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Man's £17,500 bingo jackpot
A FAMILY man had a full house in more ways than one this Christmas after netting a seasonal win of £17,500 at a bingo game.
JCB driver Barry Darbyshire became the third big winner at the Mecca Club on Smithfield Road in a week when he won the national game on Christmas Eve.
Barry, 52, has only just decided to go public about his good fortune and went to play with his wife and said he was surprised when told how much he had won.
"I didn't realise how many numbers had been called - I thought it was more," he said. "My wife was very shocked and started crying!"
The pair have been playing bingo since the days when the club was in the old Odeon cinema and now visit two or three times a week, but before his festive windfall Barry's biggest win was £500.
His luck came in on the National Bingo Game Afternoon Delight Game where he won the £17,500 prize as well as the house prize of £67, having completed a full house in 14 numbers, beating competition from players in 470 clubs across the UK.
Barry said he and his wife have enjoyed "a brilliant Christmas" with their two sons and three grandchildren.
"We have a few ideas on what to do with the money but haven't decided definitely yet," he said, adding: "But we will do something good with it."
The win continues a lucky run for the Wrexham Mecca Club after another local man also won £17,500 playing the Afternoon Delight Game there on December 19, just a day after one customer won £5,800, also on a national game.
"It is fantastic that customers can win such amounts of money at one of our afternoon sessions," says Bryan Tyrrell, general manager at the club.
"There is always a great atmosphere when someone wins big money."
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