HOUSE! Just one word but the one that made a lucky Lytham bingo player £105,869.25 richer.

Pamela Headley, 62, couldn't believe her luck when she found out she'd won not only the national prize but also the regional and the house prizes too!

She said: "I can't believe it. I still haven't come down yet - I'm on cloud nine."

Pamela, of Lytham, won the money at the bingo club she has attended four times a week for the past two years on Blackpool's Waterloo Road.

The mother-of-three works as a nurse at Lytham Hospital, but for the moment has no plans to leave her job.

She says: "I love it. I'll carry on working for now and just play it by ear."

Husband Norman was made redundant from his job at BAe three years ago so the money will be especially welcome to the grandmother of three.

Pamela has no immediate plans for what to do with her winnings, but treats for her family are definitely on the cards.

She has been playing on and off for 30 years and Pamela says she doesn't intend to stop now.

Apart from her bingo sessions, she also plays the lottery.

Paul Harrison, assistant manager of the Palladium Bingo Club, said: "This was a very unexpected win. We haven't had any big winners for a few years and it's been 10 years since we had a national win."

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