MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – This weekend an East Bay man won a multimillion dollar jackpot at Twin Pine Casino and Hotel.
On Sunday, the man – whose name casino officials did not release – hit a jackpot of $3,060,857 on an IGT progressive “Mega Bucks” machine.
The winner and his wife, who are regular patrons of Twin Pine, had only been at the casino for a short time when he hit the jackpot.
Casino officials said the winner repeatedly asked staff, “Is all of this real?”
As for what he plans to do with his newfound fortune, the winner said, “My daughter is going to college and I will be paying her tuition.”
This latest jackpot follows a July which was Twin Pine's third-highest jackpot payout month.
It's also the second time that a Mega Bucks machine at Twin Pine has created an instant millionaire. In December 2012, a lucky guest won an $8.4 million dollar jackpot.
In the last five years alone there have been three winners of up to $8 million and three of up to $6,000 with lots of other big winners in between, casino officials reported.
Twin Pine Casino and Hotel, which is getting ready to celebrate its 20th anniversary in November, is owned and operated by the Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians.