Bingo is thrilling; the thought of will you win, or won’t you win, and it’s usually the latter in my case. I play both online and at my not-so-local bingo club (a 2-hour drive away!) and despite the long wait between sessions, there’s a different air of excitement around land-based bingo games. I’m not sure why; maybe it’s the thought of knowing you have more chance of winning than you do online, or it could be you’re able to socialise without having to read a chat feature – whatever it is, it’s inviting!
It’s true to say you can win far more online more regularly than you can at any bingo club, but there are some big jackpots that can be won, the biggest by far being more than £1.1m back in 2008! Christine Bradfield, a lucky grandmother from Caerphilly (Wales), became an instant millionaire after landing £1,101.686 at a Castle Bingo club in Merthyr Tydfil!
And, now, just 24-hours after the Mecca Bingo club reopened in Glasgow, a lucky pensioner who wishes to remain anonymous, landed £50,000 by calling house on the National Bingo Game within 16 numbers! The linked-up 50-ball bingo game offers an in-house prize as well as three national jackpots!
Dab and Money Grab
The lucky 71-year old from Scotland decided to pop down to the Glasgow Forge Mecca Bingo just a day after the doors reopened to the general public and I bet he’s mighty glad he did! He said: “I was so happy when I realised I had won, it was very unexpected but absolutely brilliant.I have a lot of friends at the club after playing for 10 years, so I had so many people to celebrate with as I usually go to Mecca alone. I had only ever won £700 before this.” What a bonus!
Plans on what to spend the money on are yet to be made…
…but he knows it will be something both he and his wife can enjoy together! Paul McGlinchey, General Manager at Mecca Glasgow Forge, said: “It’s always a fantastic moment when someone calls house on the National Bingo Game, but even better knowing it’s so soon after we welcomed our customers back. We’re absolutely thrilled for the winner, who is a much-loved regular customer. £50,000 is an incredible prize amount and we’re delighted.”
For those of you who are not familiar with the popular bingo game, there are three jackpots to be in each session; afternoons and evenings. The following jackpots are in addition to the club full house prize, so if you win one of these, you win the club prize too:
- Claim in 24 calls or less and win £100 jackpot
- Claim in 20 calls or less and win £1,000 jackpot
- Claim in 16 calls or less and win £50,000 jackpot
Source: “Glasgow Forge Mecca Bingo Player Scoops £50K Jackpot on First Day Back from Lockdown”. Glasgow Times. September 9, 2020.
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bridgetjones
09/10/20, 09:09:28 AM
How terribly lucky! I’m lucky to win at all let alone within 16 numbers! It is fun trying though! Well done winner!
