Still, I mentally reserve my next four Wednesday nights for some quality time at the Red Lion. This is interesting, considering I never win anything and my chance of getting a bingo is even less than my chance of sticking to my one-drink-on-weeknights rule. That’s right – the goal is to get it in her box,” he announces.įour rounds in and I’m full on “when-can-I-score-my-next-game” addicted. “The clothing optional round, also known as the ‘inner box’ round. “And now for everyone’s favorite round,” Sully says as he cuts the break tunes. “I felt like I was going to win,” she says. It’s Cox’s first time winning bingo, though most Wednesday nights she shows up along with two tables worth of friends. Vail resident Delia Cox, 22, leaves the prize table with a satisfied smile on her face and a Doors CD, New Beligium Brewery T-shirt, and a Jagermeister shirt clutched in hand. There are five rounds and each bingo winner walks away with progressively more shwag – CDs, DVDs, beer and liquor T-shirts and gift certificates for local stores and restaurants. The bingo cards are free and there are cheap drink specials. It’s not hard to guess why twentysomethings show up week after week. It’s been successful, Sullivan says, gesturing to the filled bar stools and crowded tables. He and “creative genius” Andy Stratton started the tradition to help get locals into the bar during the quiet off-season. Sullivan has been calling bingo at the Lion for five years now.
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