💬 Quoted… “In all, he wagered a total of more than $1 billion.”

Golf superstar Phil Mickelson has bet a combined $1+ billion on sports over the past three decades, losing $100 million total, his former friend and pro gambler Billy Walters is claiming in a new book. Phil’s betting habit reportedly included placing ~2,000 bets worth $110,000 or more over a five-year period ending in 2014, adding up to a collective $311 million wagered (for context: five years = 1,825 days).

• According to Walters – who, admittedly, says he blames Mickelson for his recent five-year prison sentence over insider trading charges – the golfer also tried to have Walters place a $400,000 bet on himself (Mickelson) and his fellow US teammates in the 2012 Ryder Cup, though Walters refused to do so.

📺📈 Stat of the Day: Peak streaming era is like that one hit T.I. song – dead and gone. Disney is raising the prices of its ad-free versions of Disney+ ($10.99 → $13.99) and Hulu ($14.99 → $17.99) by more than 20% apiece. The company also announced this week that it’s exploring a password crackdown, à la Netflix.

🤔 Did You Know?... MIT awards a Certificate of Piracy to any undergraduate students who complete archery, fencing, pistol, and sailing courses as part of their PE requirement.

📰 Worth a Read: Paper exams, chatbot bans: Colleges seek to ‘ChatGPT-proof’ assignments → (Associated Press)