在密歇根泰勒莫里斯的蒙塔古，在密西西比Biloxi的一个朋友的葬礼上，他决定在宫殿赌场度假村玩他的已故的朋友最喜欢的老虎机游戏。

　　根据该赌场的网站博之道显示，“泰勒，他说的话通常是胡扯，在当天早些时候一个朋友的葬礼上，他参加了不得不碰碰运气的老虎的记忆。泰勒说他的朋友喜欢在故宫玩一分钱插槽，所以他选择去赌场玩竹篙插槽。”

　　莫里斯赢得了7217175.15美元，在魔戒：奖学金进老虎机游戏中赢到的。

　　“当被问到，当他意识到他已经赢得了7000000美元后首先想到的是什么，泰勒说，他觉得他的朋友都在看着他，并赐予他的大的胜利。泰勒的妻子，玛丽，说他们将把本周早些时候他们刚刚购买的新车的钱给支付了，文章出自博之道，为了能够去使密西西比海岸旅行，”赌场网站是这样报道的。

　　泰勒和玛丽Morris说，这些赢来的奖金，他们还将修复他们的商业屋顶--他们制造的风向标和门牌号码，还有的就让他们的孩子和孙子挥霍。

　　译文：

　　Tyler Morris of Montague, Michigan, was in Biloxi, Mississippi, for a friend's funeral when he decided to play his late friend's favourite penny-slot game at Palace Casino Resort.

　　According to the casino's website www.bozhidao.com, "Tyler, who typically plays craps, felt compelled to try his luck on the penny slot machine in memory of a friend whose funeral he attended earlier in the day. Tyler stated his friend enjoyed playing penny slots at the Palace, so he chose to visit the casino and play penny slots."Morris won $7,217,175.15 playing The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship progressive penny slot machine.

　　"When asked what his first thought was after realizing he had won over $7 million dollars, Tyler said he felt his friend was watching over him and had blessed him with the big win. Tyler’s wife, Mary, commented they would pay off the new car they had just purchased earlier this week in order to be able to make the trip to the Mississippi Gulf Coast," the casino's site reported.

　　Tyler and Mary Morris said that with the winnings, www.bozhidao.com they'll also repair the roof of their business - they manufacture weather vanes and house numbers - and splurge on their children and grandchildren.