(Deadwood, SD– February 4, 2009) – Stephen Fedura won $285,334 when he hit a Twilight Zone! ® Video Slots® penny MegaJackpot® at Cadillac Jacks Casino on Tuesday, February 3rd.
The winner, a retiree from Alva, Wyoming, said that he came to the casino just to “relax and have fun” and that the winning machine is one of his favorites. “[It] is the only machine I like. I always play it when I don’t play cards” he reported. After investing around $150 into the winning machine, Fedura said he was surprised to learn he had won the top progressive prize. “I won $900 a few minutes before and thought that was good. When this hit, I almost had to change my trousers!” he said. When asked about immediate plans for his winnings, the MegaJackpot® winner was already working on a list. “[I] will pay off my house in New York, and other bills, take my friend to Florida for a vacation and see my brother” Fedura stated.
Tuesday’s MegaJackpot™ is the first to be paid at Cadillac Jacks so far this year, and the second to be awarded in Deadwood in just four days. Last year, the casino awarded an incredible $759,112 Twilight Zone! ® Video Slots® penny progressive to a Sturgis, South Dakota woman. In 2006 Cadillac Jack’s paid two MegaJackpot™ prizes on the Wheel of Fortune® quarters progressive system totaling $704,469. The casino has now paid over $1.7 million in MegaJackpot™ prize money in the last four years. Cadillac Jack’s is part of a city-wide progressive gaming network which includes several Deadwood casinos. Each time a coin is played in a linked machine, anywhere in the network, the jackpot accumulates. Combined, Deadwood casinos have now awarded over $13.6 million since 1991 and were some of the first casinos in the nation to feature IGT progressive games.
The Twilight Zone® Video Slots® is a penny progressive system with a starting jackpot of $200,000. This 5-reel, 15-payline, 150 credit max bet game, takes players to another dimension with four unique bonus rounds, and a spellbinding 3-D wheel. The game also features the original TV theme music. The progressive jackpot is won when five Twilight Zone ® symbols land on the first payline with maximum coins bet. The Twilight Zone® was developed by IGT (www.IGT.com), a global company specializing in the design, development, manufacturing, distribution and sales of computerized gaming machines and systems products. All IGT MegaJackpot® top awards are paid in annual installments upon verification, except MegaJackpots Instant Winners Jackpots awards, which are paid in their entirety upon verification.