Bingo winner
Denise is using her £4,102 win to visit her grandchildren for the first time in three years
Skyping my daughter Stella, 52, I watched three of my granddaughters dancing around in the background of the screen. ‘I miss you all so much,’ I said. Blowing kisses and saying goodbyes, I shut the laptop.
It’d been three years since I’d seen them properly.
Skype was the only way we could connect. I really did miss them. You see, my daughter and her kids live in Philadelphia in the USA now.
That’s 3,479 miles away. But we Skype as much as possible and I’m always receiving photos of the fun they’re having over there.
Plus, my other two children Christopher, 50, and Darren, 46, are here in the UK.
They visit me and my husband Steven, 62, whenever they can.
I have nine granddaughters so I’m kept very busy, but I do miss the three in Philadelphia.
When I’m not spending time with my family, one of the things I enjoy is Chat Mag Bingo. It’s so much fun. I’ve been a member since July 2012.
I love the great mix of games you can play and chatting to the other members.
The Tiki bingo game is my favourite. You can play from just 1p a ticket.
In December 2017, I made a cup of tea after a long day shopping and logged on to Chat Mag Bingo.
It was the 7-8pm Session Bingo game. You buy a bundle of tickets for 15 games, which lasts an hour.
Steven was in the kitchen, so I settled down and the first game started to play.
I watched as the numbers were dabbed off. Always so exciting! Watching the screen, I sipped my tea. One number to go.
Then, I almost dropped p a biscuit in my cup when I looked at my account balance. ‘Steven, Steven!’ I squealed. Running into the room, he looked worried. ‘Everything OK?’ he asked. ‘Look at my balance,’ I said, showing him my screen.
There, in front of our eyes, it had shot up by £4,102. Neither of us could believe it. It w was s the them most money I’d ever won on the bingo. We started planning what we’d spend it on that night. Over the next few weeks, we splashed out on a king-size bed but put the remainder aside. We knew exactly what we were going to spend the rest on. Logging on to Skype a few days later, I clicked on Stella’s number. It rang a few times before she answered. ‘Hi H Mum, you OK?’ she asked. Grinning from ear to ear, I told her the news about my win. ‘I want to spend t the winnings on a trip to see you all,’ I announced. Stella gathered the g girls round the screen. They jumped for joy w when we told them. We’ve booked tickets f for a three-week trip in December 2018. They begged for us to come earlier but we decided a Christmas trip would be perfect. It’s been so long since we’ve seen them and the girls have grown
up so much. We’re so excited. And we had my Chat Mag Bingo win to thank for giving us the opportunity to book a visit sooner than we’d planned.
If I could give any advice to other players, I’d say give it a go, it’s such a fun, friendly site.
If a big win can happen to me, it can happen to anyone. There really are real-life winners.
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