We’ve trawled The Star’s archives to bring you a full house of images showing people having a good time at bingo halls around the city. This retro photo gallery also includes some of the big winners over the years from the Star Bingo competition.
Among those pictured is factory worker Paula Young, who became Britain’s biggest bingo winner when she scooped the £953,000 jackpot at her local Gala Club in Sheffield, in what was only her eighth time playing the game.
![Star Bingo winners Jack Akers and Carole Curry, in 1999.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjllYmY5MmEyLTUzMmItNDYxZi05YzdiLTVhYzRkN2E0ZThiNDo0MWVmYjcwZi1mYjkxLTRlOTAtYTdlYy00OTViM2NhZjE4NTY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
17. Star Bingo winners
Star Bingo winners Jack Akers and Carole Curry, in 1999. Photo: Barry Richardson
![Lee Carrier and Cyril Bean at Vardon Bingo, on Kilner Way, Sheffield, in 1997.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjM0ZDRjYTIxLWQ4YzEtNGE0OS1iYjZhLTZlNzBiNDNmMDdjMzo5YzExZTRmMy0wMDIwLTQxY2ItOTUxNS05YzA3MWM5ZWYwMDg=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
18. Bingo night
Lee Carrier and Cyril Bean at Vardon Bingo, on Kilner Way, Sheffield, in 1997. Photo: Waistell
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