Biggest jackpot winners
3º Guinness World Record Win
A young male from Norway couldn’t sleep and decided to play a few games at online casino company Betsson.com. On that sleepless night on 24 September 2011 he became 11.7 million Euros richer or €11,736,375 to be exact. The game that set the Guinness World Record for the largest ever jackpot payout in an online slots game is called Mega Fortune. The anonymous player couldn’t sleep until 6:00 am because of the shock and he said that he needs to calm down first before he decides what to do with the money. Huw Thomas, the Head of Betsson.com, was also in shock and he added that is a great accolade for the website to be awarded a Guinness World Record.
2º UK Player Hits £13.2 Million
Everyone knows that Mega Moolah Progressive Jackpot is one of the most rewarding games out there. Jonathon Heywood from Cheshire, the United Kingdom, has felt its generosity on his skin when he landed a whopping £13.2 million (approximately $17.2 million) jackpot. The 26-year old British soldier won the record-breaking jackpot on 6th of October, 2015, while he was playing for 25p per spin. After the win, Jonathon said that everything felt surreal and that he couldn’t come to terms with the win. But he has vowed to spend most of that money to helpt treat his sick father. The jackpot was hit at Betway and a casino representative expressed their delight for the record win. Even Microgaming’s CEO Roger Raatgever congratulated the winner and pointed out that to that date the provider had paid out half a billion euros. In addition to lots of cash, this win has earned Jonathon a Guinness World Record too.
1º World Record Slot Machine Win
Definition of luck- to bet 25 cents and to win €17,861,800 (around $24 million). The win took place on online casino gaming site PAF based in Scandinavia and it was hit by a lucky man in his 40s from Finland. “I laughed and cried at the same time,” said the winner. He placed a 25 cent bet on January 20, 2013 on the progressive jackpot slot game Mega Fortune operated by the software company Net Entertainment. The different Net Entertainment partner casinos that offer the progressive jackpot games make up the jackpot pool of the game and these funds are used to pay the jackpot winners. The win, of course, came as a surprise and the Fin couldn’t believe it. It was a dream come true.