A 25-year-old woman from Oxford new to bingo has won a life-changing amount of money while playing in Didcot.

The winner, who wants to remain anonymous, called bingo when all her numbers came up on the National Bingo Game while playing with her friends at the Coronet Bingo Club in Broadway in the town.

She won the jackpot amount of £50,000 and is planning to use the money to buy a new car and use some of the money for a deposit on a house.

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The National Bingo Game started in 1986, with the current format launched in 2018 with the total prize money paid to date over £1 billion.

Sean Tucker, who was the manager on duty, said: “All of the customers in the club were so happy for the winner saying it was amazing to be here and see someone win such a huge amount.

“Apparently, I looked more nervous than the winner.”

It was just two months ago when the bingo club in Didcot also had another £50,000 winner.

Mr Tucker continued: “It is fantastic for our little club to have won twice in the last couple of months.

“Even if you are new to bingo, you can win life-changing money. You must be in it to win it.”

Alastair Stewart, head of commercial operations at the National Bingo Game said: “We are thrilled for Coronet Bingo in Didcot, they must be the luckiest club in the area, it really is the place to be if you are feeling lucky.

“We hope that the lucky recent winner enjoys the winnings.

“It just shows that clubs of all sizes can all win big on the National Bingo Game, as previously stated we love making winners."

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