Mohegan Sun Announces Two Winners of $650K+ Prizes

Mohegan Sun has once again blessed its guests with huge prizes as two separate players won prizes of more than $650K. These included a lucky slot player and a fortunate blackjack table player.

Slot Enjoyer Scoops Up $659K

Two Mohegan Sun players have scooped up huge prizes, winning a total of $1.3 million over the weekend. The first of them was a Connecticut local who was enjoying a Whitney Houston-themed slot in the property’s Casino of the Sky.

As announced by Mohegan Sun, the player in question won the game’s $659,570.73 Grand progressive jackpot.

Mohegan Sun celebrated the win, saying:

Doesn’t this make you ‘Wanna Dance with Somebody?’ Check out this $659,570.73 jackpot that hit on one of our Whitney Houston slot machines!

Mohegan Sun statement

The casino published an image of the win, showing that it was won from a $50 bet.

Blackjack Player Wins $669K Thanks to a Side Bet

In the meantime, another Connecticut player, this time in the Casino of the Earth, turned a small side bet into a mouth-watering jackpot. According to the announcement, the player in question was playing blackjack and had placed a $5 side bet.

Mohegan Sun said that the player’s side bet hit the Super 4 Royal Flush Progressive jackpot, netting them $669,412.

CT Lottery Player Claims $2.2M Jackpot Three Months After Winning

In other jackpot-related news, a CT Lottery player just claimed their $2.2 million prize three months after winning.

According to the CT Lottery’s original announcement, the winning ticket was sold at Mack’s Wine & Liquor on Hartford Road in Manchester several hours before the drawing. The store was awarded a $10,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.