Platinum Play online casino recently announced that it had issued one lucky slots player a belated Christmas present. On December 28, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring progressive jackpot paid out £1,965,956.46 to a player by the name of Susan C.

The Lord of the Rings jackpot is linked to the Mega Moolah four tier progressive jackpot found at all Fortune Lounge Group casinos, among them Platinum Play and Royal Vegas. In addition to Lord of the Rings, the progressive network includes Mega Moolah, Isis, Summertime and 5 Reel Drive.

Following the win, players at Microgaming online casinos turned their attention to Major Millions, whose current progressive jackpot is nearly 1.8 million.

December was a big month for progressives elsewhere as well. Casino Tropez, for example, awarded six jackpots, all in excess of €20K, during the last month of 2011. One payout reached as high as €67K.

And of course there is still the Beach Life Progressive slot, whose current €5 million jackpot puts it near the top of the "biggest jackpots in history" list. Beach Life is available at all Playtech casinos, among them Europa Casino, Titan Casino and the previously mentioned Casino Tropez.