Dad wins almost 30,000 tickets at Butlin’s after 72 hours on one arcade game

A dedicated dad-of-two spent three days locked in on one arcade game so he could win prizes for his young boys at Butlin’s Skegness.

Philly Jones, from Birkenhead, was staying at the Lincolnshire seaside resort with his wife and kids in October last year when he decided to put his gaming endurance to the test.

After a mammoth 72 hours locked in on one game trying to win tickets for his kids, he got his hands on a bunch of cuddly toys.

Philly started playing the candy drop ball machine inside the Skyline tent and he won game after game.

In the end, his dedication paid off as the dad racked up an impressive 27,890 tickets.

The dad, who is in his early 30s, said: ‘I tried the game and on my first go I won the jackpot! On my second attempt I won the jackpot again, and realised I was good at this game.’

Not only did Phillyo win tickets for his two sons, but he also won a number of tickets for a young boy celebrating his third birthday and for a few other children who came to watch him play.

After hours of playing the children’s game his thousands of tickets meant his two sons could take home a range of prizes including plushies, board games, Transformer figures, squishies and light-up toys.

His wife, Rachel, was surprised to see how many tickets he had won.

She said: ‘I was shocked at the sheer scale of tickets, but not that he was winning, because he is really good at arcade games.

‘A number of staff inside the arcade saw him as they had to keep coming over to refill the tickets for him.’

This article was first published on June 21, 2024

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