Students crowded the tables, whispering whenever they felt lucky and cursing whenever the luck ran out. Winners madly scrambled up to the prize table in what one student called “the foot races.”

Participants experienced all these things and more when they took part in Bingo Night in the Wayne State College Kanter Student Center’s lower cafeteria on Jan. 10.

Bingo Night, one of many events sponsored by the Student Activities Board, served as a fun interlude to the first week of classes. Students played several types of bingo, with the game allowing for two winners each round. Winners then picked out prizes ranging from groceries to an Echo Dot.

One of the winners, Isaac Deichman, felt content with how the events of the night turned out.

“[I enjoyed] definitely winning, the atmosphere, the free food’s probably the best part,” Deichman said. “Everyone’s really into [the game]. It keeps it exciting. [I loved] getting together with all my friends and hanging out with them. That’s always good.”

The final round consisted of blackout bingo, with the final prize, a television set, awarded to the winner. Cassandra Broman, a junior, took home the television after the final round.

“I had fun,” Broman said. “I about made it a few times because I was really close to winning, but it paid off in the end. I mean, it’s pretty awesome. I just got a free TV. It was pretty awesome. I already have a lot of TV’s, so I don’t know what I’ll do with it yet.”

Some students who didn’t win any prizes, like Dalton Klein, believed they had enjoyed the experience.

“[Bingo Night] was very open,” Klein said. “It was very lively. There were plenty of people here that were very outgoing and willing to express their emotions whether they win or they lose. It’s a great time to interact with friends, meet with new people, and just kind of live the college life.”

The atmosphere and events didn’t impress just the participants; Blake Aspen, a freshman volunteer for SAB, believed they had succeeded in getting students out of their dorm rooms.

“The goal is to get kids to come out and stay on campus a bit more, and enjoy the activities that we provide here on campus,” Aspen said. “We got a pretty good turnout. Obviously, the laughter [stood out]. I mean, it’s good to see that people are having a lot of fun on campus. I love watching the races to the table. It’s noisy, everybody’s wanting to see who’s going to win. It’s great.”

In addition to Bingo Night, SAB also supports activities on campus all semester long, and they will hold their Twisted Putt Putt & Dodgeball event on Jan. 17 at Rice Auditorium.