For a Brisbane-based electrician, this exact scenario didn't just end a session—it changed his year. A remarkable run of luck on his final five spins resulted in a $5,000 progressive jackpot win, a moment of magic he found at Stellar Spins.

The player, Greg, 48, had deposited $100 on a Friday night to relax after a long week. He was playing a popular progressive pokie linked to a network-wide jackpot. After about an hour of play, his balance had dwindled to just $8.50. Disappointed but sticking to his budget, he calculated he had enough for five more spins at his current stake of $1.50. "I said to my wife, 'Right, that's me done after these last five'," he recounted.

The Final Five Spins: A Countdown to a Miracle

• Spin 1 (Balance: $8.50 -> $7.00): A complete miss. No winning lines.

• Spin 2 (Balance: $7.00 -> $5.50): Another miss.

• Spin 3 (Balance: $5.50 -> $4.00): A tiny win of $0.50. His balance was now $4.50. Not enough for three more spins, but two.

• Spin 4 (Balance: $4.50 -> $3.00): A small win of $1.00. Balance: $4.00. He still had two spins left. The end of the session was imminent.

Spin 5 (Balance: $4.00 -> $2.50): The Spin that Changed Everything

This was his last intended spin. The reels spun and landed... with three "Bonus Wheel" scatter symbols. He had triggered the jackpot feature. "I just laughed," Greg said. "Couldn't believe the timing. I was just hoping to win enough on the wheel to get my hundred bucks back."

The game's jackpot wheel appeared, with segments for the four progressive prizes. At that moment, they stood at:

• Mini: $15.20

• Minor: $88.45

• Major: $5,210.14

• Mega: $1.2 Million

The wheel spun. Greg watched, expecting it to land on the Mini as it almost always did. It slowed, and the pointer ticked past the Mini segments. It passed the Minor segments. It was heading towards the red "Major" segment. "I was thinking, 'No way. It's going to skip past it'," he said. But it didn't. The wheel came to a perfect, decisive stop right in the middle of the Major jackpot slot.

For a few seconds, Greg didn't react. He just stared at the number $5,210.14 flashing on his screen. Then, he leaped out of his chair, shouting, "You are kidding me!"

His session had been just seconds away from ending with a balance of $2.50. Instead, he was now looking at a win of over five thousand dollars. It was a stunning reversal of fortune, a one-in-a-million sequence of events that proves that in the world of progressive pokies, it truly isn't over until the very last spin.