California woman wins $204,671 at Las Vegas Strip resort

A California woman won a jackpot worth more than $200,000 at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on Friday, Nov. 29, 2019. (Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas)

A California woman won a jackpot worth more than $200,000 at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on Friday evening.

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By Glenn Puit / Las Vegas Review-Journal

November 29, 2019 - 11:33 pm

A California woman hit a $204,671 jackpot at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on Friday evening.

The Cosmopolitan said in a news release that “a lucky woman from San Jose, California, won the top prize on a quarter Wheel of Fortune Game.”

The winner’s name was not released but she is pictured in a photo distributed by the resort.

“The woman won $204,671 after playing just $15 at the machine,” the release said.

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