Bingo winners
These two winners were thrilled when they struck big wins on Pick Me Up! Bingo
I won a cool £1,000!
I’ve always loved a bit of bingo and I used to go to the bingo halls with friends. But life got busy and we just didn’t have the time to go any more. That’s when I joined
Pick Me Up! Bingo in 2013. I’d seen a story in the magazine about someone who’d hit the jackpot.
‘If I can win, you can too,’ she’d said.
And she had a point. ‘I’ll give it a go,’ I decided, signing up.
My husband, Raymond, 66, enjoyed bingo, too, so he signed up as well. We had so much fun, often playing side by side.
I even made a few friends in the chatrooms. ‘They’re a right laugh,’ I giggled to Raymond.
Over the years we both had a few small wins. Then in August 2017, Raymond won £1,000 playing Tiki Bingo.
He was chuffed to bits and I was so happy for him.
‘Treat yourself,’ he said, handing me £500 of his winnings. I was over the moon and decided to save the money.
I mostly played bingo in the evenings. And it was no different in September 2017. I felt like a relaxing evening, so after a bath, I got into bed and logged into Pick Me Up! Bingo.
Then I bought a few tickets for Tiki Bingo and watched as my first game played out.
Suddenly, I only needed one more number. This is it,
I thought. When my number was called, I sprang out of bed. I’ve won, I realised, doublechecking my numbers. Sure enough, I’d scooped £1,000. I dashed downstairs. ‘I’ve just won a grand!’ I said. ‘I can’t believe it!’ Raymond kept saying. ‘And just four weeks after my win, too.’ We were over the moon. And I knew just what I wanted to spend my winnings on. It’s my 50th birthday in May, so I wanted to celebrate.
‘How about a family trip to Blackpool?’ I suggested. Everyone was so excited. So that’s what I’m putting my winnings towards – a week-long family getaway to celebrate my big birthday.
I just can’t wait to spoil my two daughters, 28 and 25.
Raymond and I still can’t believe we both hit the jackpot just weeks apart.
We’ll be sure to raise a glass to Pick Me up! Bingo. Cheers!
Rubbing hair dye into a lather, I sat on the toilet seat while it set.
It was November 2015 and my partner Julian, 45, was downstairs watching TV.
Waiting for the colour to set, I played bingo on my phone.
I’d joined Pick Me Up! Bingo the year before and it kept me entertained. I bought tickets for Sapphire.
I watched the games play out, then realised I needed one number to win the jackpot!
A few minutes passed and a message flashed on the screen, telling me I was a winner. Excited, I ran downstairs.
‘I’ve just won £1,000 on the bingo,’ I cried to Julian.
With Christmas coming up, we bought our four grandkids even more gifts. We got them toys, clothes and gadgets. I thought that was that. But in August last year I was in for another surprise…
It was getting late, so I decided to have a few games of bingo. I bought tickets for Sapphire and Bingo Lounge. As my games finished, I got up to turn my laptop off.
But just as I did, a message flashed up.
When I looked closely, I realised I’d won £2,721!
Julian was about to get into bed, so I ran up to tell him. ‘I’ve won again!’ I said. ‘Yeah right,’ he said.
‘It’s true!’ I laughed. ‘£2,721!’
That night we chatted about what to spend it on.
A holiday, a shopping spree, a designer handbag.
Next morning, we’d decided.
We wanted a new cooker, and a carpet for the lounge – we even had enough to each get a new mobile and laptop.
It’s great. I really can’t thank Pick Me Up! Bingo enough.
I never thought I’d end up being a double winner.
I never, ever thought that I’d be a double winner! Susanne Westwood, 50, Powys