Merthyr Tydfil has well and truly stamped it’s place on the bingo map as it’s now the home of the world’s biggest ever bingo win! Mother of two Christine Bradfield was the lucky winner and she netted £1.1million in winnings. She was taking part in the National Bingo Game on Sunday night at her local Castle Bingo hall in the Welsh town. The win is also good news for Christine’s bingo partner, her sister in law, as they share their winnings!

The National Bingo Game links up bingo halls across the UK, creating huge jackpots! Christine is known to be the biggest UK winner, but according to Paul Talboys, the National Game’s chief executive “we believe it to be the biggest in the world”.

News of the jackpot win couldn’t have come at a better time for the local bingo halls. Many are suffering from the effects of the smoking ban, restrictions on other gambling facilities like slots, double taxation rules, as well as the growing popularity of online bingo.

Would the chance of winning a million pound encourage you to play bingo at your local bingo hall?