A couple days ago this was posted..
Fredericton's New Country 92.3 and the Nashwaaksis Lions Club are hosting a special Drive-in Radio Bingo night, and you're invited.
You can play Radio Bingo as normal from home, but today only we also invite you to join us for an evening of fun, food, and friendly competition, all from the comfort of your car.
Event Details:
Date: Wednesday, October 1st
Time: The event opens at 6:30 PM, with bingo starting at 8:00 PM.
Location: 495 Prospect Street
Bonus: First 20 cars get one free bingo card! Door prizes after bingo.
What to Expect:
The fun starts right when you arrive! We'll be offering tours of the radio station and serving up a free barbecue (donations to the Lions club accepted) for everyone.
When it's game time, make sure you have your flashlight and cellphone ready to play. All bingo wins must be phoned in as usual and there will be no in-person checking of cards. Bingo cards will be available for purchase on-site, and cards purchased at usual retailers are also playable.
Don't miss this exciting community event!
And then yesterday was this update:
DRIVE-IN BINGO has started! Still some spots left and the BBQ is up and running! It's time for Nashwaaksis Lions Club Radio Bingol Call 506-450-0923 if you think you're a bingo winner!
Remember, do NOT listen using an app or your computer to play bingo - those feeds are delayed which would impact your chances of winning. Use an FM radio (like a boombox, an alarm clock or your car)!
Unofficial info for tonight's game below:
$9,500.00 Jackpot in 50 numbers or less! Tonight's Wild # for Game 4 (yellow card) is 6.
Loonie #'s are:
1. 129, N39, 075
2. B14, N45, G48
3. G49, G50, 063
4. B5, 123, 072
5. B12, 119, N31
I'm not real sure exactly what's going on there but it appears to have been going on for at least 5 years, as seen in this magazine advertisement from 2020,:
https://thehighlander.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Newspaper/2018/2020-06-18.pdf
.. actually I don't think that 2020 ad was the same event but it took was a Canadian radio bingo operation.
Drive-In Bingo is an Amazing-Yet Safely Distanced Event
Since the lockdown, he has performed over 50 Drive-In Bingo Events in San Diego County.
Drive-in bingo: young Swedes hooked on playing numbers game in their cars
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/20/drive-in-bingo-sweden-young-generation-new-fans
The eccentric but endearing nature of the phenomenon is summed up in a song by Swedish indie musician Jens Lekman: “So this is what they do out here for fun? They play bingo and let their engines run? … Just bring your savings and a bottle of wine / to Friday night’s reversal of time.”
.... America sometimes echoes through Sweden, particularly the rural and smalltown areas, where a lot of people own classic American cars and listen to 1950s American rock. Drive-in bingo seems like a cross between the 1950s American love for drive-ins and the Swedish love for bingo.”
Also in Ireland:
https://www.letsplaybingo.ie/b/why-organise-a-drive-in-bingo-game
Drive in Bingo games are large-scale bingo games that people can play from the safety of their car. Participants park up and play, beeping their horns if a win is achieved. It’s a unique, fun, and engaging event for players of all ages. ..
Canada appears to have numerous weekly drive-in bingo in Ottawa and numerous other locations
Drive-In BINGO at the Carp Fair https://www.purecountry.ca/ottawa/events/drive-in-bingo-at-the-carp-fair.html
Another in Atlanta, https://www.haygoodumc.org/events/2020/8/5/drive-in-bingo
In New York: https://www.chemungcountyny.gov/942/Drive-In-Bingo
In New Jersey, this video (beginning around the 2:30 minute mark) highlights their Drive-in Bingo events which at first they were afraid was going to be a fail because people in the back of the parking lots were having trouble hearing the numbers..
It's incredible that most of these operations apparently never even considered using part 15 radio, but there is at least one that did, and still do right now in California..
The California non-profit Blue Devils does use part 15 (FM) for their Drive-in bingo in several different cities: https://www.bluedevils.org/bingo/