TEMECULA, Calif.—One couple from Eastvale, Calif. is back at work this week after winning a whopping $4,178,889.94 at Pechanga Resort Casino early Sunday morning, April 13.
The husband and wife decided Saturday they would make use of some EasyPlay™ they had available at Pechanga, then stay the night and enjoy a staycation out of the overnight trip. After dinner at Kelsey’s, they played a few games, then talked about getting back to their hotel room for some sleep. The man’s wife suggested he play IGT’s Megabucks® MegaVault™ game for a few minutes before they turned in.
He told casino staff he put $100 into the wide area progressive machine and played a few spins of three to five dollars each. He said something told him to bet a bit bigger. He played two $10 spins at the maximum bet level and on that second spin, he hit the Megabucks jackpot, instantly becoming a multimillionaire…