Date Posted : December 20th, 2001
What a year it has been. We have seen the online jackpot records get
broken month after month as more and more slot players decide to try
their luck online. We decided to take a look back at the biggest winners
of 2001 and the games that played a major part in making this such
a great year.
Microgaming has really taken the lead in terms of overall jackpots
awarded this year. Just yesterday a
$190,553.47 win on their Treasure Nile progressives pushed the total
pay outs to over $50,000,000. A massive $30,000,000 of that was won
this past year alone. More that the previous three years combined.
Still the most popular progressive slot online is Cash Splash. Launched
in 1998 it has a loyal player base and is the most frequently hit
game. Treasure Nile was released in mid 2001 and is very popular among
progressive fans who like video slots rather than the old style three
reel games.
Some of Microgaming's biggest winners in 2001 were,
- Debbie R with $271,263.24 in 5 wins
- Jean G with $305,163 in a record 6 wins
- Blake R with $272,957.56 in 3 wins
- Marilyn M with $139,369.89 in 2 wins
- Oliver C with $389,843.85 won on Treasure Nile
- Tammy R with $200,475.08 in 2 wins
It was Oliver C who held the world record with his $380,000+ single win
in early August. This record however was broken just one month later with
a $414,000 win on the Rags to Riches game from Wagerlogic. The Cryptologic
casinos made a big move this year finally linking all of their jackpot
games in all casinos like Microgaming has done since 1998.
This year saw some big wins on Cryptologic's Rags to Riches including,
- $414,119 won by 'BOBO'
- $226,970.92 won by 'STASH'
- $121,074.04 won by 'LEXI'
Overall, the competition between Microgaming and Wagerlogic is really
heating up. This is great news for players as we should continue seeing
more jackpot records being broken as we move into 2002. The big question
we have is when are we going to see the first million dollar win online.
Our bet is that 2002 will bring us the first online instant millionaire
- only time will tell.
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