5 unbelievable prizes won at the Casino

The biggest Powerball lottery win of all time, dates from the year 2013. Gloria MacKenzie, now 90, was 84 when she landed one of the biggest casino wins ever, taking home a prize worth$590.5 million.

In other words, MacKenzie won the largest Powerball jackpot in history, after a stranger let her pass in front of him at the supermarket, where he usually bought the lottery. It goes without saying that sometimes a gesture of kindness can cost a fortune.

Not all stories end with a happy ending, as is the case with Archie Karas, one of the best high-risk players in the world. He was known to have earned between $ 50 million and $ 40 million.

Archie was born on November 1, 1950, in Greece. His upbringing was quite difficult, as his mother did not work and spent time at home looking after Archie and his siblings, while his father worked in construction. The relationship with his father was not very good and it was after a violent argument that led him to leave home and go to the United States.

At the time, Archie spoke almost no English and had never played a game before. However, it did not take long to develop his skill for the game.

It was in 1992 that Archie, a Greek-American gambler, lost$2 million in a poker game in Los Angeles. That's when he decided to go to Las Vegas, taking only 50 dollars in his pocket. But if you think that's what stopped you, you're wrong.

A friend lent him a nice$10,000 to play with, and within hours he had about$17 million in his pocket, paying off the$10,000 debt with 50% interest.

The winning streak lasted about three years, during which he managed to earn a total of$40 million. As we said at the beginning, not all stories have a happy ending. Archie began to run out of luck and lose all his gambling money, eventually being permanently banned from all Nevada and Las Vegas casinos.

Cynthia Jay-Brennan's story is a mix of luck and tragedy. Cynthia worked as a waitress at the Monte Carlo in Las Vegas and worked extra shifts as a way to raise money for her wedding.

On January 26, 2000, Cynthia's life was about to take a 360-degree turn. it was during her fiance's mother's birthday that she decided to play the Megabucks slot machine at the Desert Inn Hotel and Casino. Right after the 9th attempt, he managed to win$34.95 million. After receiving the grand prize, she decided to quit her job, get married and travel the world.

So far everything seems to be going incredibly well for Cynthia. However, their luck seems to end when, while walking with their sister, a drunk driver runs them over. As a result of this tragic accident, Cynthia's sister dies on the spot and she is rushed to hospital, eventually becoming paralyzed from the chest down, leaving her completely dependent on a wheelchair.

Although her life came to a tragic end, Cynthia, rather than being bitter about her new reality, looked for various ways to give back to others who had suffered similar accidents. He has since donated more than 1,000 wheelchairs.

Who knew breakfast could change your life? This was the case for 74-year-old Johanna Heundl, who was far from thinking that she would become a millionaire in this way. While walking to go have breakfast, he decided to stop to play for the first time at the Megabucks slot machine. Heundl had invested $ 100 and when he lost the amount, he put back another$100. After spending another $ 100, he collected the grand prize.

This is a considerably high value for those who are beginners. However, it was in this way that he managed to win$22.6 million in his first experience with the slot machine, being the third largest jackpot in Megabucks history!

This list would not be complete without Elmer Sherwin. It was in 1989 that the World War II veteran won his first jackpot at the “Mirage” in Las Vegas. The casino had only been open to the public for 10 hours when Elmer won the$4.6 million prize. After that, the veteran continued to play slot machines while traveling the world hoping to land a jackpot again.

Now, 16 years later, at the age of 92, Elmer again achieved an incredible victory worth$21.14 million, having donated part of the money to charity, including also the victims of Hurricane Katrina. It is case to say, never lose hope.