The years 2005 and 1989 are the luckiest years for Mr. Lucky, Elmer Sherwin. This man was tagged as such by people in 2005, after he became a Megabucks progressive jackpot winner twice. His first win was in November 22, 1989. What was even remarkable was that he tagged along “The Mirage” in his fame. The Mirage is the casino where he played, and at that time, it was the first day of the said casinos to be open for public. He won at the eve of Thanksgiving, and back then, he was only 76 years old. He was able to bring home $4.6 million. He won it only after an hour and a half of playing. In September 2005, he made noise again after winning $21 million in Megabucks this time at the Cannery Casino in Las Vegas.
Lucky Twice
Elmer Sherwin became remarkable for winning jackpot twice. But his past makes his story a lot more interesting. He is a native of Ohio and a US Army airman in World War II. That time, he was able to escape death also twice, which is why people call him the luckiest guy on earth. Some of his colleagues died but Sherwin and his crew cheated death after being pulled off from a deadly mission. It only shows that he was destined for a good fortune.
Megabucks is famous for giving life-altering progressive jackpots. These slot machines have five reels and a network of machines in over 150 locations. Megabucks jackpot starts at 7 million dollars, and the more players play, the higher the jackpot becomes. It is said that the odds of winning Megabucks is higher than the odds of being struck by lightning. Elmer Sherwin holds the record of being able to hit the Megabucks jackpot twice.
At the time when Sherwin won the Megabucks jackpot for the first time, he and his ex-wife were traveling the US through their mobile home. They stopped in Las Vegas to visit a relative. For seven weeks he took $100 a week to try his luck on Megabucks. That lucky night, they were at the grand opening of The Mirage Hotel and Casino. He started playing with a hundred but came up empty. He leaned over at his ex-wife and asked if he could spot him a twenty, moments later, that twenty dollars became 4.6 million. After that Elmer was put in the penthouse suite and lived in luxury for three days before deciding to go home in his trailer to Ohio. His first indulgence is a recliner, followed by a car. Life did not change much for him because he remained to live a simple life and did not forget to share his winnings to family members.
Mr. Lucky is Also Mr. Nice Guy
Elmer Sherwin considers himself lucky all his life. But the people from the casinos where he won only had one thing to say about this man, and that he is a very simple man. After winning he did not want much of the recognition and luxury, but wanted to go home and be with his loved ones.
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