The slot machine played by Washam is considered a 'Wide-Area Progressive,' which is an electronically linked gaming machine, offering large, progressive jackpots to customers in many gaming venues, simultaneously. On Saturday, March 12, Michael Washam from Plano, Texas, won $1,185,286 while playing an Indiana Jones 3-D MegaJackpot® penny slot machine, made by International Game Technology (IGT), at Choctaw Casino Resort in Durant, Oklahoma.
