Player Duo Wins $113K on Wheel of Fortune at Mohegan Sun

Published by Jerome García

April 1, 2026

Fact-checked by Stoyan Todorov

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A pair of players from Connecticut thought that the machine had malfunctioned, but nope - it was a six-figure jackpot won fair and square

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As IGT’s Wheel of Fortune has turned 30 years old, the game has not stopped producing big-ticket winners. The latest comes from the Mohegan Sun Casino, where a pair of players were going at the slot machine, and a $1.25 wager turned into a $113,896.93 jackpot.

Join us in congratulating Joseph & James, who turned a $1.25 spin into a $113,896.93 jackpot on one of our Wheel of Fortune slot machines! 🎰 pic.twitter.com/KDqVtBFWuk
— Mohegan Sun ☀️ (@MoheganSun) March 29, 2026

The Connecticut duo were happy to celebrate their win via a photo-op with an outsized check and the iconic Wheel of Fortune slot machine in the backdrop, with the Mohegan Sun property sharing the glad tidings on the social media platform X.

Funnily, the pair thought that the jackpot was a malfunction, but were assured by a casino staffer that everything was in order.

Earlier this year, a player in Mississippi managed to turn their $3 bet into a $1.1-million payout on the game, adding to the list of millionaires minted by the three-decade-old slot blockbuster.

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