Life is incredibly unpredictable – you never know what's around the corner; and for the most part, for every bad thing that happens, there is something good that balances it.
There are people that look down upon playing video slots, but they have been known to completely turn people's lives around. Just ask a certain, Sean Doyle, whose slot skills and determination (granted, a bit of good fortune too) just won him a one-way ticket to life in the fast lane!
For he is one of the few: February 13th was a fateful day for him...
...as it was the day he turned into a millionaire!
Sean is a 33 year-old chef hailing from Northern Ireland. It may not seem outstanding per se and he will remain a chef after what happened on the 13th – but that would make him the world's wealthiest chef (well, after Jamie Oliver and Gordon Ramsay, obviously).
That is because Doyle – a loyal Paddy Power Casino punter - has struck gold playing Blueprint Gaming's Mars Attacks!, a fun and quirky homage to the 1996 comedy starring Jack Nicholson and Pierce Brosnan.
He managed to pocket no less than £4.3 million!
The lucky winner was beside himself from happiness and awe, so much so, that he was not available for making a comment...
...though Blueprint's Director of Marketing and Relationships, Jo Purvis, and Paddy Power Gaming's Commercial Director, Mike Phelan, were there to congratulate him promptly.
Purvis lauded the supplier's Jackpot King Deluxe series which adds an “exciting layer” to their games, allowing players to dream and win big, hinting at multiple new releases in 2019 that will be using this progressive jackpot system.
“Congratulations to Sean and what an amazing start to the year to win such a life-changing sum of money. It’s great to hear that Sean will not only be spending the prize money on himself but with his friends and family too.”
Mike Phelan himself commented on behalf of the operator where the big event occurred:
“This sums up why Blueprint Gaming’s progressive jackpot system is a key component of our games offering. Jackpot King allows our players to win staggering amounts of money at the spin of a reel, while also raising excitement levels and delivering increased revenues.”
He added that the entire company is thrilled that Sean has walked away with the jackpot and hope that he will have as much fun spending the prize as he did plying the game.
The said Jackpot King Deluxe progressive jackpot system was enhanced in 2018 with the addition of two 'must be won by' pots, guaranteeing a payout by a fixed value.
As for Mars Attacks!, the game already began paying out big, even though it was only released at the beginning of the year...
...the joint creative work by Blueprint and Warner Bros. movie company, the 5x3 game features five modifiers, four bonus rounds, a gamble feature as well as an additional, Martian Modifiers round, which reshapes the reels in such a way they form 3125 paylines in total.