Hawaiʻi guest hits $1.3M jackpot at ‘the Cal’ in Las Vegas

A Hawaiʻi resident is the recipient of a Wheel of Fortune_® jackpot. The woman, identified only as “Michelle M.” in promotional photos, hit a more than $1.3 million jackpot at Boyd Gaming’s California Hotel and Casino playing IGT’s Wheel of Fortune_® slots on Monday, March 28.

The lucky guest was playing on a Wheel of Fortune_® slot machine at approximately 11:30 a.m. After making a $5 bet, she scored a progressive jackpot totaling $1,316,725.

This is the third Wheel of Fortune_® jackpot that has been won by a Hawaiian resident at a Boyd Gaming downtown Las Vegas property this year. 

Earlier Hawaiʻi jackpot winners this year include:

• A guest from Hawai’i hit a more than $1.1 million jackpot on Jan. 21, at Fremont Hotel and Casino after playing a $5 spin on a Wheel of Fortune_® Super Times Pay 2x 3x 4x 5x slot machine.
• Another Hawai’i resident hit a more than $275,000 progressive jackpot playing Wheel of Fortune_® Gold Spin Deluxe^™ Triple Stars^® at Fremont on Feb. 22.

Founded in 1975, Boyd Gaming Corporation operates 28 gaming entertainment properties in 10 states.