A Dagenham woman was left speechless after winning £81K at the Bingo just in time for Christmas. The jackpot winner had been going to her local Mecca Bingo every week since 1996, and was surprised at the sizable sum, thinking she had won a smaller prize. On Friday, November 14, the woman, who wishes to remain anonymous, was playing Mecca's Big Bonus bingo game when she hit the jackpot. A regular visitor to the club at Dagenham Leisure Park, the winner had not realised her substantial win.
Thinking that she’d won the smaller full house prize of £1,637, the winner was left speechless when she was told what she had won. Mecca Dagenham caller, Donna Thompson, stepped in to tell her that she’d triggered the £81,297 jackpot after playing the £1 entry game.
Mecca Dagenham general manager, Lynsey Clark commented: “With the Big Bonus jackpot growing over the past few weeks, everyone was pretty excited, but when the claim came in, the winner hadn’t realised how big the prize pot was. She was in complete shock when Donna told her how much she had won and when we announced it over the mic, an almighty cheer went up from the crowd!”
Dagenham’s is the biggest Big Bonus jackpot to be won this year and the win was the first of a hattrick of jackpots at Mecca Dagenham that evening. “After the Big Bonus win there was such a great atmosphere. Another player netted £2,150 playing on the Lucky Stars game and £500 was won on our special Christmas Flyer. There must have been something in the air!” continued Lynsey.
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