'Dale decided that he would wait and not buy anything but he did want to make sure that he took care of his mother who is 87 and lives in Spokane and he bought her hearing aids,” said Fojuwaye. Now, Dale tells the casino he wants to be smart with his money, not making any quick decisions. 'But you could tell he was excited because the first thing he does, like everybody does, is they call somebody they know,” said Fojuwaye who’s seen many Jackpot winner reactions during her time working at Casinos.įor Dale, that was his girlfriend who didn't quite believe him at first. You know, he took it in stride and he was not quite sure what happened when it hit so he called somebody over and said, ‘Something's wrong with my machine,’ and they looked and said, ‘Oh well, you've hit the top jackpot prize!’” said Fojuwaye. Dale initially didn't even realize he won, due to the machine locking up for verification and hiding the five gold shields representing his win. I mean some people are jumping up and down, some people are crying, and some people are laughing,' said Deirdre Fojuwaye, Assistant Marketing Director at Legends Casino in Toppenish.īut Dale was humble in is winnings.

'Anytime somebody hits a jackpot you have a wide range of emotions. TOPPENISH, Wash.- What would you do with $1 million dollars? It’s a common ice breaker for most, but a question one local man is now seriously having to ask himself.ĭale, a Yakima resident recently retired after 26 years at a local shipping company and is now a millionaire after winning the Gold Series Buffalo Bucks Progressive Top Jackpot of $1,090,678.23.ĭale didn't want to appear on camera, but did share his exciting story.

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