Win A Day player snags Friday the 13th jackpot

(PRESS RELEASE) -- A Win A Day Casino player who just won a record-breaking progressive jackpot says he'll donate to Puerto Rico hurricane relief efforts before paying some bills and taking a holiday. Jose P. won $277,482 playing the Pyramid Plunder slot.

Jose P. won Win A Day's largest jackpot ever on Friday the 13th, a date often considered to be bad luck.

"I'm not superstitious myself," he said. "But my wife is, and she can't believe my good fortune!"

Jose says he'll share his win with some less fortunate people before treating himself to a trip.

"I'll be donating to hurricane relief efforts in Puerto Rico," the winner told his VIP service rep at Win A Day. "I'll pay off my bills and my mother's bills. And I always wanted to visit Japan and South Korea, so now is the time for that!"

This jackpot win shatters previous records. The previous record was held by a young mother who won $255,462 playing the Chinatown slot.

Jose has been playing at Win A Day for more than six years and is a Bronze level VIP player. (VIPs get free bonus offers when entering each VIP level, extra bonus percentages on regular promos and exclusive VIP offers.) Like most players, he wins periodically but has never won anywhere near this much on one click on an online slot machine.

Pyramid Plunder is an Egyptian-themed slot tied to Win A Day's site-wide progressive jackpot, has three bonus features. An animated scarab beetle can uncover new symbols and new chances for winning combinations. The mummy can also create new combinations by shifting its reel down one or two places. In the Chamber of Treasures bonus game, players choose symbols to reveal instant prizes.

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