Bingo! Longford player turns €2 into €5,000 in the blink of an eye

Eyes down, look in! A Longford Bingo player was left toasting a tidy win at the weekend when an incredible run of balls turned a €2 coin into a five-figure sum in the space of a couple of minutes.

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The anonymous punter took the tiny punt in a BoyleSports shop in the county on Saturday and was left hoping that their six bingo numbers were called out in store.

It had taken only 8 balls for 5 of them to drop, with numbers 6, 10, 15, 16 and 37 leaving them on the brink of a stunning payout.

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When number 39 was called as the 9th ball, it landed the small wager and meant their betslip was now worth bang on €5,000.

Lawrence Lyons, spokesperson for BoyleSports said: “We offer sincere congratulations to our Longford customer on their big win. It’s nice to see such a sum of money changing hands when they only took a chance with a €2 investment and we hope it they enjoy splashing out on something nice over Christmas.”

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