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Feb 15, 2011

Mega Bingo is the Game: 3 more persons win Jackpot!

As the advert says MegaBingo is the game and its jackpot is hot.  A Hopkins resident on the day she received her eviction notice won the jackpot of over one hundred thousand dollars last Saturday.  A week later, three lucky persons won and will share the prize of one hundred and one thousand nine hundred and eighty-two dollars. That’s almost thirty thousand dollars each after taxes. Lorena Leiva travelled from the Orange Walk District today and was the first of the winners to claim her share of cash. News Five spoke to Leiva as well as the new MegaBingo host, Rachel Armstrong, who was excited to have three winners on her first night.

Lorena Manuela Leiva, MegaBingo Progressive Jackpot Winner

Lorena Manuela Leiva

“My daughter was writing it down and she said mom I think you got something. So we go in to check the shop and it was official that we won.”

Delahnie Bain

“And what was it like when you found out that you won?”

Lorena Manuela Leiva

“I wanted to cry. I was excited, happy.”

Delahnie Bain

“Have you been buying since the game started?”

Lorena Manuela Leiva

“I bought about six times.”

Delahnie Bain

“And did you expect to win so soon?”

Lorena Manuela Leiva

“No, no.”

Delahnie Bain

“Have you decided what you will do with your share?”

Lorena Manuela Leiva

Rachel Armstrong

“Finish my house, take a trip maybe, my children’s education.”

Delahnie Bain

“And you’ll continue buying?”

Lorena Manuela Leiva

“Yes, more opportunities.”

Delahnie Bain

“It was your first night hosting and you had three winners! What was that like for you?”

Rachel Armstrong, MegaBingo Host

“Well, it was shocking, obviously, but I’m glad and excited to be giving out money to people that actually really appreciate it and as she said, she wanted to cry when she won. That just makes me feel like I’m a part of something good and is going to be greater in the future.”

The other two winners are from Belize City, but have not yet showed up to claim their share of the prize. If you missed the live show, tickets can be checked at any MegaBingo outlet.


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10 Responses for “Mega Bingo is the Game: 3 more persons win Jackpot!”

  1. citizen says:

    Where can you buy these tickets?????????

  2. deedee says:

    Yea….where can tickets be bought???

  3. Sorry says:

    playing bingo is just a part time fun, i prefer to work i will be more happy!

  4. spanglish says:

    wow, como hago wish ganar este jack pot, bway i mi a stop sell drugs for awhile you know, this mega bingo sound bueno, pero suppose i use my last diez buck y no gano, me quedo mas broke. hmmm
    lo tengo que hacer try uno de estos days

  5. john says:

    what are the bingo numbers for winning progressive jackpot… any body know!?

  6. Nikki says:

    lol @ spanglish

  7. shock says:

    So the govrnment got their share right off the top, but the winners still have to pay taxes as they make purchase with the balance of the money. See the game government plays?Tax, tax, and more tax. The money that they used to buy the ticket was tax already when they earned it.All govrnments are rip off artists as far as I’m consern.

  8. doggie says:

    Serious. government pure rip off, especially for we the poor people. Ah, believe Shock.

  9. Mr. X says:

    Great Story, ….

  10. reds says:

    don’t go blaming the government for everything thing, yes! tax n more tax, there is also tax payers employees, don’t hate appreciate! Mega-Bingo is d GAME!!!!

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