Lady Luck has a funny habit of shining on those least in need of help some times and so it proved in the United States this week when a 92 year old man won a massive casino jackpot for the second time in his life.

Elmer Sherwin from Ohio managed to win the top Megabucks slot machine jackpot at the Cannery Hotel and Casino, netting himself $21.1 million this week.

It is not the first time that Mr. Sherwin has had the luck of the house, as in 1989, he won the $4.6 million jackpot from a Megabucks machine at the Mirage Casino.

Sherwin is being labeled the ‘luckiest’ man alive after a lifetime of extremely good fortune.

As a U.S. Army airman during World War II, he twice escaped death when his crew was pulled from separate ill-fated missions shortly before it was to leave the ground. Others took off instead, he said, flying into midair collisions that killed everyone aboard. But Sherwin lived to see another day.

In a statement issued by IGT, which makes the Megabucks machines, Mr. Sherwin said:
'I'm glad I finally hit; I've been trying to do it again.'

'I want to see the looks on their [my family's] faces when they hear,' he added.

The chance of winning the Megabucks progressive jackpot even once is less than one in ten million but these odds do not discourage the hardy gambler, who says he aims to win it for a third time.

He is currently the only person to have won the top prize for a second time.

Sherwin lives in northwest Las Vegas with his son and daughter-in-law, who 'take care of my laundry for me,' he said. He still drives, however, and recently bought an expensive new car using proceeds from his 1989 jackpot.

Having lived through the Great Depression, Sherwin said he's not prone to big expenditures. As he waited for IGT to verify his win Thursday, Cannery representatives offered him a complimentary meal at one of the property's restaurants. He instead asked for a hot dog, half of which he wrapped and took home to eat later!