$1,080,618.14 jackpot awarded in Shell Lake!

Shell Lake, SK – Western Canada Lottery Corporation (WCLC) is pleased to announce a Vault Breaker jackpot prize awarded by the Saskatchewan VLT program. Darrell Kreklewich of Shell Lake was awarded $1,080,618.14 after winning the grand jackpot on Vault Breaker at the Shell Lake Hotel in Shell Lake on July 28!

“I went totally numb!” laughed Kreklewich while claiming his prize. “I was looking around, paying more attention to other people’s machines than my own, and then: ‘Vault Breaker winner!’”

Kreklewich said he started celebrating right then and there.

“I bought a round and some pizza for everyone in the bar!” he laughed.

The happy winner said he has a couple ideas for his windfall, starting with paying off a big bill.

“I’m going to pay off my mortgage!” he explained. “After that, I’ll share some of the money with my kids and take a trip or two, this time to Paris!”

The winner said he will also finish renovating his cabin and travel to Mexico on a mission trip to build houses.

Vault Breaker is a wide-area progressive that links 4,200 VLTs located in approximately 570 sites in 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 $32,253,343.06 to 34 winners since June 2017. Vault Breaker’s province-wide grand jackpot has now been reset to $500,000.

About WCLC: Western Canada Lottery Corporation (WCLC) manages, conducts, and operates video lottery related activities as agent for Lotteries and Gaming Saskatchewan (LGS).

About LGS: Lotteries and Gaming Saskatchewan (LGS) is a commercial crown corporation responsible for the management of VLTs, casinos, lotteries, and online gaming in Saskatchewan. LGS owns the network of 4,200 VLTs located in approximately 570 sites in 270 communities across the province.

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