Big winners from the US Superbowl: the Hunt family

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n the early hours of this morning, on this side of the pond at least, the Kansas City Chiefs triumphed in the 2023 Superbowl, a brilliant game.

The other winners include the Hunt family, one of the richest in America, who own the team.

Their estimated $20 billion fortune comes from oil in the 1930s and silver in the 1980s. The energy deals were initially funded by money that maths genius HL Hunt made from poker gambling.

They have always liked a punt.

Lamar Hunt helped set up the American Football League, acquiring what is now the Chiefs franchise (it was in Dallas originally, it’s a long story) for $25,000 decades ago.

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