Hawaiian tourist wins million-dollar jackpot in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) -- A woman visiting the Ninth Island is having quite a profitable trip after hitting a million-dollar jackpot in downtown Las Vegas.

© Provided by KVVU Las VegasVisitor from Hawaii wins $1,025,602 jackpot in downtown Las Vegas. (Boyd Gaming)
According to a news release, the guest, a resident from Hawaii who asked to remain anonymous,

was playing Wheel of Fortune® Double Diamond on Tuesday around 2 p.m. when she hit the jackpot of $1,025,602 on a two-dollar wager at Boyd Gaming’s Main Street Station Casino Brewery Hotel.

Boyd Gaming says the guest had only been playing on the machine for just seven minutes.

According to the company, the lucky guest was in town to catch Sunday’s football game between the Raiders and the Chiefs.

The massive jackpot marked the first major jackpot to hit at Main Street since it reopened on Sept. 8. the company said.