Dad hits $1.3 million jackpot just as he was calling it quits, Arizona casino says
A husband and father walked out of an Arizona casino about $1.3 million richer after winning the jackpot on a slot machine, officials said.
Rigoberto Munoz, of Mesa, Arizona, was “just about to leave” the We-Ko-Pa Casino Resort in Scottsdale around 8 p.m. Wednesday before sitting down at the Dollar Wheel of Fortune slot machine, according to a news release from the casino.
Wow, Wow, Wow, We have a BIG JACKPOT announcement to make!!!
Rigoberto Munoz feels like a MILLION bucks after winning a jackpot of $1,332,819 dollars on the Dollar Wheel of Fortune Machine. Rigoberto is our new Millionaire Fortune Club Guest.
CONGRATULATIONS Rigoberto! pic.twitter.com/a2mL55aUsl— We-Ko-Pa Casino Resort (@WeKoPaCasino) May 20, 2021
That last $100 he inserted into the machine ended up paying off — in a big way. His total winnings were $1,332,819.44.
“Then I hit the wheel of fortune, the big one,” Munoz said in the release. “I’m really excited and can’t believe it — I’m still pinching myself. I have no words.”
— We-Ko-Pa Casino Resort (@WeKoPaCasino) May 20, 2021
“To receive a payout this large on a slot machine is extremely rare,” according to the casino.
Munoz has been a cardholder at We-Ko-Pa since November.
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