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One of the ways to win is through our Every Spinner is a Winner wheels.
Watching our prize wheels go round and round, spinning in winners daily, Sun Bingo wondered about the other great wheels in the UK.
There’s one wheel that instantly came to mind. Turns out, there’s a lot more to it than meets the eye…
London Eye facts
Should you ever find yourself in a quiz with a round all about this iconic London tourist attraction, you’ll be wheely happy to have learned these facts.
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- Not only is the London Eye the tallest wheel in the UK, it’s the tallest in Europe. At 135m high, the wheel’s height is slightly more than 27 stacked double decker buses.
- The London Eye was a competition entry by married architects David Marks and Julia Barfield. The aim was to design a new landmark to celebrate the millennium. The competition was suspended after none of the entries were deemed good enough! Fortunately, David and Julia continued with the project.
- The wheel’s parts had to be shipped up the River Thames and assembled at South Bank. The journeys had to be timed according to the tide so that the water level was low enough for the barges to pass under various bridges. The clearance under Southwark Bridge was just 40cm at some points!
- While officially opened on 31st December 1999 by the prime minister, Tony Blair, safety concerns meant that the wheel wasn’t open to the public until 9th March 2000.
- The original name of the wheel was the Millennium Wheel, but its formal name has changed quite a few times, as naming rights belong to the sponsor company. Currently, lastminute.com are the official sponsor of the London Eye so it’s the lastminute.com London Eye.
- There’s no need to worry about getting dizzy on the London Eye, as it spins at an impressively slow 0.6mph. The super slow speed allows the wheel to continuously move, even as visitors climb on and off.
- During construction, the residents of an alpine village were employed to help test this boarding procedure.
- In 2004, a protestor dressed as Spiderman scaled the London Eye, forcing the attraction to shut for the day. It cost the tourist hotspot an estimated £150,000 in ticket sales as the protestor couldn’t be removed safely for 18 hours.
- Strictly speaking, the London Eye isn’t a Ferris wheel. The technical reasons why it’s not classified as such include that the capsules are completely enclosed and climate controlled, and that the structure is supported an A-frame on only one side. It’s actually a cantilevered observation wheel.
- There are 32 capsules, which are said to represent London’s 32 boroughs. Each capsule can take up to 25 passengers, meaning the total capacity is 800 people.
- Despite there being only 32 capsules, they are numbered 1-12 and 14-33, with no capsule 13. That’s because of the superstition that 13 is an unlucky number.
- This iconic site has hosted over 5000 proposals and 530 weddings / civil partnerships. There’s been on-screen proposals well, with the wheel acting as the backdrop when Jim proposed to Dot in EastEnders, and when Karl proposed to Susan in Neighbours.
- In 2013, one of the capsules was renamed the “Coronation Capsule” in honour of Queen Elizabeth II and her diamond jubilee. The celebration was attended by a queen lookalike.
- Iconic as the London Eye has become, it wasn’t London’s first giant wheel. In 1895, the Great Wheel, a 40-car Ferris wheel, was opened for the Empire of India Exhibition at Earls Court. It stayed open until 1906.
- The London Eye has had many cameos in its 24 years. It can be seen in films like Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Thunderbirds and Wimbledon. It’s also appeared in TV show such as The Apprentice, Sherlock and Doctor Who.
- To commemorate the official end of his track career in 2017, Sir Mo Farah completed a circuit of the London Eye while strapped to the top of one of the capsules.
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Our Every Spinner is a Winner wheels may not be the size of 27 stacked double decker buses but they do have BIG prizes to be won.
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Spins on either wheel will result in a win of cash, access to a free bingo session, free spins, slingo bonuses, free bingo tickets or a gift prize.
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Please be aware that there is a maximum of one spin per wheel per player each day.
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There is a maximum a one prize per spin.
Spin-Go Bingo games
During the Every Spinner is a Winner promotional period, Sun Bingo will be hosting daily Spin-Go Bingo games.
There are gold games, which will be worth at least £70 in cash prizes, and platinum games, which will be worth at least £100 in cash prizes.
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All those with at least six tickets in play when the full house is won will get an extra chance to win either cash or a bonus.
The full house winner will take a spin on the Spin-Go Bingo Wheel to reveal the shared prize for the community.
Tickets cost 10p and there is a maximum of 90 tickets per player per game.
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Mystery Prize games
Sun Bingo are hosting Mystery Prize bingo games. There will be gold games and platinum games for you to enjoy daily.
The gold session has cash and tangible prizes worth up to £100. The games take place every 30 minutes from 4:15pm to 6:45pm.
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All Mystery Prize games feature the Spin-Go Bingo Wheel.
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Sun Bingo players can qualify for the free spin prize draw by opting in then depositing and staking £10 on ANY slot game.
That gains the player one entry to the draw.
There are UNLIMITED entries per player. However, there is a maximum of one prize per player.
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Players must qualify each week that they wish to be in the draw.
As this is Every Spinner is a Winner, no one leaves emptyhanded!
Even those that don’t win a prize in the draw will still receive five free spins.
Throughout the offer, 50,000 free spins will be won. That means each week, we’re giving away:
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Katrina Vasey - Bingo Editor, The Sun
After graduating from Southampton University with a degree in English Literature, Katrina Vasey worked as a Content Editor for Law Business Research’s publication the International Law Office. Katrina joined The Sun in 2022 as the Bingo Editor, covering the four gaming platforms: Sun Bingo, Fabulous Bingo, Sun Vegas and Fabulous Vegas.