The 15 Biggest Jackpots in The History of Slot Machines

‘Hitting the jackpot’, ‘landing the big win’, ‘taking home the top prize’, you can call it what you want, but the word jackpot always brings to mind joy, excitement and a sense of major achievement.

When it comes to slot machines jackpots, we can all imagine the sound, noise and feeling when a big win registers.

Slot machines offer that growing sense of anticipation as the jackpot grows and grows over time; the winnings increasing all the time.

Some slots can return incredible winnings – even making millionaires out of some lucky people.

The jackpot is that rare event and with it comes an interest from many who want to find out who won and how much they won. Everyone wants to be part of the excitement.

So, with that in mind, lets take a look at some of the biggest recorded jackpot wins of all time:

#15: $11.6 MILLION, THE BIGGEST WIN FROM AN IPAD

It is the smallest major jackpot won in history, but it still represents a historic moment because they were won online.

The 11.6 million dollars ended up in the pockets of an English online player struggling with her iPad.

Engaged in a moment of relaxation with online slots, the lucky player was right at the last play before stopping!

#14: $11.8 MILLION, MEGABUCKS

In Nevada Megabucks is synonymous with possible jackpots and rich online winnings. There are 700 slots connected to the network that contribute to creating a common super jackpot.

In 2017 it came, with a bet of just 3 dollars and a nice win of 11.8 million dollars.

#13: $12.8 MILLION, ONE BET TO WIN

A single $6 bet allowed one lucky player to take home another Megabucks maxi jackpot.

The win obviously came randomly, because the Blindfolded Goddess is by definition blind, and is not looking at the amount of the bet entered.

One play and one instant win that can change your life.

#12: $14.3 MILLION, BEGINNER’S LUCK

A win sometimes comes when you least expect it. That’s how it went in 2013 to a man from Las Vegas.

Walking around the casinos with a friend visiting the city, he decided to show off how Megabucks works with a $20 bill.

A single play, the first, and a win of over 14 million dollars.

#11: $17.2 MILLION, 25 CENTS TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE

This record win arrived thanks to the special mechanism of Mega Moolah.

Due to its progressive jackpot, this type of slot is able to quickly reach the highest mind-boggling jackpots.

This time it took 25 cents, and a single bet, to make a splendid win of over 18 million dollars.

#10. $17.3 MILLION WITH A FREE PLAY

An incredible online victory of over 17 million dollars and, once again, thanks to Megabucks.

This time, however, the lucky player did not spend anything, because he made the most of the free spins available. Zero spending, big win!

And all without him noticing, since it was another user who immediately reported the winning.

#09: A MEGA DREAM OF $18.2 MILLION

We’re into serious part of our record jackpot ranking, the one with the jackpots that have made slots history.

It always seems to be the Mega Moolah live slot to make you dream, this time with a minimum bet from 2015, but above all with a jackpot of over 18 million dollars.

#08: $20 MILLION AT CAESAR’S PALACE

This $20 million win is in fact one of the oldest, dating back to 1999, but also one of the most spectacular. Ten dollars on the Megabucks at the legendary Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. Enough to go into history.

#07: $21 MILLION FOR A DOUBLE WIN

It’s not so much the eye-watering jackpot of just over $21 million won in 2016 that makes this one last long in the mind, but the fact that for the winner it was not their first major jackpot.

Already in 1989, with 20 dollars, this person had won 4.6 million dollars at the Mirage slots, becoming the first multimillion-dollar winner of the famous casino.

Sixteen years later, at the age of 92, the same player managed to improve the feat by taking home the Megabucks’ $21 million jackpot at the Cannery Casino.

#06: $21.3 MILLION AT CAESAR’S PALACE

Ten dollars to win $21.3 million. That’s what it took.

Another player back in 1999 entered the history of record slots jackpots thanks to Megabucks and in the legendary surrounds of Caesar’s Palace.

#05: $22.6 MILLION FOR A MEMORABLE BIRTHDAY

We’ll set the scene: One hundred dollars played and another 100 offered by the casino in the form of free play on the occasion of one’s birthday. What better time to try to take home a dream jackpot?

A few plays and the dream of 22 million became a reality, which was then added to with a second mini jackpot of 3000 dollars.

#04: $24 MILLION COMING ONLINE

All it took was a quarter of a dollar to win one of the biggest jackpots in history related to slots.

This win was all thanks to a European player, passionate about poker, from Finland.

#03: THE OLDEST JACKPOT, AT $27.5 MILLION

Another woman this time, still with Megabucks, and 100 dollars.

But the lucky winner, who remained anonymous, had actually managed to spend only 60 dollars before finding herself a multimillionaire.

Back in 1998 the same woman “settled” for a jackpot of 680,000 dollars.

#02: 1 HOUR OF GAMEPLAY TO WIN $34.9 MILLION

At the Desert Inn in Las Vegas back in 2000 a player, celebrating the birthday of a relative, decided to sit at a Megabucks slot and try her luck.

It took just 21 dollars, in 3 plays, to achieve a historic victory. Almost 35 million dollars won in just 1 hour of play.

#01: THE RECORD – $39.7 MILLION JACKPOT.

It had been 3 years since the previous record of 34.9 million 9see above), and Megabucks was about to break a new record.

This time it’s a young engineer who sits at Excalibur Casino, wagers a total of $100 and takes home the biggest jackpot in slot history!

So high, in fact, that she decided to receive the prize over a period of 25 years.