I won an incredible 27 THOUSAND tickets on a single arcade at Butlin’s resort – here’s the secret to my success
A LUCKY dad won more than 27,000 tickets playing arcade games at a Butlin's resort.
Philly Jones, from Birkenhead, was staying at the chain's Skegness resort when he decided to give the games a go.
The dad of two struck big the candy drop ball machine inside the Skyline tent on Monday, October 9.
By two days later, he was managed to win an incredible 27,890 tickets.
The secret to Mr Jones' success was his excellent ability playing arcade games, his wife Rachel said.
“I was shocked at the sheer scale of tickets, but not that he was winning, because he is really good at arcade games," she told
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"A number of staff inside the arcade saw him as they had to keep coming over to refill the tickets for him."
The tickets shared among the couple's sons and other children who watched Mr Jones play.
Some were traded in for the likes of plushies, board games, Transformer figures.
For those planning a visit, the Skegness resort has more than just boatloads of tickets to win.
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