'I love the overall positive yet competitive energy in the room. It's fun to sit with your friends as the thrill of almost winning crashes over you each round,' she says. “It is super simple, it occupies your time, and you get to be with friends, just playing a game.”Īvid Stonehill bingo player Jacki Sauer ’23 agrees with this sentiment. “It is one of our most consistently attended activities,” says Macedo, who was recently recognized for her meaningful contributions to student life at Stonehill by the National Association for Campus Activities. Macedo admits it might sound ridiculous that, with so many devices vying for students' attention today, bingo continues to be such a popular activity. “When you think of bingo,' she says, 'you maybe think of a game played in a church basement.”īut bingo’s appeal is real.
The prizes, though, aren’t the only draw. Members of the Student Government Association Programming Committee-the group that sponsors the activity-select the prize options and are the bingo 'lookouts,' verifying winning boards. One of the reasons for the game’s popularity is the chance to win a prize-such as an Amazon gift card, video game or concert tickets-for those who are first to shout 'Bingo!' (And if multiple people call bingo at once, a game of Rock, Paper, Scissors determines the winner.)
