Retired Police Officer Wins Mega Bingo Jackpot

One lucky man is now five hundred and thirty-six thousand dollars richer after hitting the Mega Bingo Jackpot on Saturday. The jackpot was a whopping six hundred and thirty-one thousand dollars, but after the fifteen percent tax deduction, he walked away with a hefty prize. Today, the retired police officer, who served for thirty-seven years, got the surprise of his life when he realized he had won. We caught up with him as he picked up his big check.

 

Voice of: Mega Bingo Jackpot Winner

“I have three family members whose birthday is the month of June. So, I picked my grandson. He born 2019, my oldest son, 1982 and my mother 1944 and that is how I get it.”

 

Reporter

“How did you find out you were a winner and what went through your mind?”

 

Voice of: Mega Bingo Jackpot Winner

“I was playing and when I informed by kids that I won nobody believed. So I had to do the replay and let them see.”

 

Paul Lopez

“And what was their reaction?”

 

Voice of: Mega Bingo Jackpot Winner

“They felt good they jump up.”

 

Reporter

“What is your plan for this amount of money?”

 

Voice of: Mega Bingo Jackpot Winner

“I will try to get my dreamhouse and share some with the family.”