YORKTON, Sask. – Mirzet Imocanin of Wadena is $1,143,539.17 richer after winning the grand jackpot on Vault Breaker at Tapps Sports Lounge & Grill in Yorkton on Oct. 23.
Imocanin says he initially thought he had won the minor prize when the Western Canada Lottery Corporation Vault Breaker symbols began appearing in different positions on the screen.
“When I realized I had won, I jumped up!” he recalled. “I will be paying off some debt. I will also need a new truck to get back and forth to work.”
The timing of the win was especially meaningful for Imocanin. He has a family member who is seriously ill and he hopes to use part of his windfall to pursue treatment.
“This couldn’t have come at a better time,” he said.
Vault Breaker is a wide-area progressive that links 4,200 VLTs located in more than 550 sites in nearly 270 communities across the province. There are three mystery jackpot tiers: the province-wide grand jackpot has a minimum value of $500,000 and pays out before it hits $1.5 million, the regional major jackpot has a minimum value of $5,000 and pays out before it hits $25,000, and the local site jackpot minimum is $100 and pays out before hitting $500. Any of the three jackpot tiers can be awarded when a patron plays Vault Breaker.
The province-wide jackpot has awarded $68,881,641.89 to 69 winners since June 2017. Vault Breaker’s province-wide grand jackpot has now been reset to $500,000.
