It is funny when you think back to what the primordial slot machine industry looked like back in the late 1800s, especially when you compare the possible prizes to the jackpot that are available these days. You see, back then the machines couldn’t even pay out their own prizes, and gamblers would have to claim their prize, usually a free drink or cigar, from the bar. Oh, how times have changed since then, eh?
These days it is standard that the prize you win from a slot machine will be paid out by the actual slot, and that you won’t have to visit a bar or anywhere else to claim it – check it out at megareel.com/promotions/welcome-offer. Furthermore, gamblers would scoff at a free drink prize in the 21st century; it really is money or nothing nowadays. This leads us nicely on to the topic of progressive slot jackpots, which always end up being the largest prizes. Read on for a lowdown of some of the biggest slot jackpot wins in 2019.
$20,057,734
Imagine winning this much money on a single spin of an online slot? One lucky Canadian didn’t have to imagine at the start of 2019, when he won an outrageous $20,057,734 on a spin of the Microgaming classic Mega Moolah. This happened on the 30th of January 2019 when he was playing on Zodiac Casino, and the rest, as they say, is history.
And of course this jackpot came from Mega Moolah, a game that has cemented itself in the history of online slots as perhaps being the best of the bunch. Of course, other developers such as NetEnt are obviously going to contest that statement, but with the jackpots regularly being well over a million dollars Mega Moolah is definitely in the top band of slot games.
$5.52 million
Back in February of 2019 a man from Newcastle was playing the iconic Mars Attack slot game and scooped an outrageous $5.52 million jackpot. This, now ex, chef was apparently so excited by his jackpot win that he switched his phone off before the full amount even came in!
Here is a statement from the man himself: “My sister is a single parent in New Zealand with three kids, so I’m delighted because this means I will be able to help her out. I also have three brothers, my parents, and a few aunts and uncles, too”.
$4.92 million
In March a lucky Scandinavian woman was playing Mega Fortune Dreams by NetEnt and ended up bagging close to $5 million dollars off of a tiny stake of just €4. That means she won an overall jackpot prize that was over one million times her stake, pretty good going, eh?
$3.65 million
Most of the huge jackpot wins over the years have come from either Microgaming or NetEnt slots, so it was no surprise to see an anonymous gambler winning $3.65 million off of the iconic slot Mega Fortune.
We don’t know what the stake was, however with a win this big it hardly matters.
