By Brenda Erdahl
A retired local couple struck it big recently when playing electronic pull tabs at Madigans Pub and Grill in Maple Lake.
The $72,494.30 jackpot is thought to be the biggest paid out in Maple Lake history and certainly at Madigans, pub owner Chris Nelson said.
“I was in the office doing bills and all of a sudden I heard screaming and clapping,” said Nelson who thought for a moment a fight had broken out. It didn’t take long for him to realize what really happened. “I came running out and before I even got very close, I could see everyone was high fiving and cheering and celebrating. Everyone was pretty happy for them,” he said.
A local couple playing electronic pull tabs at Madigans Pub and Grill in Maple Lake recently won more than $72,000.