NEW YORK – FanDuel, Flutter’s largest brand and the US market leader in online sports betting, has announced that fans who picked Eli Manning are celebrating alongside the Philadelphia Eagles, as Eli defeated his brother Peyton in FanDuel’s Kick of Destiny 3.
Ahead of Super Bowl LIX, Peyton and Eli Manning faced off in a live field goal competition during the FOX Super Bowl Pregame Show. Peyton’s attempt bounced off the upright, while Eli successfully made his kick, claiming victory. FanDuel customers were able to make a free pick on which Manning would win, and those who correctly chose Eli shared $10 million in Bonus Bets.
With this win, Eli Manning has added another Super Bowl Sunday triumph to his record, and fans who backed him each received $10 in Bonus Bets.
Super Bowl LIX also set new records on FanDuel Sportsbook, with over 16.6 million Super Bowl bets placed by nearly three million active users.
Here are some additional stats highlighting Super Bowl weekend at FanDuel:
- Over 16.6 million Super Bowl bets were placed on FanDuel’s platform, a 19% increase from last year.
- Nearly three million active users placed bets on the game.
- Customer activity peaked at nearly 70,000 bets per minute.
- Almost two million fans participated in Kick of Destiny 3, with over one million correctly picking Eli and receiving $10 in Bonus Bets each.
- At kickoff, Saquon Barkley was the most popular pick for Super Bowl MVP, garnering the most bets and handle, followed by MVP winner Jalen Hurts.
- The majority of fans predicted a high-scoring game, picking the Over on the 48.5-point total ahead of kickoff.
- The most popular exact score bets were a repeat of the last Super Bowl between the Chiefs and Eagles: Chiefs 38 – Eagles 35 and Chiefs 27 – Eagles 24.
- Saquon Barkley was the most popular pick for the Anytime TD Scorer market at kickoff.
- Customers enjoyed several Same Game Parlay wins, including an 8-leg SGP hit at +76026 where a fan turned a $10 bet into a $7,612.63 payout. The legs were:
- DeAndre Hopkins to Score a TD
- DeVonta Smith to Score a TD
- Saquon Barkley 25+ Receiving Yards
- Jalen Hurts 1+ Pass TD
- Patrick Mahomes 2+ Pass TD
- DeVonta Smith to Record a 30+ Yard Reception
- Xavier Worthy to Record a 30+ Yard Reception
- Patrick Mahomes 200+ Passing & Rushing Yards
