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Connie Fox, IGT
Deborah Munch,
Caesars Palace
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702.896.8751
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702.731.7367
(Las Vegas - Feb. 9,
2004) - Lady
Luck teamed up with Cupid Sunday at Caesars Palace to make a Boca Raton, Fla.
woman $2.6 million richer, when she hit the MegaJackpot"! on a Wheel
of Fortune® slot machine. In
Las
Vegas
enjoying an early Valentine's Day getaway, Kathy Losada, 42, said she had been
winning consistently since their arrival Saturday but wasn't prepared for the
news that she had won the "big one."
The
first thing Losada said she did was to call her two teen-age children and tell
them to pick out a new car, "to share," she emphasized. And she said that she was thinking about
leaving her job in the health care industry to stay home full time. "I'd like to be a stay-at-home soccer
mom until my kids finish school," she said. The 20-year annuity will ensure a
college education for her two high-schoolers, Losada said.
"There
is nothing more heartwarming than a big jackpot that makes possible a college
education for two accomplished young people," said Caesars Palace President Mark
Juliano. "We wish Kathleen and her
family all the happiness in the world."
After
enjoying a glass of premium champagne, she said that she intended to visit the
exclusive boutiques at Caesars Forum Shops and maybe splurge on a Louis Vuitton
purse.
Wheel
of Fortune® is based on the world's most popular
game show and is one of 22
Nevada MegaJackpots"! systems operated by IGT,
a world leader in the manufacturing of
gaming machines and proprietary software for progressive gaming
systems. All IGT MegaJackpotsÔ top
awards are paid in annual installments upon verification, except MegaJackpots Instant Winners
JackpotsÔ and
Rapid Riches MegaJackpotsÔ
awards, which are paid in their entirety upon
verification.
For
more information on IGT, visit the company web site at www.IGT.com.
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