Jackpot! There’s No Place Like … the “Wonderful” Winner’s Circle at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas on the Las Vegas Strip – especially when a very modest bet leads to a win approaching $1 million. Dancing through life indeed!

On the morning of Sunday, Nov. 23, as 2025 Heineken F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix attendees were recovering from Saturday night’s afterparties and departing Sin City, a guest at The Venetian who wished to remain anonymous was playing Wizard of Oz – I’ll Get You My Pretty (insert cackle) by Light & Wonder.

Instead of melting from a bucket of water or being crushed by a house, the guest landed five Wicked Witch of the West symbols for the top jackpot. For an $8 bet, the individual won $835,512.93 – a truly spellbinding jackpot for which Oz the Great and Powerful would be jealous.

Award-winning film, Broadway and TV actress and “Wicked” star Cynthia Erivo was in Las Vegas for F1 Las Vegas. Perhaps the green witch Elphaba’s presence in The Entertainment Capital of the World led to all the greens at The Venetian?