A lucky punter, wagering on Microgaming’s Major Millions Progressive slot game over the weekend, managed to hit the progressive jackpot on the slot game that resulted in a massive $1,945,884 cash prize.

The punter’s hit is the 53rd jackpot hit in the history of the Major Millions Progressive slot game. The jackpot prize pays out an average amount of $543,194 every 7 weeks or so.

Major Millions is an army-themed 5×3 reel and 25 separate pay line slot. In order to win the progressive jackpot, players are required to place the maximum bet and cover all pay lines.

Symbols on the reels of the progressive slot game are an assortment of military-based symbols that include the Major’s cape, medals, a tank, binoculars, a top secret envelope, a friendly looking bomber plane, a supply crate that is loaded with bars as well as a large warship.

Players need all 15 pay lines on a spin in order to win the progressive jackpot.

The Major Millions Progressive logo is the Wild symbol in the game and substitutes for any other symbol to create a winning pay line with the exception of the Scatter symbol. Using a Major Millions Progressive Wild to create a winning pay line will see the amount that is ordinarily won being tripled.

Each time the Major Millions slot is played in any Microgaming online casino, more money gets added to the jackpot.

The entire jackpot is won when a lucky online player hits the winning combination of 5 Major Millions symbols on the 5th pay line.