Lightning struck twice the other day for a 73 year old Ayr woman, but, luckily it was the ‘good kind’ of double strike when she hit a nice prize on the slots, and big on the bingo. Jean Murdoch, a regular at the club, knew that she had won, but didn’t realise how much.
After a mere 40 calls, she was so pleased with winning the local prize of £100 that she strolled off to put some of her winnings into the fruit machines where after placing a one pound bet she netted £300. She must have thought it really was her lucky night, but had no idea how lucky she really had been.
She was later told that her winnings from the bingo game were actually £221,000 as she’d had a Lucky Star in the game which was part of the linked Bingo National game. If you don’t know what the National is, it’s another reason that players are drawn into the halls, as the linked game is the lotto of bingo halls, it’s where big jackpots come from, although obviously, when you’re playing against thousands of players from across the country there’s a bit more competition.
‘Lucky Jean’ a retired nurse usually plays twice a week, but on the night of the big win she was one her own, so, there’s no winnings to split, she bagged the lot, and has already bought a new car.
Mecca Bingo in Ayr is one of hundreds of clubs that are part of the National every week. If you fancy a game of bingo but want to know if your local club plays in the National (most do), you’ll have to give them a ring to find out, the telephone number of practically every bingo club in the U.K. can be found in our Club Finder section.
A nice start to spring for one lucky lady! Original article.
