BIG N BREAKS HALF MILLION BINGO MARK

The Gala Bingo club in East Ham, London, "went wild with delight" as one of its members claimed the gold Big N jackpot recently, reports National Bingo.

After completing her full house, the lucky bingo fan became £150 richer for scooping the house prize.

But as nobody else in the country achieved the task in fewer calls, she also took the £100,000 national jackpot.

And then general manager Stuart Green revealed she had matched seven of that night's Big N numbers.

In all, the three jackpots combined to an overall sum of £566,525 - making her the first gold-level winner of the Big N.

The new promotion was launched in September and offers three jackpot levels - silver, gold and platinum - which continue to grow until they are won.

Currently the platinum jackpot, which has yet to be won, stands at £1 million, according to National UK Bingo.

Written by Bob Bardsley.