Racecar Driver Christy Georges-Barnett Wins $1M on Vegas Slots

Posted on: October 20, 2023, 11:26h. 

Last updated on: October 23, 2023, 09:47h.

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Racecar driver Christy Georges-Barnett has won over 300 races, including 35 championships. But it’s hard to believe she’s ever been happier than when she turned $25 into $1 million at Caesars Palace this week.

Racecar driver Christy Georges-Barnett celebrates the slot jackpot of a lifetime at Caesars Palace, above. (Image: TikTok)

In 2007, Georges-Barnett set the world’s record for the fastest woman in a NASCAR (208 mph) at the Bonneville Salt Flats. In 2010, she became the only woman to hold a U.M.P. DirtCar national title.

Christy Georges-Barnett and her husband, Sherman, enjoy a victory they had to work a little harder for. (Image: citizenside.com)

Now, at 63, she and Sherman still race modified dirt cars, Super Trucks, and Tremendous Vehicles for the US Racing Association.

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Caesars Palace shared the video, from a bystander’s TikTok account, of the marvelous moment the win sank in and Georges-Barnet began repeatedly yelling, “It’s a million dollars, Sherman!”

It’s actually more than $1.184 million. No details were released about the spin, though.

Another guest at Caesars Palace scored a $1M slot payday earlier this year.

Here’s TMZ‘s version of the video: