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#1 gatortom64

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Posted 15 April 2009 - 06:28 AM

A woman who had planned to spend a quiet Easter at home is $33 million richer after hitting the second largest Megabucks jackpot in history at a Nevada casino.

Slot machine maker International Game Technology says 38-year-old Rachael Renee Romanick hit the jackpot Sunday night at Terrible's Rail City in Sparks.

Romanick says a friend persuaded her to join him at the casino that night. She says she had been playing the machine for about 10 minutes when she landed the big prize.

The largest jackpot ever won was $39.7 million at the Excalibur Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas in March 2003.

IGT says it's pleased that the "life-altering prize" went to a local resident.




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Posted 15 April 2009 - 06:31 AM

I wish I was lucky, icon_frown.gif

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Posted 15 April 2009 - 06:34 AM

QUOTE (TheWynn @ Wednesday, April 15th, 2009, 9:31 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I wish I was lucky, icon_frown.gif


oh well.....I feel lucky getting to look at your sig.


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Posted 15 April 2009 - 06:39 AM

I heard some people talking at the Horseshoe here, and I think some woman hit a jackpot, but they claimed that it was actually a machine glitch or something, and not a verified jackpot. I think she ended up settling for a lesser amount, but that's pretty shady.
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Posted 15 April 2009 - 06:58 AM

QUOTE (Suited_Up @ Wednesday, April 15th, 2009, 4:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I heard some people talking at the Horseshoe here, and I think some woman hit a jackpot, but they claimed that it was actually a machine glitch or something, and not a verified jackpot. I think she ended up settling for a lesser amount, but that's pretty shady.


Well, now the question is : is she single (and sexy)?



#6 Suited_Up

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Posted 15 April 2009 - 07:03 AM

QUOTE (strappazon @ Wednesday, April 15th, 2009, 9:58 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Well, now the question is : is she single (and sexy)?


Probably a <5% chance. It's Hammond Indiana afterall. If you've seen who plays there, you'd understand.
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Posted 15 April 2009 - 08:15 AM

QUOTE (Suited_Up @ Wednesday, April 15th, 2009, 10:03 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Probably a <5% chance. It's Hammond Indiana afterall. If you've seen who plays there, you'd understand.


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Posted 15 April 2009 - 08:20 AM

QUOTE (strappazon @ Wednesday, April 15th, 2009, 3:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Well, now the question is : is she single (and sexy)?

Geez, you're fussy.
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Posted 15 April 2009 - 08:20 AM

QUOTE (gatortom64 @ Wednesday, April 15th, 2009, 3:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
IGT says it's pleased that the "life-altering prize" went to a local resident.


so she'll lose half of it back
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Posted 15 April 2009 - 05:45 PM

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so she'll lose all of it back plus a lot more.


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