The latest Mega Moolah progressive jackpot winner is a UK player from Crewe, Cheshire. Afghanistan veteran soldier, Lance Corporal Jonathon Heywood, was playing at Betway Casino when he won a world-record-breaking £13,213,838.68 (€17,879,645.12) from Microgaming’s Mega Moolah slot machine.
This latest jackpot just managed to beat the previous world record that was set way back in January 2013 when a lucky player from Finland won €17,861,800.00 from a NetEnt progressive jackpot slot machine called Mega Fortune. One of the first things that Jonathon plans to spend his money on is medical treatment for his father who is currently awaiting a heart and lung transplant.
“It’s all so surreal, and I can’t come to terms with it just yet, I just kept staring at my screen and seeing this huge number in my Betway account,” said Jonathon. He also plans to pay for a Mediterranean holiday for him and his family and then he hopes to splash out on a brand new yellow Bentley Continental GT.
“We are delighted for Jonathon and having met him the day after his win we can honestly say that it couldn’t happen to a nicer young man. We hope he really enjoys the World Record win,” said Alan Alger, a spokesperson for Betway Casino. This well-known Microgaming casino is currently offering each new player a generous £1,000 sign up bonus. Betway Casino is an eCOGRA certified online casino which is licensed in Malta (by the Malta Gaming Authority) and also in the UK (by the Gambling Commission).
There are four individual jackpots to play for on the Mega Moolah slot and Jonathon managed to win the largest one, which is known as the ‘Mega Jackpot’. As soon as he won this world-record-breaking jackpot, it instantly reset to its original seed amount of £1,000,000.00. The ‘Mega Jackpot’ will never drop below this amount. You can also play for this jackpot at several other top UK online casinos such as Mr Green Casino, Roxy Palace Casino and 32Red Casino.
Microgaming’s CEO, Roger Raatgever, also commented on this incredible win. He said, “We have the longest-standing progressive jackpot network, having launched the first internet progressive jackpot in 1998, as well as the biggest, having paid out over half a billion euros to date. Our progressive jackpot network has set many records since its inception, but I’m absolutely overjoyed to say that our software has generated the world’s largest ever online jackpot win. Many congratulations to Jonathon on this life-changing and historic win!”
Jonathon deposited just £30 in to his Betway Casino account and he had the stake set to just £0.25 per spin when the progressive jackpot bonus round randomly triggered. He then went on to win £13,213,838.68 just after midnight on Wednesday 7th October, 2015.
