This is nearly 2x as much as was paid out when it hit over a year ago.īoth of these machines are known for their volatility, but they are both relatively low limit games, with max bet sizes under a few dollars. The Wheel of Fortune progressive was at $1.6 million when it was hit.

This is pre-tax, of course, which will see a sizeable amount of the jackpot total reduced. The winner of the Megabucks progressive at Fremont walked away with an $11.8 million win. It was also cracked for $933k in early 2016. Coincidentally, this isn’t even the first time that the WoF progressive was hit at McCarran. Instead, the machine was hit at McCarran Airport. The Wheel of Fortune Progressive wasn’t even won at a casino at all. The Megabucks machine was not hit at a mega resort on the Las Vegas Strip, but instead at Fremont Hotel and Casino in Downtown Las Vegas.

Perhaps most interesting about this story is not the jackpots themselves, but instead where they were hit. Nevertheless, both managed to pop within a week of each other. In fact, they can go much longer than this. The Wheel of Fortune and Megabucks progressive slot machines can go months without being hit.