We brought you news of the largest Mega Moolah Jackpot being hit at £13,213,838.68. Now, we know the who the where and the when. The news couldn’t be more incredible. Jon Heywood, a UK player and a soldier who toured in Afghanistan, won the life changing sum playing at Betway Casino late October 6th. The most unbelievable part of the story is that Jon won the biggest Mega Moolah progressive jackpot sum in history from just a .25p stake!
It’s been a difficult year for 26 year old Jon whose grandfather past away this year and father is awaiting a lung and heart transplant. When asked what he would be spending the money on, Jon said he would be helping his father get the best medical treatment there is. He also mentioned he would splurge a bit on a yellow Bentley Continental GT.
Jon even gave a statement on his win commenting “It’s all so surreal, and I can’t come to terms with it just yet, I just kept staring at my screen and seeing this huge number in my Betway account. I couldn’t believe that I’d won all this money at the time – and it still hasn’t sunk in. It’s amazing. The first thing I will spend it on is the best possible medical treatment for my dad. That’s more important than anything. Family comes first and I’d give all this money back for him to be healthy again.”
Alan Alger, a Betway spokesman, commented: “We couldn’t be happier for Jon – he’s an incredibly nice guy and his family will benefit immensely from his huge win.”
Microgaming CEO Roger Raatgever commented on the largest win in their flagship Mega Moolah progressive jackpot’s history stating, “We have the longest-standing progressive jackpot network, having launched the first internet progressive jackpot in 1998, as well as the biggest, having paid out over half a billion euros to date. Our progressive jackpot network has set many records since its inception, but I’m absolutely overjoyed to say that our software has generated the world’s largest ever online jackpot win. Many congratulations to Jonathon on this life-changing and historic win!”