Las Vegas woman hits $6.9 million slot jackpot
22 September 2008
LAS VEGAS -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- A Las Vegas woman, who walked away from her Wheel of Fortune® Special Edition™ penny video slot machine, returned a short time later and won the multi-level progressive jackpot worth $6,978,752.98.
Before walking away, the anonymous winner, a regular at the Orleans since it opened in 1996, asked a man sitting next to her how she would know if she won the jackpot.
"He told me to keep an eye on the middle line and watch for five Wheel of Fortune signs all lined up in a row," said the 52-year-old Korean native. "I had decided to walk away from the machine, but after a while, I opted to come back and play some more. That was the best decision I ever made. This is a dream come true."
The winner said she will use the winnings to pay off her car and house, help her family, especially her children and grandchildren, and donate to her church.
Wheel of Fortune® is a registered trademark of Califon Productions, Inc.
Nevada Megabucks® is a dollar game that requires a max bet of $3 to win the top prize. Megabucks® launched IGT's MegaJackpots™ progressive product line in 1986 and has produced 70 major winners, whose jackpots range from just over $1 million (when a million dollars was the system's base jackpot) to the world record slot jackpot of $39.7 million, won in March 2003 at the Excalibur Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
IGT also has a penny video version of Nevada Megabucks® with a jackpot that starts at $5 million. It, too, can be won for a max (300-coin) bet, and its current jackpot total is over $10.1 million. All IGT top awards are paid in annual installments upon verification, except MegaJackpots® Instant Winners Jackpots™ awards; they are paid in their entirety upon verification. For more information on MegaJackpots®, visit www.megajackpots.com.
22 September 2008
LAS VEGAS -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- A Las Vegas woman, who walked away from her Wheel of Fortune® Special Edition™ penny video slot machine, returned a short time later and won the multi-level progressive jackpot worth $6,978,752.98.
Before walking away, the anonymous winner, a regular at the Orleans since it opened in 1996, asked a man sitting next to her how she would know if she won the jackpot.
"He told me to keep an eye on the middle line and watch for five Wheel of Fortune signs all lined up in a row," said the 52-year-old Korean native. "I had decided to walk away from the machine, but after a while, I opted to come back and play some more. That was the best decision I ever made. This is a dream come true."
The winner said she will use the winnings to pay off her car and house, help her family, especially her children and grandchildren, and donate to her church.
Wheel of Fortune® is a registered trademark of Califon Productions, Inc.
Nevada Megabucks® is a dollar game that requires a max bet of $3 to win the top prize. Megabucks® launched IGT's MegaJackpots™ progressive product line in 1986 and has produced 70 major winners, whose jackpots range from just over $1 million (when a million dollars was the system's base jackpot) to the world record slot jackpot of $39.7 million, won in March 2003 at the Excalibur Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
IGT also has a penny video version of Nevada Megabucks® with a jackpot that starts at $5 million. It, too, can be won for a max (300-coin) bet, and its current jackpot total is over $10.1 million. All IGT top awards are paid in annual installments upon verification, except MegaJackpots® Instant Winners Jackpots™ awards; they are paid in their entirety upon verification. For more information on MegaJackpots®, visit www.megajackpots.com.