He had come to Mississippi for the funeral of a friend
A Michigan man, who came to Mississippi for a friend's funeral, has won a $7.2 million progressive jackpot at the Palace Casino in Biloxi.
Casino officials say Tyler Morris of Montague, Mich., won the jackpot Friday after attending his friend's funeral.
Morris hit the jackpot between 10 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.
He won while playing, The Lord of The Rings: The Fellowship, a Mississippi statewide progressive penny slot machine with a maximum bet of $3.50. The WMS Gaming-manufactured slot machine's progressive jackpot resets at $200,000.
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