Gap Finders - Jonny 'Bongo'
Gap Finders: We explore the experience of Bongoβs Bingo, a game mixed with drinks, quirky prizes and raves that found a gap in the traditional night out market.
Todayβs guest is the man behind Bongoβs Bingo, Jonny Lacey β aka βJonny Bongo.β
Jonny grew up in Belfast before moving to Liverpool, where he started a weekly pub quiz night, but with added extras such as dance-off rounds and unique prizes.
In 2015, he joined forces with his business partner Joshua Burke, and together they decided to apply this same formula to a game of Bingo β creating Bongo's Bingo.
Since then, the game has spread to 40 different locations around the UK, as well as Australia, Dubai, Ibiza and even a brief spell in France, putting on around 130 so-called 'shows' a month.
We speak to Jonny about how the game grew, why he thinks they became front-runners in changing a regular night out into an experience β and explore how much bigger he thinks a game of Bingo can become.
PRESENTER: Shari Vahl
PRODUCER: Kate Holdsworth
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- Thu 8 Feb 2024 12:04ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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