One lucky pensioner from Bridgewater is thanking his lucky stars after having won more than ₤11 000 playing bingo at the Mecca Club in Penel Orlieu. The Duty Manager of the club, Lee Rothery said that the man was completely gob-smacked and he actually didn’t know what to say when they gave him the good news of his winnings. He won ₤10 118 on the national Bingo Game, a Regional prize of ₤1 091 and the house prize of ₤44. That evening the money up for grabs in the National Bingo Game coffers was actually ₤30 354 but two other players, one in Bristol and another in Edinburgh also called full house in forty five numbers so the prize money was split three ways.