Third jackpot of the month hits at a Biloxi casino, and this one was won at a table game
The winning streak continues in South Mississippi, as a player with a very lucky hand took home the jackpot at IP Casino Resort in Biloxi.
Jerry (no last name provided) of Texas was playing Light & Wonder’s Carnival 3-Card Poker at 8:30a.m. on Friday, Oct. 18. After betting $1, he hit the progressive jackpot with a royal flush of hearts.
His hand paid a jackpot of $206,979.
This came just five days after a Louisiana resident won more than $300,000 at IP Casino while playing Pai Gow Poker progressive.
The latest win was the fourth jackpot in four months at IP Casino and the 17th jackpot at Coast casinos in 10 months, totaling $5.3 million.
Here is a list of the other major winners in South Mississippi since March:
Oct. 13 — Kenneth (no last name provided), a resident of Louisiana, was playing Pai Gow Poker progressive at IP Casino Resort in Biloxi and wagered $1. When revealing his lucky hand, he showed a seven-card straight flush from 3 to 9 of spades, with a Joker serving as the 7 of spades. That was good for a $319,348 payout.
Oct. 8 — YouTube celebrity Jason Jensen, Better known as “Greatness Reinvented,” won a $146,250 jackpot at Beau Rivage Casino Resort in Biloxi after he fled Hurricane Milton in Florida. He hit the jackpot a high limit Dragon Link slot around 7 a.m.
Friday, Sept. 13 — A Mississippi resident had a lucky day at IP Casino Resort in Biloxi, winning a $126,555 while playing the Dollar Storm slot machine by Aristocrat Gaming. The person placed a $7.50 bet.
Aug. 30 — An anonymous player won $100,000 playing a top Dollar at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, the sixth jackpot of the year at the casino. The winner had been playing for an hour on the $100 denomination game and bet $200 that spin.
July 31 — A player from Alabaster, Alabama, who asked to remain anonymous, won $160,000 on the $100 Pinball slot machine. at Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi. The person started playing just two minutes earlier and played four games when the jackpot hit. The bet was $200.
July 25 — Peter H. (no last name provided) was playing Face Up Pai Gow at Harrah’s Gulf Coast in Biloxi. Defying the odds, he won a jackpot of $290,521 with a royal street flush.
July 21 — A person from Orange Beach, Alabama, hit the jackpot at the Beau Rivage Casino for $205,163.61 while playing an Aristocrat Mo’ Mummy slot machine at 2:28 a.m. with a bet of $11.25.
June 28 — Three slot jackpots hit on the same day at Scarlet Pearl Casino in D’Iberville:
▪ A man from Austin, Texas, hit $49,141.30 playing dimes on a Mighty Cash in the high limits Orchid Room.
▪ A woman from Gulfport hit $86,038.09 playing dimes on a Lock it Link in the Orchid Room.
▪ A man from Iuka, Mississippi won $99,800 playing The Triple Blazing 7s Double game.
June 24 —Karen S. (no last name provided) was playing Three-Card Poker June 24 when she hit the jackpot for $480,000 at Harrah’s Gulf Coast in Biloxi.
June 18 — Duane, no last name provided, from Illinois, won a $162,868.67 jackpot at IP Casino Biloxi on a $5 bet on Dollar Storm Caribbean Gold slot game by Aristocrat Gaming
June 13 — An unidentified player won $160,000 at Hard Rock Casino Biloxi in the casino’s high limits room. The player bet $200 on the spin on the Double Diamond Deluxe slot machine and won the jackpot.
April 27 — an unidentified player won big with a $1,217,921.02 jackpot at Beau Rivage Resort & Casino playing a $1 Dragon Link game with a $25 minimum bet in the high limits area of the casino.
April 19 — Rosa V. (last name not disclosed) of McAllen, Texas, was playing a $100 Triple Double Stars game in the high limit slot room at Beau Rivage Resort & Casino when she won a $200,000 jackpot.
March 8 — An unidentified player won a life-changing jackpot of $1,254,996 playing a $1 denomination Wheel of Fortune Triple Gold Gold Spin at the Beau Rivage.
