He was then 76, which is why he used most of his windfall to satisfy his wanderlust.įunny enough, he never stopped playing his favorite slots hoping that he will strike it rich once more.
That’s right Sherwin scooped a $4.6 million-dollar jackpot on the IGT slot Megabucks in Las Vegas soon after The Mirage swung its doors open. However, that didn’t stop WWII veteran Elmer Sherwin from knocking on the doors of the gambling gods twice! Stories of humongous progressive jackpot payouts are not exactly rare, but the chances of winning the jackpot twice are the same as the probability of lightning striking the same spot twice.
