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MegaJackpot Winner at Grand Casino Resort Grand Casino ‘Wheel of Fortune’ machine pays a Charlotte man a grand fortune TUNICA, MS – September 22, 2006 – Robert T. from Charlotte, NC watched excitedly as the first, second and finally third reel lined up on the famous “Wheel of Fortune” symbol, paying him the $1.7 million jackpot. He was playing a $1 Wheel of Fortune machine at the Grand Casino Resort when he found himself the winner of the $1,674,053.03 progressive jackpot.
Wheel of Fortune slot machines, themed after the popular TV game show, follow the standard 3-reel format and associated pay tables. The progressive jackpot is paid when all three reels stop on the Wheel of Fortune symbol. An exciting twist is affixed atop the machine – a free spin bonus wheel that gives players a bonus payoff of anywhere from 25 coins to 1,000 coins when it lands on the payline. When a reel stops on the “Free Spin” symbol, sound effects trigger a simulated studio audience shouting “wheel...of...fortune!” The player hits the button and the wheel starts spinning.
Murfreesboro Woman wins $1.2 Million at Gold Strike Casino
TUNICA, Miss. – Marlene Dill of Murfreesboro, TN celebrated her 16th wedding anniversary at Gold Strike Casino Resort by hitting a $1.2 million dollar MegaJackpot® on a Wheel of Fortune® Quarters machine Sunday night.
Dill, a retired receptionist, had invested $3.75 on the machine when all three Wheel of Fortune® emblems lined up on the pay line signaling she had won $1,244,871.21. “I went into a state of shock when I realized what had happened,” said Dill. She and her husband frequent Gold Strike Casino and decided to celebrate their 16th wedding anniversary with a visit. “We love it here,” said Dill. “Everyone has been so nice, not to mention how beautiful everything is.”
“They went to Tunica, my Mom’s going to win a million dollars tonight,” their son told family friends when they inquired about the Dills at a sporting event. If that wasn’t enough of a precursor Marlene Dill has a new good luck charm. She was carrying a Las Vegas themed decorative purse with a representation of her favorite slot machine, Wheel of Fortune®, on it. The Dills are looking forward to peace of mind concerning their family’s future while traveling and investing the winnings.
"We consider this to be a lucky sign of the positive changes in store for Gold Strike since the MGM MIRAGE merger," said Kathy Santiago, Vice President of Casino Operations Gold Strike Casino Resort.
Gold Strike Casino Resort is owned and operated by MGM Mirage and is located 15 minutes south of Memphis, Tenn. in Tunica, Miss.
Big Winners Celebrate at Horseshoe - How hot has the play been lately at Horseshoe? How do these numbers sound: $500,730, $245,136, $220,558. Three lucky Horseshoe players won these life-changing jackpots recently. Teresa Sanders of McKenzie, Tenn., was the big winner, hitting our $25 Double Triple Diamond for a jackpot of more than a half-million dollars.
In Caribbean Stud, Leonard Jones of Grenada, Miss., hit a bonus worth $245,136, and Heather Braswell of Walls, Miss., won more than $220,000 on Horseshoe's popular $1 Binionaire progressive slot.
Mississippi Mega Jackpot wins:
Mississippi
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Amount |
Date |
Casino |
ELVIS $0.25 |
$949,906 |
2004-12-20 |
HORSESHOE - TUNICA, TUNICA |
JEOPARDY! $0.25 |
$630,309 |
2005-03-17 |
ISLE OF CAPRI, BILOXI |
MEGABUCKS $1.00 |
$7,159,991 |
2005-04-04 |
ISLAND VIEW CASINO RESORT, GULFPORT |
MEGA RICHES $0.01 |
$111,486 |
2006-05-16 |
IMPERIAL PALACE, BILOXI |
REGIS CASH CLUB $0.05 |
$1,242,327 |
2003-03-21 |
AMERISTAR CASINO, VICKSBURG |
TV HITS $0.01 |
$253,614 |
2006-09-17 |
RAINBOW CASINO, VICKSBURG |
WHEEL OF FORTUNE $0.25 |
$621,245 |
2006-08-12 |
SHERATON, TUNICA |
WHEEL OF FORTUNE $0.50 |
$991,951 |
2006-10-01 |
IMPERIAL PALACE, BILOXI |
WHEEL OF FORTUNE $1.00 |
$952,513 |
2006-10-05 |
AMERISTAR CASINO, VICKSBURG |
WHEEL OF FORTUNE $5.00 |
$1,378,129 |
2006-06-24 |
SAM'S TOWN, TUNICA |
WHEEL OF FORTUNE VIDEO $0.05 |
$2,776,268 |
2005-09-21 |
SAM'S TOWN, TUNICA |

ALABAMA MAN STRIKES GOLD AT GOLD STRIKE
HITS WHEEL OF FORTUNE
PROGRESSIVE FOR $806 THOUSAND
Tunica, Miss. - On Oct. 23, while playing at Gold Strike Casino Resort, James Michael Bridges of Guntersville, Ala. hit a jackpot for $804,167.28 while playing a $0.50 progressive Wheel of Fortune machine.
The 56-year-old Bridges, who had only put in twenty dollars when lady luck struck, says it is his offspring who will benefit, stating, “I have four children that I am going to help out.” His $805,167.28 jackpot will be paid in annual installments.
It was exactly one year and one week ago at Gold Strike that Johnny Cole of Arlington, Tex. hit for $1.5 Million on a $0.25 progressive Wheel of Fortune® machine. “A lot of people think the machines will never hit,” says Gold Strike’s Director of Slot Operations Mike Waddell. “But between the $1.5 Million a year ago and this one today, people will see these machines do hit … and big!”
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