Skirlaugh Village - An East Riding of Yorkshire Village

Bingo Win for Villager

A pensioner who started playing bingo to keep his wife company has scooped more than £52,000 at the Astoria Club in east Hull. The 71-year-old man from Skirlaugh shared the National Bingo Game prize of £100,000 with a man from London. He also won a regional prize of £2,062 after calling house in 40 numbers, the lowest call in 500 clubs playing nationwide.