Inspiration4, the debut all-private orbital mission around Earth. It’s actually a charitable trek to benefit St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, which happens to be one of my favorite charities.

The commander of

The crew of #Inspiration4 had an incredible first day in space! They’ve completed more than 15 orbits around planet Earth since liftoff and made full use of the Dragon cupola. pic.twitter.com/StK4BTWSA6

— Inspiration4 (@inspiration4x) September 17, 2021" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Inspiration4 is Jared Isaacman, the billionaire founder of Shift4 Payments. From outer space, Isaacson went to BetMGM to place two NFL bets, each for about $4,000 with a potentially huge payout on the Eagles Super Bowl selection. His first bet was putting down cash on the New York Giants and Washington Football Team scoring a combined 41 points on “Thursday Night Football.” Washington won 30-29.

The Eagles, despite such a great season, still only have 66-to-1 odds of winning the Super Bowl. If the Eagles somehow do it, Isaacson will score $268,000. Nice. All proceeds from both bets will go to St. Jude’s in Memphis. Isaacson already has pledged $100 million out of his own picket to the cause, money toward the hospital, with a fundraising goal of $200 million. Now we have even another reason to root for the Eagles: If this bet goes through, St. Jude’s will benefit bigtime. I love to see charity incentives such as this one. Fly, Eagles, Fly.

Anne Erickson started her radio career shortly after graduating from Michigan State University and has worked on-air in Detroit, Flint, Toledo, Lansing and beyond. As someone who absolutely loves rock, metal and alt music, she instantly fell in love with radio and hasn’t looked back. When she’s not working, Anne makes her own music with her band, Upon Wings, and she also loves cheering on her favorite Detroit and Michigan sports teams, especially Lions and MSU football. Anne is also an award-winning journalist, and her byline has run in a variety of national publications. You can also hear her weekends on WRIF.

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