Christmas has come early for a Blackpool shop assistant who scooped a national jackpot of more than £100,000 in a game of bingo.
The 37-year-old from South Shore, who wants to remain anonymous, won a total of £102,088 after a friend persuaded her to tag along to the resort's Empire Club, Hawes Side Lane, last Saturday night.
The mum-of-two whose sons are 13 and 16, scooped the National Bingo Game top prize of £100,000 and bagged a regional prize of £2,000 and the club prize of £88.
She said: "My sons are already spending it for me and I haven't got the cheque yet. They will have a very good Christmas though."
With the festive season fast approaching she is giving half her winnings to her friend, who also has two teenage sons.
She added: "I will wait until after Christmas and then decide what I will do with the rest of my half."
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