An Afternoon Bingo Session on Boxing Day Resulted in Life-Changing Win for One Lucky Pensioner

The latest news coming from The National Bingo Game is that there’s been another big jackpot winner – was it you? One lucky bingo player from Neath netted the huge £50K jackpot after an afternoon session of bingo. The unexpected boost of cash came on Boxing Day afternoon – what better day to win a shed-load of cash.

Lilian Hale, a 72-year old regular at Castle Bingo since 2003 decided to try her luck on the afternoon of December 26^th. Attending with her regular bingo buddy; her sister Barbara, she sat waiting to mark her numbers off for the second-half session of bingo. The caller announced the next game would be The National Bingo Game and went through the usual…

…how to win and what to do if you win on these special bingo games. Honestly, I think I could repeat every word of the statement before its read, the amount of times I’ve tried winning this one. Shouting ‘House,’ Lilian like many other big winners, though she had won the in-club prize, her sister informed her that she had won the jackpot of £50,000 on top, which was a nice bonus.

Lilian said: “We were in shock when the Caller announced that I had won £50,000 and absolutely ecstatic at having won such an amazing amount. Our bingo is really important to us both, as it gives us the opportunity to spend time together and have a catch-up: we always split our winnings regardless of who wins what, and this is no different.”

She continued: “We are both still waiting for it all to sink in really and are not sure what we will do with our winnings: we love going to bingo and having a win, but never imagined a win of £50,000. Just goes to show if you give it a go it could change your life.”

Party On!

Once a jackpot prize has been won, a cheque-awarding ceremony takes place at the club along with a special party to celebrate. I’ve attended a few of these. There’s free food and drinks as well as free bingo tickets to win real money prizes.

Stephen Hamley-Locke, General Manager at Castle Bingo Neath, said: “We are really excited to have had our first £50,000 National Bingo Game win here at Castle Bingo Neath, which was hopefully the first of many to come. We are especially happy that the Jackpot has been won by regular member Lilian, who is sharing her good luck with her bingo buddy and sister, Barbara. The win was a great opportunity for us to throw a party to celebrate with all our valued customers and to present Lilian with her £50,000 cheque.”

Alastair Stewart, Business Development Manager at The National Bingo Game said: “We are thrilled for our lucky National Bingo Game £50,000 Jackpot winner at Castle Neath and this comes only four days after another £50,000 Jackpot was won at Castle Bingo, in Newport Road, Cardiff: we hope that Lilian and Barbara enjoy the winnings. It just goes to show that you can win big at bingo.”