An enormous amount of money changed hands with fans wagering on Super Bowl 60. That included an absurd sum centered around Mark Wahlberg.
According to ESPN's David Purdum, more than $23.7 million was bet on whether Wahlberg would attend Sunday's game at Levi's Stadium. It was more than the combined total of the 31 other celebrities listed on Kalshi's betting market and over five times the $4.6 million runner-up, President Donald Trump.
As of Monday evening, Kalshi had yet to settle the market on Wahlberg's Super Bowl attendance. Although a Deadline article listed the actor among the numerous famous attendees, "No" was trading at a 98 percent probability.
The rampant betting allegedly resulted from rumors spread on social media and college campuses. Some social media users appeared to believe that his daughter said the Boston native would go to support his beloved New England Patriots.
Wahlberg's Patriots lost Super Bowl 60
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If Wahlberg did indeed attend Super Bowl 60, he wouldn't have missed much by leaving early again.
Nine years ago, Wahlberg left NRG Stadium before the Patriots erased a 28-3 deficit and completed the greatest comeback in Super Bowl history. He initially said his son wasn't feeling well, but later claimed his then 8-year-old child didn't handle the lopsided first half well.
"He was spitting out F-bombs and going crazy. It was bad," Wahlberg said. "He was lying down on the carpet. He was very upset."
Whether watching in person or on TV, Wahlberg didn't witness the same outcome on Sunday.
While the Patriots scored all 13 of their points in the fourth quarter, they still fell short in a 29-13 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. Drake Maye got sacked six times and gave away three turnovers in an anti-climactic matchup.
Wahlberg incorrectly declared earlier in the week that New England would "win big." Numerous gamblers are now waiting for official confirmation on whether he was at Santa Clara to see otherwise.