Ho Chunk awards world record $5 million to Cambridge Wisconsin
by The Cambridge Wisconsin News
posted by the Cambridge Lions
Cambridge Wisconsin John Johnson won a record braking $5,034,540 when he hit a Diamond Cinema MegaJackpot on the Marilyn Monroe nickel machine at the Ho Chunk Casino outside of Baraboo Thursday, June 9. The winner, a retired fur buyer, said he visits the casino because, “I like the people here. (They) have been super to me in the past.” Johnson went on to comment that he and his wife “have been playing this game for over a year and last night we won $500.” Just prior to his record-braking win, Johnson said, “My wife and I were remarking, we couldn’t seem to be pulling off the righ lines.” Moments later, Johnson hit the top jackpot award and said of his win, “It was fabulous, a dream come true. I just think it’s amazing.