Christmas Eve brought a huge jackpot for a player in The Suncoast Casino in Las Vegas. The man reportedly won a $15.5 million progressive jackpot playing IGT’s Megabucks with only $40. This is the largest win in Nevada in the past 8 years but doesn’t come close to the record-breaking $39.7 million won in 2003 at Excalibur.

Megabucks lives up to its name

On Thursday, the Suncoast Hotel and Casino tweeted to announce a $15.5 million jackpot win for a patron named Kevin. The casino posted a picture of the hidden winner, claiming that he won this multi-million jackpot playing a slot machine by IGT. The Suncoast property is owned by Boyd Gaming. Kevin was playing on the Megabucks slot machine, which is a popular game by International Game Technology (IGT) when he hit $15,491,103 Megabucks Progressive Jackpot. He had bet only $40 on the slot machine.

The winner’s identity was protected by the casino for safety reasons. Kevin said that he hopes to support his business and pay it forward with his win. A Suncoast spokesperson commented on the win and said,

“It was certainly a Christmas Eve to remember. We’re excited and honored we could play a part in this historic holiday jackpot at the Suncoast.”

Nevada is looking for big wins

Nevada has not had a big win in its casinos for years. Kevin’s jackpot is its largest win in 8 years. The record for the biggest win is still held by the Excalibur Hotel & Casino. In 2003, a 25-year-old man won MGM casino’s $39.7 million jackpot. This happened roughly three years after a woman won $34.9 million playing slots at the Desert Inn Resort.

On Tuesday, the NC Education Lottery announced that a North Carolina preschool teacher, laid off from their job, won $250,000 from a scratch-off ticket.