 In the early days of FedEx, he had to get creative to keep the company afloat. One time, he took the company's last five grand to Vegas and won 27 grand playing blackjack to cover the $24,000 fuel bill. Now, Fred Smith is considered one of the world's 50 greatest leaders, while FedEx's revenue in 2018 was over $65 billion. Looks like the gamble paid off, Fred. And that's been Did You Know Mississippi? I'm Emily Tillman.