It appears that the third time was certainly the lucky charm for a certain Mrs. B from Brighton. The professional care giver just took home the biggest bingo jackpot ever won at Gala Bingo, winning £302,000, continuing Gala Bingo’s tradition of providing great bingo.
In only her third time playing bingo, Mrs. B bought a £2.50 ticket at the insistence of fellow bingo players.
Not only did Mrs. B turn out to be a big winner, her fellow players did too. Gala Bingo’s unique high five game clones the jackpot, with all participating players getting a share. In all, 239 players took home £1,265 each.
“Everything went quiet for a minute, and then the whole place erupted,” said Paul Morgan, an assistant manager at the Brighton bingo hall. “Then the whole place erupted. The winner was sitting right at the back of the hall and she couldn’t move from her seat for about 20 minutes.”
The sum will no doubt change Mrs. B’s life forever. The professional care giver, who wished to remain anonymous, had only gone to the bingo hall as part of a day’s outing with her charge. But she has certainly won a staggering amount of money and changed her life forever.