Gala Bingo player in Hounslow shares £235k jackpot with members

Posted March 9, 2010 in Uncategorized.

A Gala Bingo club in Hounslow was the scene of some mass bingo celebrations the other day when a player called house in the £235k High 5 bingo game.  The Gala Bingo winner not only walked away with  a personal payout of a total of £128,000 but all the other players in the same bingo game also became big jackpot winners too.  The 31 other people who participated in the game each won a share of the remaining £125,000 which enhanced their  bank balances considerably and of course caused some major smiley faces in the Gala Bingo hall! Regular visitor to Gala Bingo Hounslow The Gala Bingo winner is a frequent visitor to the bingo hall but wished to remain anonymous, Rick Espey the Hounslow Gala Bingo general Manager said of the winner “The winner has been coming to the club for many years and we were all so excited for her when she shouted ‘house’. The whole club was clapping and cheering and the atmosphere was electric.” All the other players in the Gala Bingo hall wanted to congratulate the High 5 winner on her good fortune and of course to thank her for their windfall too. Happy Gala Bingo members can’t wait to celebrate Some of the regular bingo players at the hall talked to the local paper about their feelings on finding out that they had been part of such a spectacular event, one lady Dian Pond said “Me and my mum just looked at each other and started laughing.” Other players told of their plans to spend the winnings, one of the Gala Bingo players said she planned to take family on a trip to Disneyland, Dian and her mother though told of their impromptu celebrations at the local McDonalds. For those that haven’t heard of the Gala Bingo High 5 game they can play for £1.50 a ticket at their local bingo hall twice a day the games take place at 2.30 pm and 8.20 pm and every time that players take part they have the chance of winning some of the massive £250,000 fortune.  A win ending with a five will generate the biggest jackpot for a win on any other number there sill be a £25,000 full house. www.galabingo.co.uk