A LUCKY bingo player has won the cash she needs to pay for her daughter's "dream day" after scooping more than £18,000.

Debra Corkish, 52, from Dalton, won a whopping £18,772.60 at Apollo Bingo Club in Barrow on Sunday night.

Miss Corkish, a carer for adults with learning difficulties, has played regularly at the club for the past year.

She said: "It has come at just the right time, it pays for my daughter's dream day.

"I'm still in shock now."

At the time, Miss Corkish didn't realise how much money she was playing for.

She was playing on her phone on Facebook and just thought she would throw the last £2 in the draw.

Miss Corkish said: "I didn't think anything of it until I was told by the caller I had won, and how much I had won.

"I was so shocked."

The money that she has won will go towards her daughter Lisa's wedding day next week.

Usually, Miss Corkish goes to the bingo on a Sunday night with her two daughters, Lauren and Lisa, but this time she was not with them.

She said: "They were chuffed to bits when I told them.

"It has come at just the right time to give us a bit of a boost after paying for the wedding."

Miss Corkish added it took almost four days to stop feeling sick from the shock of winning that amount of money.

In the past she has has some wins, but nothing on this scale.

The club is planning a celebration on Sunday August 27, where the cheque will be presented. The event coincides with the club's exclusive holiday giveaway with a trip to New York up for grabs.

Dave Marsden, general manager of Apollo Bingo, said: “We are thrilled to have a big win at the Apollo. Our congratulations go out to our lucky winner.”