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| Woman scoops first bingo club £1m | Woman scoops first bingo club £1m |
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| A mother-of-two from Glasgow has become Britain's first bingo club millionaire, just weeks after being made redundant. | A mother-of-two from Glasgow has become Britain's first bingo club millionaire, just weeks after being made redundant. |
| Margaret Shearer, 46, scooped the £1m jackpot at a lunchtime bingo session at a Mecca club in the city. | Margaret Shearer, 46, scooped the £1m jackpot at a lunchtime bingo session at a Mecca club in the city. |
| Ms Shearer, who was playing with her mother Margaret Money, only went to the game because she had lost her job at a biscuit factory three weeks ago. | Ms Shearer, who was playing with her mother Margaret Money, only went to the game because she had lost her job at a biscuit factory three weeks ago. |
| The win came just weeks after the gaming laws were relaxed to allow such huge prizes in clubs. | The win came just weeks after the gaming laws were relaxed to allow such huge prizes in clubs. |
| Ms Shearer, from the Ruchazie area of Glasgow, had worked at the McVitie's factory in Glasgow until she was laid off last month. | Ms Shearer, from the Ruchazie area of Glasgow, had worked at the McVitie's factory in Glasgow until she was laid off last month. |
| It's such a enormous amount that it's difficult to grasp what it really means Margaret Shearer | It's such a enormous amount that it's difficult to grasp what it really means Margaret Shearer |
| She said she was stunned at her win at the Glasgow Forge branch of Mecca. | She said she was stunned at her win at the Glasgow Forge branch of Mecca. |
| "It's not sunk in yet," she said, adding: "I just haven't a clue what I'm going to do with the money. It's such a enormous amount that it's difficult to grasp what it really means." | "It's not sunk in yet," she said, adding: "I just haven't a clue what I'm going to do with the money. It's such a enormous amount that it's difficult to grasp what it really means." |
| She said she had experienced hot flushes before she started playing the lunchtime session, and "just felt that something was going to happen". | She said she had experienced hot flushes before she started playing the lunchtime session, and "just felt that something was going to happen". |
| A spokesman for Mecca said Ms Shearer had been a member for 30 years and her mother was her regular playing companion. | A spokesman for Mecca said Ms Shearer had been a member for 30 years and her mother was her regular playing companion. |
| The spokesman said: "She is superstitious, and always carries a miniature Buddha figure in her handbag." | The spokesman said: "She is superstitious, and always carries a miniature Buddha figure in her handbag." |
| Grant Munro, manager at the club, said: "Her face was a picture of stunned silence, but the rest of the club went absolutely wild and they were all so pleased for her. | Grant Munro, manager at the club, said: "Her face was a picture of stunned silence, but the rest of the club went absolutely wild and they were all so pleased for her. |
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| "It was just bedlam but right now she's the calmest person in the club." | "It was just bedlam but right now she's the calmest person in the club." |
| Mecca said the millionaire game was introduced on 1 September with the relaxation of gaming laws. | Mecca said the millionaire game was introduced on 1 September with the relaxation of gaming laws. |
| The spokesman added: "This is the first time someone has been able to win this huge sum of money at a bingo club." | The spokesman added: "This is the first time someone has been able to win this huge sum of money at a bingo club." |
| The gaming firm had previously estimated that a millionaire would be created every 45 days, but the win came on the 21st day into the game. | The gaming firm had previously estimated that a millionaire would be created every 45 days, but the win came on the 21st day into the game. |
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