Cardiff woman celebrating her birthday wins £50,000 at the bingo having not played for years
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A woman celebrating her 40th birthday has won big at the bingo having not played the game in years. The lucky winner - who has not yet been named - got a present to remember as scooped the whopping £50,000 jackpot after her numbers came up.
The woman, who is thought to be local to Cardiff, had been celebrating her birthday with her husband, brother and friends at Club 3000 Bingo in Gabalfa on Saturday evening (August 13) when she won the life-changing sum. To make her achievement even more remarkable, she had only joined the club on the night, having not played bingo for years.
Reflecting on her win, the woman said: "I was emotional and shocked as the numbers came up so quickly. It was unbelievable. I only joined the club on the night, and it was certainly a lucky night for me and made it an extra special birthday.
She added: "The atmosphere was amazing when I won, everyone was celebrating with us. I am planning to use the money to learn to drive buy a car, go on holiday, and hopefully put a deposit down for a house”
It comes just months after another Cardiff woman also won £50,000 at the same bingo hall. 54-year-old Julie initially thought she had won £15,000 after her numbers came up during an evening at the bingo back in May, and said she nearly fell off her chair after being told she had actually scooped more than three times that sum.
The mum-of-three is a regular at Club 3000 but added that she had never won anything close to the huge jackpot sum. She said she was in "absolute shock" following the win and was going to spend the money on a tattoo, a new mattress and "getting the garden done".
Speaking about the latest jackpot win at the bingo hall, Club 3000 manager Sally Morgan said: “The atmosphere in the club was electric. All the customers burst into applause and started cheering, the mood in club was very much uplifting, which was wonderful.
"Nights like these is what makes bingo so special. We are so happy for our winner who only joined on the same night and was celebrating a special birthday. The win created the best party atmosphere ever!”
