Special bingo jackpot for Scottish player on Burns Night.
A woman from South Lanarkshire celebrated Burns Night with a major jackpot at her local bingo venue.The unidentified player, who is believed to live close to the Carlton Bingo hall in East Kilbride, won house and national prizes to pocket £28,000, the East Kilbride News reports.
She scooped the jackpot at a special event held at the bingo club to celebrate Burns Night, which pays tribute to national treasure Robert Burns, the Bard of Ayrshire.
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Bill Wiles, general manager at the Carlton Bingo venue, told the local newspaper it had been "the perfect Burns Night".
He added: "For the lady to win the big prize was wonderful. It's the best we've had for a long time and we hope she enjoys the money."
January 25th 2009 marked the 250th anniversary of Burns' birth. His most famous poems include Auld Lang Syne, A Red, Red Rose, To A Mouse and Tam O'Shanter.
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