Georgia man hits $616,118 jackpot at IP Casino Biloxi

BILOXI -- IP Casino Resort started the year where it left off 2015 -- with another large jackpot as a Georgia man won $616,118 on Friday.

Lance T. -- no last name given -- was playing for three hours when he won the jackpot playing the Willy Wonka slot machine.

Other recent jackpots at the Biloxi casino were:

-- In October, Evelyn H. of Milton, Florida, won a $1,519,819 jackpot on Wheel of Fortune

-- In October, JJ A. hit a $568,130 jackpot on the Walking Dead slot machine

-- In September, Lynn L. of Roanoke, Arkansask, hit a $319, 651 jackpot on Lord of the Rings progressive

-- In September, Sandra P. of Biloxi played Quick Hits and won a $31,688 jackpot and in the same month hit a $3,515 jackpot on Quick Hits

This story was originally published February 22, 2016 at 2:44 PM with the headline "Georgia man hits $616,118 jackpot at IP Casino Biloxi ."