Mitchel W. from McKinney, Texas won $250,000
Patricia T. Wins Choctaw Casino & Resort – Durant’s $1 Million Drawing
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Durant, Oklahoma, Aug. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Choctaw Casino & Resort – Durant announced its third and final millionaire of the summer early Sunday morning as part of the 2026 edition of “3 Months. 3 Millionaires.” Patricia T. from Kingston, Okla., became the third lucky Choctaw Rewards Club member to become an instant millionaire.
Patricia, who has been visiting Choctaw for more than 18 years, said her husband had a dream earlier this week in which she was going to win the million-dollar drawing.
“Coming to Choctaw is our entertainment, and I came out tonight for the million-dollar drawing. I came thinking that maybe we have a chance,” she said. “I can’t even explain my excitement. I won’t know how it feels to be a millionaire until I wake up tomorrow.”
“We live close, and Choctaw is somewhere nice to go. We enjoy the hotel and have a nice weekend out,” she said. “I feel very fortunate, and I never thought this would happen to me.”
As part of the promotion, Choctaw Casino & Resort – Durant will also take the excitement to the winner’s hometown with a $10,000 donation to a local 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Choctaw will work with the winner to select an approved nonprofit in their community and will make the donation on the winner’s behalf.
In addition to crowning a new millionaire, Choctaw Casino & Resort – Durant also held its bonus drawing for $250,000, where Mitchel W. from McKinney, Texas, was the winner. This new addition will take place on each million-dollar drawing day, one hour after the grand-prize drawing.
“We’ve had an exciting summer at Choctaw Casino & Resort – Durant and we are excited to see another Choctaw Rewards Club member become a millionaire,” said Jeff Penz, senior director of gaming and hospitality for Choctaw Casino & Resort – Durant. “The opportunity to win $1 million brings guests from across the United States, and we are thrilled we are able to provide our rewards club members an opportunity to win big and walk away millionaires.”
Choctaw Casino & Resort – Durant awarded Douglas C., from Norman, Okla., $1 million in June. A guest from Garland, Texas, won $1 million in July.
The casino also donated $20,000 to the first two winners’ charities of choice, including the Oklahoma Parkinson’s Alliance, and the LOH Foundation based in Grand Prairie, Texas.
To keep the excitement of the promotion going, Choctaw Durant has added one final drawing on August 30th where all entries earned during the summer will be collected and used to select from winner from each Choctaw Rewards Club Tier Level. The winners will appear on stage and open a safe to reveal prizes of at least $10,000 with one winner receiving $100,000. More information on the “3 Months. 3 Millionaires.” Last Chance Drawing can be found here.
About Choctaw Casino & Resort in Durant, Okla.
Located an hour north of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, Choctaw Casino & Resort – Durant is a AAA Four Diamond casino resort, entertainment and convention destination in southeastern Oklahoma. The casino has more than 7,400 slot machines, table games, a poker room, and the largest non-smoking gaming floor in America featuring 5,400 slots and 82 table games. The resort offers more than 100,000 square feet of meeting and convention space and seats more than 3,000 at the Academy of Country Music (ACM) award-winning Grand Theater. The resort also includes more than 1,600 luxurious rooms and suites, 20 restaurants, 21 bars and lounges, six retail stores, two fitness centers, a spa, and two outdoor pools and a water park. The family-friendly District offers guests 20 bowling lanes, a 6-screen premier movie theater, 70 arcade games and dining options. Additionally, guests can enjoy the Choctaw RV Park located across from the casino. For more information, visit choctawcasinos.com.
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- Mitchel W. from McKinney, Texas won $250,000
- Patricia T. Wins Choctaw Casino & Resort – Durant’s $1 Million Drawing
CONTACT: Sally Huggins Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma 5807407308 [email protected]
