Microgaming’s WowPot hit for €17.5 million by 32Red player

ISLE OF MAN – Microgaming’s WowPot jackpot has been hit for a massive €17,529,047.11* (£15,183,085.96), marking the first ever Mega win on the progressive jackpot. 

On Wednesday 14 April 2021, a 32Red Casino player in the UK became the first to land the top WowPot jackpot after placing a £0.80 bet on Book of Atem: WowPot. The player is one of 93 EUR millionaires* to be created on Microgaming’s progressive jackpot network, which has paid out more than €1.3 billion* across all games and jackpots to date. 

Not only is the eight-figure sum the largest WowPot win of all time, eclipsing the €1,123,513.15* Major win triggered on Sisters of Oz™: WowPot in March 2021, but it’s also the third largest† award in the history of Microgaming’s progressive jackpot network. As with all wins on the network, the jackpot prize has been paid to the player in a lump sum. 

Launched network-wide in September 2020, Egyptian-themed Book of Atem: WowPot was created exclusively for Microgaming by All41 Studios and was the second title to feature the four-tiered WowPot progressive jackpot. A total of €23 million* has since been awarded through the game across all jackpot tiers, with one winner scooping a Major jackpot of €998,876.35* in March 2021.  

 WowPot spun onto the Microgaming progressive jackpot network last February with the release of Alchemy Gaming’s Wheel of Wishes, featuring a top prize pool seeding at an industry-leading €2 million. The jackpot now features in six diverse game creations from Microgaming’s network of exclusive independent studios, including the intriguing Sherlock & Moriarty WowPot from Just For The Win, and the stunning Queen of Alexandria™ WowPot from Neon Valley Studios. 

Microgaming’s progressive jackpot network continues to go from strength to strength, with recent game additions including Atlantean Treasures™: Mega Moolah, developed by Neon Valley Studios, and Absolootly Mad™: Mega Moolah, developed by Triple Edge Studios, which play to the iconic Mega Moolah progressive jackpot.  

With WowPot having returned to its starting seed of €2 million, Mega Moolah is now by some distance the industry’s largest jackpot**, currently approaching the €18 million* mark.

* EUR currency equivalent.
** Based on a comparison of 600 competitor offerings.

† Top 3 Microgaming progressive jackpot wins by EUR (not adjusted for inflation):
1.  €18,915,872.81 on Mega Moolah (28/09/2018)
2.  €17,886,199.18 on Mega Moolah (06/10/2015)
3.  €17,529,047.11 on Book of Atem: WowPot (13/04/2021)