Entries by Rob Young

At 9:55am on Friday August 14th, Paul M, an office worker from Kent, was enjoying a game of Deal or No Deal, Jackpotjoy’s popular big money slots game. By 10am that morning, he was a millionaire and his life had changed forever!

Paul won a breathtaking £1,438,049.08p – a new single win record for the site that pays out an average of £80 million every month. The Deal or No Deal 20p progressive is one of the site’s highest paying Jackpots, creating its last millionaire in February this year.

Paul wasn’t being shy talking to people in chat, though he was clearly breathlessly excited.

His first move was to book a holiday – and who could blame him – but no, he’s not going to Las Vegas! And added that he’d like to buy a new house, to which one roomie replied: WD Paul. Yr wish is granted!

He went on to reveal the details of his encounter with the banker.

“I chose box twelve,” he said. “and in the end, I had just 20p and the jackpot. There was no way the banker was getting a deal! Lol!

It was clear the country’s newest millionaire was quite blown away by the good wishes from everyone in the Deal or No Deal room.

“I’ll sprinkle some lucky dust for you all!” he said, before apologising to everyone who didn’t win.

Deal or No Deal’s remained one of Jackpotjoy’s most successful slots games. The combination of high jackpots and the TV themed bonus round have meant that the three on-site games have paid out more than £7.5 million over the last year – and there’s over a third of a million still to be won.

Progressive jackpots are available in each of the three games, allowing members of one of the UK’s most popular gaming sites to choose a game that best suits their pocket. Back in November, the 5p game paid out over half a million, while the 10p game is currently sitting on a whopping £250,000!

But it’s the 20p game that so often grabs the headlines – with £1.3 being paid out to a market stall trader from the North East back in January, and £1.4 million being paid out to Paul M just last week.

Alongside the huge jackpot, the game offers members the chance to play just like they’re on the TV. They’re given the chance to choose one of 24 boxes, each containing a cash sum. During the game, boxes are slowly eliminated with the banker making offers along the way.

In the end, it comes down to two boxes and one final offer. In Paul’s case, he knew he had 20p and the jackpot in his boxes but it didn’t seem to matter much what the banker said as he was dreaming of the jackpot and now he’s won it.

So congratulations to Paul M, who became a millionaire in a moment with Jackpotjoy.com’s exclusive version of Deal or No Deal the millionaire maker!

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Jackpotjoy is pleased to announce that it’s won one of the most prestigious awards in the Bingo playing community – The WhichBingo Site of the Year 2008.

Online Bingo’s never been more popular, and that means the coveted WhichBingo Site of the Year has become a hotly contested award with more than 30 sites were fighting it out for the top spot. The award’s winner is chosen by voting from a bingo obsessed general public, and in the end Jackpotjoy proved unstoppable.

“It’s a fantastic achievement,” James Goddard, Bingo Product Owner at Jackpotjoy, tells us proudly, “and a real credit to our technical team, our chat hosts and the game developers.”

As the flagship of the Gamesys Group, Jackpotjoy offers a range of exclusive games, including 6 Bingo rooms – each with their own unique offers and jackpots – and the truly unique The Price is Right Bingo where bonus games give players the chance to get even more fun from every Round of big money Bingo.

The most important thing for James Goddard though, is that the award was voted for by the players themselves.

“It’s great to get awards from the industry, but the public know what they want and to be honoured by the real Bingo lovers out there is what it’s all about – great entertainment for people who love bingo. And the best thing,” he adds with a wry smile, “is that we know 2009 is going to top last year – there’ll be more excitement, more new games and some very welcome surprises at Jackpotjoy.”

He tantalisingly wouldn’t reveal the details of what’s in store for one of the country’s biggest and best Bingo sites, but we all know Jackpotjoy as the home of innovation and imagination in online gaming, so we’re sure we’ll be seeing big things.

For the present, however, all that’s to be said is Congratulations to the team at Jackpotjoy – and thanks for all the brilliant bingo and big money wins that 2008 brought!

Online Bingo has never been more exciting than it is at Jackpotjoy! Not only do they boast some of online bingo’s biggest jackpots, but they also offer some unbeatable special offers! There’s penny Bingo, free bingo, you can play for prizes as well as money, and they’ve got some of the friendliest chat rooms anywhere, full to bursting with bubbly bingo lovers.

Full House Bingo is their 90 Ball Hall which also offers some of their most exciting special offers. It’s often home to their now legendary Sale and the jackpot in here regularly passes £100,000.

Bingo Gold offers players a super fast 75 ball game with loads of chat and a progressive that’s hit £165,000 before!

Bingo 20 and 100 are more cheery rooms where you’ll fine all kinds of people chatting and joking and keeping half an eye on the balls.

Price is Right Bingo is where you can win prizes as well as jackpots – you can drive home in a brand new Mini if you play your cards right in here.

But Jackpotjoy Bingo offers so much more than just great jackpots, their chat spaces are some of the friendliest around. You can meet old friends or make new friends without any worry.

They’ve recently introduced some brilliant new chat games as well – CUTIES – which you can use to win money, prizes or just have some fun with between Bingo games.

Bingo Nana’s their friendly mascot who’s often on hand to help out with any questions – and her tea break mornings are the perfect chance to enjoy a gossip with fellow players – she’s happy to pass around some free cash here as well, so be nice and you never know what Bingo Nana could give you!

With so much excitement at Jackpotjoy Bingo, things have never looked so good for people who love Online Bingo!