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.

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, tell 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!

“Oh my god it was so brilliant,” the jubilant winner gushed. “I was in the chatroom when ball 57 – the last one I needed – came up on my screen. Honestly, I just started screaming and screaming and I couldn’t stop!”

It’s a dream sum of money to be starting the New Year with!

“What a fantastic feeling! Everyone in the chatroom was so supportive and happy for me. I called my sister in law and let her know, we’re all thrilled.”

“Me and my husband are so looking forward to 2009 now. We’ll be debt free at last and we’re planning a family holiday to America with our three children.”

“We’re going to really make the most of this money – it’s a once in a lifetime chance and I just feel so blessed. Thank you so much. Thank you, thank you, thank you!”

No January blues there then, Michelle! Congratulations …

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The site, most famous for its huge jackpots and prize laden Price is Right Bingo, is now up for Best Chat Team, Best Innovation and Best Operator – a range that reflects the site’s ability to be succeed across the board.

So how does it feel to be nominated for the Best Chat Team award?

Jackpotjoy Bingo Product Owner James Goddard told us: “It’s no surprise that our chat team has been nominated for this award. It’s a fantastic accolade. Every hour of every day they work hard to make sure our players feel welcome, secure and entertained.”

No wonder the chat team has been nominated! Alongside running a variety of chat games and competitions this hard working team maintain Jackpotjoy’s bustling forum and keep a lot of happy customers entertained.

Innovation has always been close to Jackpotjoy’s heart, and their nomination here was a credit to the London based development team.

2008 will always be remembered as the year the site went mobile – they are currently offer 3 top mobile games, but there was a lot more. They can also now offer CUTIES, a series of chat games that look set to raise the bar how users interact with gaming sites.

James is understandably pleased with Jackpotjoy’s record. When asked, he proudly gushed: “when it comes to online gaming it’s fair to say – you heard it first, you saw it first…you played it first at Jackpotjoy.com.

But there’s more to the site than the Chat and Innovation Teams, there’s a united and strong crew behind Jackpotjoy whose efforts are reflected in the sites nomination in the main Best Operator category, the nomination Goddard was most pleased by.

“This is a great boost,” he told us. “The company’s doubled in size in 2008, but we’ve kept our exemplary service, cutting edge gaming and - of course - our astonishing jackpots. Bring on 2009!”

She took us through her life changing moment.

“I’d just finished watching the news and I decided to check if the Full House jackpot was still going. When I saw it was still there I joked to Charles, my husband, I joked that it was waiting for me … and then I won it! I was in shock. Pure shock.”

The retired bingo lover has big plans for the money.

“We’re both in our 60s so we’ll be able to pay off the last of our mortgage and Charles can retire at last. We can put some in the bank and treat ourselves to a nice holiday as well.

But it’s not all going on a sparkling retirement for Charles and Catherine.

“We’re also going to help our son and his new wife as they’re re-locating to LA for two years, so the money’s come at an amazing time for them as well.”

We asked whether Catherine would be going for some of the other huge jackpots on the site, but our winner just smiled and said:

“To be honest, I get excited when I win £5 on a game, and I saw the Deal or No Deal jackpot is about to hit half a million and … well, I don’t think I could go for that one. The shock of winning would kill me. And besides, I’m really, really happy.”

“Thank you Jackpotjoy, this has made such a difference.”

Congratulations Catherine, our £175,064 record breaking Full House Bingo Winner!

“I just can’t believe it!” the lucky winner gushed. “I pre-bought my tickets for the Bingo and came back to my screen to see I had won £3,408!”

The win was especially welcome, as her husband had recently broken his leg and couldn’t work. And there was another twist in the tale.

“An hour after my win I was waiting for my bath run and decided I would have a little play online. I saw the Diamond Bonanza jackpot and decided to have a go.”

Sure enough, lucky Sarah’s numbers came up again.

“I couldn’t believe it! I had to get my husband to check I was reading the screen properly.”

She was, and the family were now heading in Christmas £27,523 richer.

But then lady luck, who seems to have been camping in Sarah’s living room, took her to another £10,620 win in The Price is Right.

“I’m in shock, truly, I really can’t believe I’ve won again! I have genuinely never won anything in my life so to have won 3 times in a row! We’ve had a tough year and this will make such a difference. I will be able to help out some loved ones too which is amazing. My whole family are joining JPJ now – my sister, my aunt and my mum!

We’ll keep our eyes out for more Mrs Bs coming soon then!

She was taking a break from chasing a Full House win at the time.

“I was playing on Full House Bingo, looking for the massive jackpot and I decided to have a game of Tycoon as well. I won a bit so I kept playing, and before I knew it, I then realised I’d won the jackpot! It was just that quick. I had to get my husband to come and double check, I just couldn't believe it!

Florence has been lucky before, and she knows exactly what she wants this time.

“This is our second big win,” she explains, “so we’re really happy! With our last win we bought a car and this time I’m planning on paying some bills and then I’ll going to get my kitchen upgraded just in time for Christmas!"

Top of the range snacks and nibbles from Florence this Christmas!

He wasn’t there for his winning moment, but won’t forget the moment of realisation in a hurry. “I was working when I won, it was 5am and I’d pre-bought my tickets so I knew I wouldn’t miss the game.

“I didn’t check my computer until gone 2pm the next day, and in the end I had to look at the screen four times! I just couldn’t believe it!”

There are even more reasons for lucky Joseph to celebrate though, as it’s his birthday this month, Christmas next month and his wife is expecting a baby in April.

Congratulations on the new addition Joseph – happy Christmas all!

It passed the magic £100,000 late last week, leading to a lot of speculation that it would drop over the weekend.

It didn’t though, and after a frantic weekend of bustling bingo it’s well into the £140,000 mark!

Full House is one of Jackpotjoy’s most popular rooms – it’s where you can play Penny Bingo on a Wednesday and two-penny bingo every night from 6pm – which means you could be walking away £140,000 richer from just laying down a brass penny.

And that’s like winning a bet with odds of 14million to one! There’s never been a better time to get eyes down and play …

“Thank you so much, from the bottom of my heart, this is a life changing sum of money for me and will make such a difference and truly is the stuff that dreams are made of.”

It’s a shame that dreaming was the last thing she could do after the win. “I didn’t sleep for 3 days after my win, I was just too excited!”

She described the moment to us.

“My daughter still had friends over from a sleepover on the morning I won. I was doing housework and didn’t want to disturb them with the hoover so decided to have a game of bingo.”

“I bought my cards and put the kettle on, then when I came back I realised I only needed one number for the jackpot …”

She’s got big plans for the money now.

“We haven’t had a holiday for years so that’s the priority. My daughter’s interested in dolphins so I’m going to take her to Mexico where she can swim with them.”

“It’ll be amazing and something I just could have afforded before this win. I really can’t express how much this will change our lives.”

Happy travels Deborah!

"I'm so pleased with it. I just couldn't believe it when I saw all that money in my account."

She's already banked her cheque and the money's going towards some winter sun for her and her husband.

And because you can now play Diamond Bonanza - or the all new Christmas Bonanza - on your mobile, there's no need to miss one of our huge Jackpots again!

This Yuletide, as you snuggle down before the fireside amongst the disappointing crackers and used wrapping paper, there may be a very special parcel from Market-ace proudly left unopened. What could it be?

We know it will be special to you, because we’re going to send our 20 lucky draw winners exactly what they want for Christmas.

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• Offer only open to registered affiliates of Market-ace. Click here to register.

• The promotion runs from 1st November until 1st December.

• Prize draws will be made on Monday 1st December

• Winners will be individually informed by email.

• Market-ace has the final decision on any dispute regarding this promotion

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Most recently she won £13,490 in Price is Right Bingo! “I was playing in a couple of rooms at the same time, I remember the Deal or No Deal chat party with the Banker was on, so I switched into Price is Right and realised I only need one number for the Jackpot!

“I started chanting it - 36, 36, 36, 36 … and then it came up! I was screaming!”

Recently Lorraine’s also won £29,220 in Diamond Bonanza, £6,690 in Bingo Lounge and an amazing £47,481 in Full House Bingo!

So will she be stepping aside and letting everyone else have a turn? Not a chance!

“I keep saying I LOVE Jackpotjoy! I think that’s where my luck comes from! But I really do love it, the community, the hosts, it’s somewhere I can relax and enjoy myself. These big wins are just a bonus! My time on JPJ has been amazing, you won’t ever get rid of me now!”

We wouldn’t want to Lorraine! Congratulations to another happy winner!

“This is fantastic! It is my first big win. I knew I was going to do it!"

He explains his tactics:

“I won £2000 and played it, then won another £2000 and then I hit the big jackpot. No plans as yet … I will probably spend it all back on the site!”

Good luck Paul!

“It wasn’t actually me playing at the time it was my partner,” she gushed. “I just couldn’t believe it.”

It wasn’t her first win of the day, though

“I’d won £19 in the morning and was so happy to have won that so when I hit the jackpot … I just don’t know what to say! It still hasn't sank in yet, I don’t think it will until I see the money in my account.”

Plans for that kind of money can go a long way.

“The first thing I am going to buy is a new car because mine is a wreck!”

Probably about time then!

That much money brings a lot of smiles when there’s a family around!

“I have two teenagers so one wants a laptop and the other a stereo for his car – I think I‘ll also get family season tickets to the local team but one thing I do know is that I want a holiday somewhere hot, maybe the Maldives!”

With November fast approaching that sounds like a smart move Deborah! Congratulations.

Open your emails from Jackpotjoy, and if you find a Golden Ticket you’ll win a FREE FIVER! It’s as easy as that …

OK, so we all know that Jackpotjoy have generally got the most creative promotions and imaginative offers, but this latest humdinger takes the biscuit!

Their mission, it seems, is to get us to open our emails. We all know the feeling – being subscribed to a billion bingo sites, means your inbox is regularly full to bursting! So nine times out of ten, it’s delete, delete, delete!

But before you do this, check who it’s from because if Jackpotjoy have been in touch you might just be deleting some FREE CASH!

Their clever computer whizzes have found a way to squeeze a whopping £5,000 into their emails every week! What they’ve done is simple: every week 1,000 emails will be sent out with a graphical Golden Ticket inside. Open one of these and within 72 hours you’ll get a free fiver.

And the best thing is there’s no cash match involved, so you don’t need to pay a thing – you don’t even need to read the email (though the offers are generally worth it!)

Golden Tickets are being sent out this week – so remember, it pays to open emails with Jackpotjoy!

Last week they gave away their biggest ever Bingo Jackpot! The online community was getting itself into a real frenzy from the moment it turned into a record breaker on the afternoon of Friday September 26th.

Chatrooms and Forums were ablaze with gossip all weekend and the site itself had offered a cool £500 to whoever could guess the final prize. Unbelievably, it was still rising come Monday morning – by which time it had passed £150,000!

Tuesday came and in the end the tension was kept until the early hours of Wednesday when a jawdropping £185,942 was won by Patrick C of Surrey. After all that excitement, Jackpotjoy could be forgiven for sitting quietly for a while – but the site’s got an uncanny ability to offer huge jackpots as a matter of routine.

Both Full House Bingo and Strike It Lucky have both cruised past the £50,000 mark, while the normally more conservative (and therefore easier to win) slots Bullion Bonanza and Tycoon Treasure are sitting on £6,443 and £4,243 respectively.

You have to move quick though, Diamond Bonanza set a personal best today when it handed out a record breaking £240,465 to an as yet undisclosed member! And that means that someone, having probably only just finished their lunch, became almost a quarter of a million pounds richer in a second.

The next big one to drop is likely to be Deal or No Deal which is currently offering £255,412 to whoever’s got the guts to stay cool in the face of the site’s big money banker!

So although Jackpotjoy isn’t the only place online where you’ll find huge progressive jackpots, it’s certainly one of the few places where you find so many, so often – so go there!

We managed to speak to him later in the morning and found him still stunned and shocked by his win. “To be honest, it’s still sinking in,” he told us.

“Both me and my wife were playing for the jackpot and so we bought max and then left the computer while we slept. I set the alarm and went through to check at about half one, I couldn’t believe it when I saw we’d won. I still can’t.”

As ever, the chat rooms were bustling with congratulatory messages for the winner. ”I’m so happy,” Patrick told them, "I just bought max and crossed my fingers – I only started playing this week! - I wish everybody luck and thank-you for all your good wishes”

Eventually, the shock of the big win got the better of him, and Patrick told the room that “I’ve got butterflies. I’m going to make some tea and go to bed.”

He’s got no plans for what to do with the big win just yet.

“To be honest, I’m not sure I’ll even believe I’ve won until the cheque clears my bank account and the reality sinks in!” And with big winnings available to be paid out on the same day, that shouldn’t take too long.

Congratulations Patrick!

Back in April, she took home a whopping £27,251 playing Bingo Gold and used the money to take the family to Disneyland, Florida, where they enjoyed a three week holiday of a lifetime!

“We did everything in style,” she told us. “There were stretch limos, we swam with dolphins, fed giraffes and snorkeled with tropical fish and rays.”

“We knew this would probably be our family's one and only chance to have such an experience so we treasured every moment knowing that although the money would soon be gone, our memories would last a lifetime.”

But then, at the beginning of September, Carolyn hit the jackpot again – this time, she won £21,140 playing Bullion Bonanza and the shock was something else!

“I never dreamt we’d be lucky enough to win again and I haven’t had a chance to plan how to spend it yet but I know we’ll put some aside, and we want to go and see Santa in Lapland.”

Two big wins in six months is more than anyone could hope for, and Carolyn sent us a special email to say thank you.

“I just wanted you to know that this prize money has helped to change at least one family's lives and made a brighter future for us all.”

Congratulations Carolyn!

In our amazing giveaway, the mum-of-two was randomly picked to win a property from millions of SunBingo.co.uk players who participated during September.

Ecstatic Joanne, 35, immediately left her husband, Mark, a rambling telephone message with the fantastic news of the windfall yesterday. But when he called back, Mark was unconvinced and thought she was making it up for a joke.

Joanne, an office administrator from Nottingham, says: 'I was in the kitchen cleaning after breakfast when the phone rang. The lady from SunBingo.co.uk said I was now the proud owner of a £250,000 house, and I nearly hit the floor with shock. I've never won anything in my life. I can hardly remember leaving the message on Mark's phone I was so excited. When Mark buzzed back he thought I was having him on. It was only because I wouldn't back down he eventually believed me. There'll certainly be a big party when he gets home from work tonight.'

The couple currently live with their son James, 7, and daughter, Charlie, 4, in a small £140,000 three-bedroom property in Nottingham. After renewing their mortgage recently, they've had to tighten their belts to cope with the extra £50 they pay every month.

But Joanne and Mark are now on the lookout for a suitable £250,000 property, which will be paid for by SunBingo.co.uk. And because of their extra purchasing power, Joanne has high hopes for the new family home.

She says: 'I definitely want a bigger kitchen with a table where the kids can colour in and play while I cook dinner. We don't have the room for a big table where we are at the moment. My husband would like a conservatory where he can escape for a bit of peace and quiet. He'll claim it as a typical 'Dad's Room'. The kids love playing outside, but our current property has very little green space. We'll look for somewhere with a bigger garden so James can play football and Charlie can run around with her friends.'

'This means so much to us - our quality of life as a family will improve immensely, and for me that's priceless.'

Now Joanne, who had a day off work when she got the good news, can't wait to tell her colleagues about the win - and also give them some advice.

She beams: 'They're all Sun readers, so they'll be delighted for me. I'll tell them to keep playing Sun Bingo online, because if a win like this can happen to me, it can happen to anyone!'

Congratulations are also due to the exclusive winners of our business card draw. A Wii and 3 iPods are now winging their ways to lucky affiliates!

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This offer applies to affiliates who choose the revenue share payment plan, 35% will be paid over revenue generated by Sun Bingo or News of the World players in October and November 2008.

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'I ran upstairs to wake my wife and let her know. She had to go to work that day, so I sent her off stunned and dazed. I've only told close family at the moment.'

It was clear from Graham's voice that a week on he was still amazed at the life changing amount of money he had won.

'My first plan of action is to reduce the mortgage, it's a big burden for anyone, especially now. This money will make a real difference. I think we'll spend a bit of the money, give some away and save the rest.'

There were no surprises when we asked Graham what was his favourite game on Jackpotjoy was now he had felt the real joy of a big money jackpot.

'My favourite game was Double Bubble but not anymore. Nothing can beat Deal Or No Deal now.'

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"I've never won that amount of money in my life. I've told my family so far and they're all really happy. I don't know what I'll be spending the money on yet but I'll definitely pay off a few bills first."

Congratulations Karen, we hope your winners' bubbly went towards a nice celebration at least.

Jackpotjoy is the home of the best bingo games, as well as bingo we have over 80 other fantastic games to enjoy and you can even play our excellent 'The Price is Right Bingo' - the only online bingo with bonus rounds!

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And Linda finds she gets more than more than just big money from Jackpotjoy.

"It's the best Bingo site around," she told us. "You've given me more than winnings, you've given me new friends as well."

Congratulations Linda!

Jackpotjoy is the home of the best bingo games, as well as bingo we have over 80 other fantastic games to enjoy and you can even play our excellent 'The Price is Right Bingo' - the only online bingo with bonus rounds! Then there's our unique 'Bingo Gold' game which has huge impressive jackpots. Why not try our thrilling Casino games, or have a spin on a slot such as 'Houdini' or 'Tiki Island'. Most of our slots have bonus games built-in and big progressive jackpots.

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Jackpotjoy is the home of the best bingo games, as well as bingo we have over 80 other fantastic games to enjoy and you can even play our excellent 'The Price is Right Bingo' - the only online bingo with bonus rounds! Then there's our unique 'Bingo Gold' game which has huge impressive jackpots. Why not try our thrilling Casino games, or have a spin on a slot such as 'Houdini' or 'Tiki Island'. Most of our slots have bonus games built-in and big progressive