SPC hosted yet another successful bingo night in the evening of Tues., Jan. 20 in the McIntosh Activities room. The event served as a fun way to get back into the swing of the semester after the three-day weekend.
With an estimation of over 100 student attendees at Tuesday’s event, it’s no surprise that SPC keeps bringing bingo back. They tend to hold these bingo nights once a month, with each event boasting a different theme, Sarah Hallisy of SPC said.
On Tuesday the room filled up so quickly that more chairs had to be brought in, and people still ended up sitting on the floor in the back of the room.
Karina Banuelos, a senior Finance and IBEC major, said she was surprised by how many people there were. She had arrived just a few minutes late, but could not find a spot to sit other than on the floor.
However, this lack of adequate seating didn’t hamper her or the other attendees’ game.
Sarah said that watching the proceedings is always very fun, because of how competitive some people are.
“It gets pretty intense. It’s kind of interesting to see how everyone reacts differently to people winning,” she said.
Karina jokingly admitted she was somewhat disappointed in the outcome of the night because she had walked away empty handed. She had gone to hang out with friends, but mainly to win a prize, she said.
“[I wasn’t happy] because I didn’t win. But other than that, it was very fun,” said Karina.
Throughout the event, several competitive attendees shouted out irritated but non-threatening “I hate you’s” after each win. In the last game, students even started scooting closer to the front of the room after being told that, in the case of multiple simultaneous winners, they would have to run for it to get the last prize.
Each prize basket was modeled after a movie. There was an Alice in Wonderland prize with a teapot, teacup, and tea; a nod to the tea party in the movie. Another prize was a bucket of cleaning supplies for a lucky Cinderella.
“Man, everyone was a freeloader. They wanted the free prizes,” said Karina.
After 40 minutes of games, prize handouts, and frustrated name calling, the event came to an end.
Sarah said that these SPC bingo nights are always a great way
to bring people together in an enjoyable environment.
“It’s a lot of fun!” she said.