Slots have seen a great year in terms of profits in 2020. With numbers of online players peaking at an all-time high, online casinos had a tough job accommodating everyone who wants to play slingo and other slots. While their servers were filled to the brim, some people also filled their coffers to the brim.
A handful of these people managed not only to line up their pockets but also earned life-changing amounts of money. This article is dedicated to these lucky winners and we are about to tell you about them in short style.
€4.2 million
This life-changing win came in May to a player at Wildz Online Casino. He played the Empire Fortune progressive jackpot slot, developed by Yggdrasil. Famous slots from this company include Empire Fortune and Joker Millions, which have paid out €39.5 million in jackpots so far. These games are the runner-ups to the most popular progressive jackpot in the world, Mega Moolah.
$443'480
In November 2020, one resident of Pennsylvania won this staggering amount in BetRivers Online casino. The lucky player was unemployed at the time due to the pandemic situation. They plan to pay off their house, car and other debts with the winnings as well as take their kids on a holiday. Luck came to this winner while they were watching TV and playing the Divine Fortune slot, created by NetEnt.
$289'270
This colossal amount was awarded to a Casumo player from Kitchener, Ontario on the Well of Wishes slot. The man was spending a January night-in with his wife when he hit 3 jackpots on a single $2 spin. Talk about a Blue January!
Mega Moolah wins
We have saved the best for the last. Microgaming's progressive jackpot slot Mega Moolah is the reigning champion of progressive jackpot slots. With its wheel of prizes, every player wishes to land on one of the jackpots. The game has a total of 4 jackpots:
- Mega – starts at £1'000'000.
- Major – starts at £10'000.
- Minor – starts at £100.
- Mini – starts at £10.
Mega Moolah has paid out a total of £78,631,984.31 in jackpots in 2020 alone! Winners include people from all over the world. 2020 progressive jackpot wins were made in Canadian Dollars, New Zealand dollars and Euros. Below you can find a table of all the Mega Moolah main prize wins in 2020.
