A BINGO player was moved to tears after scooping an incredible £50,000 jackpot prize. Big winner Tayla, from Burton, bagged the windfall at the Staffordshire town's Mecca Bingo event. The lucky victor experienced "tunnel vision" when she discovered how much she had won - after initially holding out for a house prize of £250.
Tayla needed to match all the numbers to win the jackpot. “I kept nudging my boyfriend, saying my ticket was doing well,” she recalled. “When I shouted ‘house’, I thought it was quick but didn't realise how quick.
“I was overwhelmed just thinking I'd won the local club prize. “When my boyfriend told me it was £50,000, I instantly started crying. "It was like tunnel vision.
“Everything went into slow motion and I remember a big uproar of cheer. “Five minutes later, they called me up on stage with a confetti cannon, and I realised this was actually happening." Tayla, who recently nabbed her first home with her boyfriend, is yet to move into the property following various issues.
She says she now plans to use the mammoth sum to renovate the gaff and finally move out of her parents' home. She continued: “Every time we go to the bingo, we say if we win, let's fix the leaky roof. “Now, it’s actually happened! “We’ve already booked for the roof to be prepared.
“As a treat, we might go on a holiday as well. “It just all still doesn’t feel real.’’ The event's general manager, Terry Connelly, said he was "over the moon for t.