Lucky bingo player scoops £10,000 jackpot at Scarborough's Mecca Bingo

The winner, who has asked to remain anonymous, was enjoying an evening out at Mecca Bingo Scarborough this weekend when all her numbers came up and the night took an exciting and unexpected turn, as she called ‘house’ on the National Bingo Game.

The prize-winner, who only visits Scarborough occasionally as a holiday, successfully claimed the club prize and a whopping £10,000, after waiting for her lucky number 13 to be called.

The lucky National Game Bingo winner said: “I am absolutely speechless; the whole thing was so surreal! All I could hear in the background was the echo of people shouting and cheering – the whole club went mental.

“I’m so glad we decided to pop down to play as I’m not in Scarborough very often! Everybody in the club was so lovely; so many people were congratulating me.”

The winner has never won more than £1,000 before in the eight years she has been playing bingo and is planning on treating herself to a new car that she has had her eye on for a while.

Paul Webb, General Manager at Mecca Scarborough, said: “It’s such an exciting moment when someone calls house on the National Bingo Game. £10,000 is an incredible prize amount so, as you can imagine the atmosphere in club was brilliant. It’s a pleasure to see someone win big - the whole club was delighted.”

Alastair Stewart, Business Development Manager at the National Bingo Game, said: “We are thrilled for our lucky National Bingo Game £10,000 winner at Mecca Scarborough and hope that she enjoys her winnings and new car. It just goes to show that you can win big at bingo.”