A woman who thought she had hit the £250,000 jackpot at Bilston’s Mecca Bingo club ended up with a windfall of £5,000.

Louise Payton, 30, was told the next day she was actually sharing her winnings with a number of other players. Mrs Payton, of Clare Crescent, Wolverhampton, had started to plan a holiday to Disneyland for her two young daughters after she called house on the draw on December 21.

But on Monday she received a phone call to say that there were several winners and that she would receive just over £5,000.

Mrs Payton said: “The staff told us it was a regional only final and they told me I’d won a lot of money. I was very disappointed to find out I’d won a lot less.” General manager Natalie Smith, from Mecca Bingo, confirmed Mrs Payton was playing a national game, rather than regional.