I won £3,458!
Thrilled to bag a jackpot!
‘Come on number 59!’ I was cheering out loud to myself
It was October last year, and I was about to have a night in by myself, which was very rare. My husband David, 64, had ordered a cab and was waiting for it to turn up. He was going to see our
local football team play.
‘I hope you win!’ I cried, as he was tying his shoelaces. What shall I do tonight,
then? I thought.
‘Why don’t you play a game of bingo this evening?’ David suggested.
It was almost like he’d read my mind!
I’d been a member of Pick Me Up! Bingo for ages – since January 2011. Although I’d won a couple of hundred quid here and there, I hadn’t had any really big wins! I mainly played for the friends I’d made online and in the chatrooms. At 7pm I bought some tickets for Lounge Bingo – this was one of my favourite games along with the Double Bubble slot games. Lounge Bingo isn’t like your typical game of Bingo – you have to match up different game patterns to win.
The patterns can be anything from an elephant to a barbell. On this particular game we were playing for a complete blackout.
‘Hi, how are you?’ I typed to my usual friends in the chatrooms. We gossiped to each other about our lives and we always ended up having a good laugh.
‘Good luck!’ we all typed to one another.
Then in the second game, I suddenly noticed that I only needed one more number.
‘Come on number 59!’ I was cheering out loud to myself.
I’d win £2,150 for a full house if I got that number.
‘That’s not bad at all!’ David said smiling as he walked off to get his coat.
Then I realised that another number had popped up.
It was 59!
My screen started flashing
with lots of bright colours. Jackpot! It said on screen. I’d won £3,458!
I was totally speechless. Then, in shock and with joy I started screaming .
‘What’s wrong?’ I heard David call out.
He ran into the kitchen where I was playing.
‘I’ve won!’ I cried. ‘Have you won more?’ he said, puzzled by my reaction.
As I’d won before, he must have wondered why this time I was screaming.
Shaking my head, I turned the laptop screen towards him.
‘I’ve just won the jackpot!’ I cried – and then I burst into happy tears.
David was gobsmacked. It turned out that I’d not only won the full house – but I’d also bagged the progressive jackpot of £1,308!
David and I kissed and danced around together.
Then he gave me a massive bear hug.
‘I can’t believe it!’ David told me, still stunned.
I think she might have fainted! somebody in the chatroom typed.
They had seen on the site that I’d won the jackpot.
They were lovely all sending me their congratulations and being really kind.
I still can’t believe I’ve won!’ I typed back in reply. But by now, my hands were shaking.
Although David still went along to the football match, he said after that he wasn’t able to concentrate while he was there!
The win really did come at the perfect time for us.
Our tumble dryer had blown up three days earlier!
‘We should definitely get a new one,’ I smiled.
It didn’t really settle in until I saw my bank balance three days later.
Safe to say, we went on a bit of a spending spree!
We got ourselves a brand, spanking new tumble dryer. And treated our family. They were spoilt rotten! My daughter chose a lovely new coat and our granddaughter got some designer clothes and perfume.
It was a delight seeing their faces, opening their pressies.
We managed to put some savings away for a holiday, too. It’s been ages since we went away together.
So, this May, we’re heading off to Corfu.
We’ve never there been before.
‘It’ll be lovely enjoying being in the sun together,’ I told David.
So, it’s a massive thank you to Pick Me Up! Bingo. For my big win, and my new friends in the chatroom.
I’ll also send you some photos from my sunlounger – with a cocktail in my hand to celebrate!
The win really did come at the perfect time for us…