Powerbucks Progressive Slot Pays Record $2.1M Jackpot

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Prince George couple wins largest Powerbucks progressive jackpot.

The Powerbucks™ slot machine network packs one heck of a punch! Carrying a progressive jackpot that’s linked across gaming machines in four provinces of Canada, the prize pool grows at an impressive rate. And then, one day, without warning, some lucky player spins the reels, aligning the symbols just right to unleash all that pent up wealth.

That’s exactly the situation one very lucky slots player from British Columbia found themselves in earlier this month. Two Saturdays ago, she and her husband spent the evening at their local casino playing one of the regions most popular slot machine series, the Powerbucks™ progressive. She wasn’t just one more lucky player who hit a life-altering jackpot. This player won the…

Largest Powerbucks Progressive Jackpot Ever!

Who is this fortunate slots-spinning casino enthusiast? Her name is Marlyne Dumoulin, and she won’t be soon forgotten in her home town of Prince George. That name is going to be engraved in the BC Lottery Corp’s record books for some time after she won a record-breaking $2,152,860.

“I was just in shock,” said Mrs. Dumoulin, who was playing the Powerbucks slot machine at Treasure Cove Casino on Saturday, July 13,after an afternoon golfing with her husband, Andy, when the unimaginable occurred. It was so unimaginable, in fact, that in Marlyne’s mind, there were a few less digits on display when the prize flashed across the screen.

“I thought I had won $2,100,” explained the fortunate winner, “but my husband who was sitting beside me said he thought it was a lot more than that.”

She went on to describe the night as being “so surreal … I wasn’t able to sleep or eat for the first two days. I actually have bandages on my fingers from chewing my fingernails.”

More than a week after the big strike, Marlyne and Andy sat down with Treasure Cove’s Amanda Chandler for a quick chat about that memorable Saturday night.

Marlyne told Amanada, thinking back on that fateful evening, “My heart was racing, we were sweating, we both cried. It was unreal.” Still in shock, they decided to spend the night in the hotel next door, giving them time to calm down and figure out what to do next.

By the next day, they had a plan. The happy and soon-to-be very wealthy couple drove to Kamloops where they purchased a motor home, then waited for the imminent phone call from the BC Lottery Corp. When the phone rang, they were told to head to the BCLC Prize Claim Centre the next morning, where they picked up their cheque for more than $2.1 million and celebrated the record-setting payout.

“Everyone treated us so well,” recalled Marlyne. “From the staff here at the Treasure Cove to lotteries in Kamloops.” Now days, she and Andy are retired and taking it easy; enjoying their new-found financial freedom as Canada’s latest millionaires.

As for Amanda, she was pleased beyond measure to have been a part of their experience. “They truly are the nicest, very deserving people and we couldn’t be happier to celebrate this history making win with them,” she said.

Powerbucks Jackpots Available in Four Provinces

Powerbucks progressive jackpot slot machines, developed by IGT, are available in four Canadian provinces, including British Columbia, Manitoba, Prince Edward Island and Quebec. Each of those areas hosts the games in their local casinos, as well as the provincially run online casinos of BC and Manitoba.

The Powerbucks jackpot reseeds at $1,000,000 each time it’s struck, and continues to grow with each spin of the reels until it is won. Our deepest congratulations go out to the Dumoulins on their fantastic fortune!