MeccaBingo.com pays out £50 000

Online bingo portal MeccaBingo.com has paid out £50 000 courtesy of a new speacial promotion launched to coincide with the site's Be Lucky television campaign. The promotion saw players enter the competition to win a jackpot which ended at the end of November.

“I work as a carer and have three teenage children so playing online is perfect for me as I don’t get many chances to go out,” said the lucky winner.

“I had heard about the £50,000 jackpot and, as it was the final day and the ball count was going up, I decided to buy some extra tickets and play a few different games. So, I wasn’t actually looking at Dancing Queen when I won. It wasn’t until I saw my balance go up that I realised something had happened.

“Everyone in the chat room started to congratulate me but I didn’t believe that I’d actually won that much. The chat moderator confirmed the amount and I was stunned. I still am. It’s what everyone plays for but to win this much is a shock.

“We have had a run of bad luck this year and this win was much needed to lift our spirits after our car was written off and a close family member sadly passed away. The money will go towards a new car and hopefully a holiday to somewhere hot for all my family. We have only had one holiday abroad in the last 18 years and that was to Turkey. We enjoyed it so much that we would love to go back.”