Friday 22nd of January 2010
Howe lucky is that?
Have you ever noticed how some players seem to have all the luck?
While some online bingo fans go months without enjoying the rush of a major bingo bonus win, others seem to hit the big time every few days.
Well hot off the press comes the astonishing story of an online bingo member who may just be the most fortunate person in the game's history.
Darryl Howe, from Moreton-in-Marsh in Gloucestershire, defied odds of more than 93 billion to one by ticking off all 15 numbers in just 23 calls.
The online bingo site behind the game even plans to submit it to the Guinness Book of Records as a contender for the fastest ever full house.
Online bingo win has another surprise in store
This would be a pretty amazing bingo story on its own but that's just the half of it.
Believe it or not, Darryl's £18,000 win came in his first ever game - he only created the online bingo account 40 minutes earlier.
The 24-year-old joked: "I guessed it was just beginner's luck when I won."
Meanwhile, a spokeswoman for the online bingo site admitted that Darryl's win was truly unprecedented.
"None of our staff or customers with vast bingo-playing experience have ever seen a game unfold as quickly as this one," she said. "We can't find examples of a quicker 90-ball game but are interested in hearing from anyone who knows more."
Fortune favours the young?
Last year, Bucky Bingo reported on the story of another very fortunate young player.
Anita Barzey, a Bethnal Green resident studying drama at Brunel University, was encouraged by friends to try the game for the very first time.
And it turned out to be a rather shrewd move by the 21-year-old.
That's because the bingo novice rapidly won a brand new Fiat Panda with a recommended retail price of more than £6,000.
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