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New
York
Man Wins $4.1 Million at Caesars
Palace
MegaJackpot hit speeds plans for retirement
LAS
VEGAS, March 20,
2005 -- Russell Sears was postponing going to
bed in hopes of winning a spin on the Wheel of
Fortune® dollar
machine he was playing at Caesars Palace; he ended up being very glad he stayed
awake. The Camillus, New York, man won a MegaJackpots® top award
of $4.1 million in the wee hours Sunday morning.
"I was just thinking, when am I
going to get my next spin," Sears said, "and I knew I had won, but still can't
believe it!"
Sears, 59, works in the finance
industry and says he's going to look into moving up his retirement when he gets
home.
"This will change our lives a lot,"
he said. "And I'd like to help our children buy houses. I'd also like to make a
contribution to a charity such as the Make A Wish
Foundation."
Based on the world's most popular
game show, Wheel of Fortune® is a Nevada MegaJackpots® systems
operated by IGT (NYSE: IGT), a world leader in the manufacturing of gaming
machines and proprietary software for progressive gaming systems. All IGT
MegaJackpots® top awards are paid in annual installments upon
verification, except MegaJackpots Instant Winners Jackpots"! and Rapid
Riches MegaJackpots"! awards, which are paid in their entirety upon
verification.
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