85-Year-Old Gambler Wins $1 Million On $5 Casino BetHarold McDowell Hit A Six-Card Straight Flush For Huge Payday At The Borgata Casino |
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It was a jackpot so rare, that the Borgata Hotel and Casino had never paid one out before. In fact, experts said the chance of it happening were one in 20,348,320!
Harold McDowell was playing Three Card Poker at the Atlantic City casino when he placed a $5 bet on the Six Card Bonus. He was given the A
Q 10, while the dealer held the K J 9.
The six-card royal flush was worth a $1 million payout, drastically more than the $200 or so he had on the table.
“It must be the luck of the Irish,” the 85-year-old told the New York Post.
The retired public works director from Lakewood, New Jersey was sitting next to his wife when the hand was dealt. Just a day earlier, the couple received the good news that Mrs. McDowell was now cancer free after undergoing numerous surgeries for liver and colon cancer over the last few years.
“I had my back to her. I turned around and said, ‘I just won a million dollars.’ She told me, ’You’re full of crap.’”
Despite the windfall, McDowell was able to keep his big score in perspective.
“Our lives will probably stay pretty much the same, but it might get better for our children,” he continued. “It was better news that she’s healthy. Money isn’t the most important thing.”
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