What makes bingo exciting? Is it the wonderful prizes that it offers? Perhaps it is simply the unity it brings to the group because everyone shares the same concentration when playing bingo. Either way, bingo offers a thrill and joy to the players.
On September 13, Presbyterian College’s Student Activities Board (SAB) arranged a bingo game for PC students at 7:00 PM in Kuhne Auditorium. The social event featured multiple prizes such as LED string lights, a VISA gift card, AirPods, an Amazon gift card, an Owala bottle, a Regal gift card, board games, and a projector! All of these prizes specifically interest the leisure needs of a college student. The students are given two bingo cards to increase their chances of winning. However, this also creates more intense competition because the crowd is larger. It is almost as if the atmosphere brings out the “survival of the fittest”.
As an attendee, I witnessed a true battlefield that incorporated the essence of the Radical Phase of the French Revolution because of the terror that motivated the students. To put it another way, the students’ fear stems from their concern over correctly placing the pattern on their bingo cards to win. Each student quickly allied with their neighbors to defeat the other students, who also developed their estates. The first estate is the group of students who remained silent throughout the game since they were the smallest group. The second estate, a little larger than the first estate, consists of students who have established dominance over the third estate because they firmly believe that the bingo roller will produce numbers for them that guarantee to land all five chips in a row. Lastly, the third estate is the majority that completes the population of the bingo crowd. The third estate demanded justice during the game by yelling phrases such as “Bingo!” “Uno!” and “You cappin’ bro!” to distract the first and second estates.
In conclusion, because playing bingo is so easy, it is a fun social event that brings the students together.
