I Won £ £2,781!
We knew how we’d spend the money…
putting my children, then aged 5 and 3, to bed, I quietly tiptoed down the stairs. ‘They’re out for the count,’ I told my partner Paul, 30.
I snuggled up next to him on the sofa. Feeling chilly, I pulled a blanket over me. ‘Is the heating on?’ I said. Paul got up to check. He came back and said the boiler was on the blink and would need fixing.
In the meantime, I put extra blankets over the kids’ beds and turned electric heaters on to keep warm. Next day, I had a day off. The kids were watching TV and playing with toys. So I decided to have a few games of Pick Me Up! Bingo.
I’d joined a few years ago after seeing an advert in the magazine.
The site looked fun, and I wasn’t disappointed – there were so many games to try, I was spoilt for choice.
I liked Sapphire Bingo, a 90-ball bingo game. But Game Show Bingo soon become my favourite, so I decided to play it now.
Buying four tickets for £1, I watched the games play out. And I had a natter in the chat room with other bingo players.
After my first game, I watched as the second game started.
My numbers were automatically dabbed off.
‘I only need one!’ I called out to Paul.
Then, everything seemed to happen so quickly…
Winner! flashed up on screen.
‘I’ve won!’ I cried. ‘Did I just hear you right?’ Paul asked.
I nodded, smiling all over my face, and unable to hide my excitement.
Paul pulled me in for a hug.
‘This is amazing!’ he laughed. ‘How much have you won?’ I checked my account balance, but I couldn’t be sure. I already had a few hundred quid in my account from a couple of wins that I’d had over the last few months. Now my balance was over £2,000.
‘I must’ve won at least £2,000!’ I gasped, feeling absolutely over the moon. Days later, it was confirmed when I received a giant cheque in the post.
And there written clearly in black and white was my jackpot win…
£2,781!
‘I can’t believe it,’ I cried, feeling delighted.
My bingo win had come
Being a jackpot winner feels really fabulous
THIS BIG WIN CAME AS A REAL SURPRISE
so unexpectedly.
‘If you can win, then there’s nothing stopping me,’ my mum Ann laughed, joining the site herself.
When I told my friends, they were just as surprised.
‘You’re proof that anyone can be a winner,’ one said, joining the site, too.
When Paul and I sat down together later to discuss what to spend the money on, we were both in total agreement.
‘Let’s get a new boiler,’ we decided.
So we had a fantastic, brand-new one installed.
Then we bought the kids a few new toys each and put what was left over into our savings account.
I still can’t believe I won so much money.
Being a jackpot winner feels fabulous!
And I really can’t thank Pick Me Up! Bingo enough.