Largest Slot Machine Jackpot Ever Won

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HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — A Fort Lauderdale woman walked into the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino earlier this week to celebrate her 60th birthday. She walked out a millionaire.

  1. However, can you guess how high the biggest ever jackpot win was? We can reveal it occurred back in 2003, and while there have been some other huge wins since, no one has quite managed to surpass this one. The win took place at a real casino – a bricks and mortar casino, if you prefer – rather than an online one.
  2. Largest Megabucks Jackpot Ever – And By a Long Shot. John Sears – who served as vice president of IGT’s MegaJackpots program at the time – confirmed that the $39,713,982.25 payout smashed the previous record for largest slot machine jackpot ever awarded.

The progressive Megabucks Jackpot, which is linked to hundreds of other slot machines in Nevada, hadn’t been won for almost a year, so the prize was enormous. The machine flashed the life-changing news – this engineer had just won $38.7 million instantly.

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Largest Slot Machine Jackpot Ever Won

The woman, who asked not to be identified, won a $3.8 million jackpot Thursday morning playing a $1 slot machine.

It was the largest payout ever at a Seminole Tribe of Florida-owned gaming property.

The woman, who was staying the night at the new guitar-shaped hotel, had wagered a $5 bet before the jackpot was won.

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'I am in absolute shock,' she said. 'You like to dream big but that's really big. That's not even in the ballpark of what you think you can win. That's a lottery. It still feels like a dream.'

Biggest Slot Machine Jackpot Ever Won

Although the earnings put her in a new tax bracket, the lucky winner said she'll be modest in her spending.

Largest slot machine jackpot ever won

Largest Slot Machine Jackpot Ever Won

'We're talking about hurricane windows,' she said. 'We talked about resurfacing the pool or maybe getting a nicer condo after retirement.'