Posted on 28th Jul
A lucky Mansfield bingo player received an unexpected boost to her night at Apollo Bingo, when she called ‘house’ on a £50,000 jackpot on the National Bingo Game – a win she almost missed!
The lucky winner, a regular at Apollo Bingo Mansfield, was at the club on her own on Thursday, 21st July for a quiet game of bingo.
Her son, who regularly attends with her, had other plans that night and she almost decided not to go, but then changed her mind. While playing the National Bingo Game she heard all her numbers rolling off the caller’s tongue and quickly realised she was about to get a full-house and needed to make a claim.
The winner, who says she is never usually that lucky, was excited just at the thought of winning and delighted to claim the house prize, but when the caller confirmed the claim was good and she had also won a £50,000 jackpot her delight turned to shock, as the club erupted into cheers around her.
Neil Smith, duty manager at Apollo Bingo Mansfield, who was present on the night, said: “The whole club could not believe it! I’d heard a shout on the 16th number called and thought can it be a jackpot claim. It must be an excited false call. But it was a good call and a valid claim! Once verified the club just exploded in cheers and a round of applause.
“Apollo Mansfield had another £50,000 Jackpot win back in May, so I didn’t think we would be lucky enough to get another £50,000 winner quite so soon! But then again the big prize is available on every National Bingo Game to be won, so why not? We used to be the luckiest bingo club in the country and maybe we still are!”
The winner said she was going to treat her children, do up her garden, and buy some fake grass, so her son doesn’t need to mow the lawn anymore.
To find a participating club and for further information on the National Bingo Game visit www.nationalbingo.
All players must be aged 18 or over. The National Bingo Game is played under the provisions of The Gambling Act 2005 and played under National Bingo Game Players’ Rules. Players should always gamble responsibly. For more information and advice visit www.BeGambleAware.org
