Progressive jackpots are no threat to lottery prizes.
Can any jackpot ever compete again with the half billion dollar jackpot from the late November Powerball (USA)? Probably not. But we can hope for 2013 to bring more such jackpot frenzies of considerable scope.
Two lotto players have filled out the winning numbers and will share in the prize. It almost had us forget about the many new millionaires that 2012 has introduced, including:
Millions
In December, a player won an incredible £5.8 million jackpot playing the Mega Moolah progressive jackpot. The Microgaming progressive network is famous for such gigantic amounts, and 2012 hadn't disappointed.
The Playtech progressive jackpot network does not fall far behind. Earlier in 2012, Betfred casino player has won the Beach Life progressive slots for the some of $8,211,488 after months that the game had gone unclaimed.
Other jackpots, though not in the multi-millions sphere, but impressive nontheless, are 888casino's Ultimate Grill Thrills. A mere 25p wager had yielded one player a jackpot of £973,400. A fine deal any day of the year.
Betsson Casino paid out a few million euros too, in October, 2012. It has been announced that the winner of a 7.3 million euro jackpot on Hall of Gods slots was a Norwegian player.
Not So Small
Hundred of thousands of dollars, euros and pounds are claimed weekly, even daily, at online casinos. Progressive jackpots make the headlines - and the end of year summaries - only when they go several weeks or months without a winner, and reach the millions sphere. But the opportunities are out there, every day, on many a game.
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