By Dayne Hudson
I don't think there's a person in the world who hasn't dreamt about it.
You're at work, and you're over everything.
You try your luck at some game, and you have to squint and pinch yourself as you win a huge sum of money.
It's time to leave your job.
Meet Martin Reiter
Just this very thing hapened to Melbourne McDonalds worker Martin Reiter, who just this week walked into work a man strapped for cash.
Then, about 4 hours into the shift, his life changed forever.
Martin says he's never really had a stable or long-term job; he's worked everywhere from Starbucks to McDonalds.
He's never been passionate about it, and says it's always been a "get in and get out" approach.
But life took a turn for the better when he was browsing Facebook on his lunch break, and came across a poker machine site giving away $30 in free spins.
It was a promotion he thought was too good to refuse, and with half an hour to spare, he had a crack.
20 minutes and 12 spins later, Martin was jumping up and down.
I won't mention the name of the game because I hate gambling, but Martin cashed out the $362,259 winnings immediately - taking away over 20 times his annual salary in a very short amount of time!
Martin says at first, he didn't believe it.
“I thought it was some sick April Fool’s day joke my coworkers had played on me. It was until I hit the cash out button and saw the $362,259 number next to my name that I knew it was real.”
Martin then had some words to say to his boss upon leaving (use your imagination!) and hasn't been seen anywhere near this particular McDonalds since.
Since the promotion last month, apparently over 238 players from Australia have won money from the free spin option.
But don't bother now - the promotion is over - it's paid out over 1 million dollars in total winnings last month.
Certainly a good story, but remember not everyone wins...
So if you're going to gamble, do so very responsibly!
