$577,507.86 Progressive VLT Jackpot Awarded in Regina
Aug 13, 2024
$577,507.86 jackpot awarded in Regina!
Regina, SK – Western Canada Lottery Corporation (WCLC) is pleased to announce a Vault Breaker jackpot prize awarded by the Saskatchewan VLT program. Judy Kochylema of Regina was awarded $577,507.86 after winning the grand jackpot on Vault Breaker at Westside Pizza in Regina on August 7.
“OMG I couldn’t believe it,” Kochylema said. “Everyone was watching and yelling at the machine to keep going.”
“The Vault Breaker came up and I won,” she explained. “There were congratulations all around. It was a very active crowd cheering me on.”
Kochylema said she hasn’t made any big plans for her windfall, but she has a few ideas to get started.
“I’m just happy to never worry about paying a bill again,” she laughed. “I’m going to help out my kids and grandkids and put the rest in the bank!’”
Vault Breaker is a wide-area progressive that links 4,200 VLTs located in approximately 570 sites in 270 communities across the province. There are three mystery jackpot tiers: the province-wide grand jackpot has a minimum value of $500,000 and pays out before it hits $1.5 million, the regional major jackpot has a minimum value of $5,000 and pays out before it hits $25,000, and the local site jackpot minimum is $100 and pays out before hitting $500. Any of the three jackpot tiers can be awarded when a patron plays Vault Breaker.
The province-wide jackpot has awarded $43,400,496.56 to 45 winners since June 2017. Vault Breaker’s province-wide grand jackpot has now been reset to $500,000.
About WCLC: Western Canada Lottery Corporation (WCLC) manages, conducts, and operates video lottery related activities as agent for Lotteries and Gaming Saskatchewan (LGS).
About LGS: Lotteries and Gaming Saskatchewan (LGS) is a commercial crown corporation responsible for the management of VLTs, casinos, lotteries, and online gaming in Saskatchewan. LGS owns the network of 4,200 VLTs located in approximately 570 sites in 270 communities across the province.