Sixteen years later, he won 21 million dollars in the same jackpot. Even with the big win, Sherwin continued to play the slots once or twice a week in hopes of being the first, second-time winner. Elmer Sherwin, a World War II vet was 76 when he won a $4.6 million dollar Megabucks jackpot, a mere 10 hours after The Mirage opened to the public.
It’s hard to fathom winning millions of dollars in a Las Vegas slot machine, but one man found himself in that position twice.
