Male Anchor: Well, you know, an eighty-year-old great-grandmother shouldn't have to work for a living anymore. And now Rebecca Berry—she won't have to.Berry's (soon-to-be-former) employer is a US district court judge in Honolulu, for whom she works as secretary. She's one of only four winners who have become instant millionaires playing Wild Cherry progressive slot machines.
Female Anchor: No, she's not coming to Tim's house, either, unfortunately! Last night, though, Berry hit the jackpot—on a dollar progressive slot machine at the Mystic Lake Casino; she takes home more than one-point-three million dollars. She looks so calm there! Berry lives in Hawaii; she comes to Minnesota a couple of times a year to visit her daughters. She says she just had a feeling about that machine.
Berry: I would play, walk away, play, walk away, and I kept coming back to the same machine for two days. [giggles] I was planning on retiring at the—early next year, but I'm going to call him and say, "I quit!" [laughs]
Female Anchor: Well, at eighty, she certainly deserves that. Berry says she plans to use the money to make repairs on her home and also to help out her children.
I'm so not a gambler; I've never even played a slot machine in my life, and I've been to Vegas (for a trade show, my attendance at which was required by an old job). "The house always wins" is just too compelling an argument for me to put down my money—but I love it when other people gamble and win. Congrats, Ms. Berry!
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