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California Woman Wins $6.7 Million Slot Machine Jackpot1 January 2001LAUGHLIN, Nevada – Jan. 1, 2001 –As reported by the Associated Press: "A California woman won a $6.7 million slot machine jackpot Sunday after acting on the hunch of a childhood friend. "Karen Beverly, 50, of Corona, won the Wheel of Fortune MegaJackpot at the Edgewater Casino in Laughlin, Nev. "Apparently a friend gave her some money and told her to play the $2 machine, said spokeswoman Connie Fox of International Game Technology, which runs the statewide progressive game. She lost $52 before hitting the jackpot…" |