Cow Pie Bingo Offers $1,000 Prize In Benefit For The Center

PALOS PARK, IL — Experience the “sweet smell of success” by entering The Center’s cow pie bingo game for a chance to win a $1,000 cash prize. The cow will be set loosed at 10:30 a.m. May 23 on the lawn of the Children’s Farm, 12700 Southwest Highway, Palos Park, to raise money for the farm-to-table SAGE program.

The Center is selling up to 320 tickets for this year’s bovine bingo game. A large grid will be painted on the farm lawn and one of The Center’s cows will be turned loose. The game involves waiting for the first “cow pie” to be deposited on the grid. The first square “hit” with the majority of the cow pie is the winner and will be taking home the $1,000 cash prize. The remaining proceeds will be used to further the mission of The Center’s Sustainable Agriculture & Green Education program.

Tickets for the cow pie bingo game are $20 and can be purchased online; there won’t be physical tickets issued. The cow will be set loose at 10:30 a.m. May 23; hopefully she won't be constipated. Following are the rules of the game:

• Only 320 squares will be sold; $20 per ticket
• Squares will randomly assigned by a computerized number generator
• The square containing the majority of the first cow pie will be the winner

Cow pie bingo coincides with The Center’s weekend Barn To Be Wild Festival, featuring a youth horse show, an arts and craft fair, hay rack rides, music, an arts and crafts show and more, throughout the weekend of May 22 and May 23. Presale tickets are available online; $8 per session, or $20 for an all-weekend pass.