Jobcentre worker, 60, scoops world's biggest ever online bingo win after landing £5.9MILLION jackpot from a bet of just 30p
Grandfather John Orchard, of Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, won on Sunday
Former factory worker trading his Renault Clio car for £40,000 Jaguar XF
He won jackpot on wheel of fortune-style game on website ButlersBingo
Beat old record held by 'Georgios', 36, of Greece, who won £5.1m in 2009
Old UK record held by Soraya Lowell, who won £1.2m in Scotland in 2008
Jobcentre worker has scooped £5.9million in the world's biggest ever online bingo win - after betting just 30p on a video slot game based on Batman film The Dark Knight.
John Orchard, 60, of Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, had only been playing on the ButlersBingo website for a few days before his extraordinary win on a wheel of fortune-type of game on Sunday morning.
The grandfather-of-three has traded his Renault Clio for a £40,000 Jaguar XF, is set to visit Center Parcs this weekend with his wife Linda and family and expects Christmas to ‘be a blinder this year’.
Celebration: John Orchard, 60, of Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, pictured with his wife Linda, had only been playing on the ButlersBingo website for a few days before his win on a wheel of fortune-type of game
Celebration: John Orchard, 60, of Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, pictured with his wife Linda, had only been playing on the ButlersBingo website for a few days before his win on a wheel of fortune-type of game
Mr Orchard told the Sun: ‘I just couldn't believe I'd won it. This will change my life completely. I was looking at working for another five years at the Jobcentre - but not any longer.’
He has waited until today to resign from his job because he was waiting for his good fortune to sink in - and won the huge amount on a game that sees the jackpot rise as global players place their stakes.
