This time around, he gave a lot of his money to charity, including the victims of Hurricane Katrina. 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.
