What better time of the year than summer could there be to win a progressive jackpot on a sunshine-themed slot game? With the weather heating up across half the world, and people flocking to beaches, Playtech's Beach Life slot has been played even more often than usual at partner casinos.
Which explains why the progressive jackpot was finally won on this game, after months of intense action at online casinos. The higher the multi million jackpot climbed, the more players flocked to Playtech partner sites to try their luck.
This week, Playtech was thrilled to announce that the player known as Hilton hit the jackpot on Beach Life slot, winning the second largest jackpot in the software company's 16 year history.
"This is a tremendous win on one of our most popular games and on one of our newest licensees," said Shimon Akad, the COO of Playtech. "The Playtech casino jackpot network continues to deliver outstanding results for our customers and, as we've seen from today's news, their loyal players."
"This is yet another great reason to be part of Playtech, the gaming industry's leading and most dynamic omni-channel company," he added.
Small Wagers Lead to Big Wins
Hilton, the lucky player wagered 50p per line (or £10) per spin in an attempt to win the big prize. Players who try out for big progressive slot jackpots know that to put themselves in line to win, they need to wager the maximum number of coins.
It turns out that Hilton's efforts paid off because he went on to line up five Sunshine symbols to win the huge sum of £3.7 million - 379,904 times his original wager!
"I'm still in shock," said Hilton. "Things like this usually happen to other people. I don't have big plans to spend all the money but my mum and my dad will be getting their bungalow. My nieces and nephews will be getting a good start in life. I'm still shocked," said the player who has chosen to remain anonymous."
Also on the cards is a vacation to the Caribbean instead of the local holiday which Hilton already booked for his family.
What £3.7 Million Can Buy
In its announcement about Hilton's magical slot jackpot win, Playtech reminded players what the huge sum of £3.7 million can buy.
Some of the options included taking a two year vacation to visit 150 countries around the world for the sum of £1 million or purchasing a whopping 402 Ford Fiestas!
Winners could also spend 16 years living in the Savoy hotel, or buy 21 houses in the UK if they paid the average house price.
Beach Life's jackpot has now been reseeded again and will continue to grow once more.