Here are the winners of Chamber Bingo


By MISSY RUDD GAINER Of the Chamber


Emily Rudd – week 1


Rachel Woofter – week 2


Chad Peltier – week 3


Chelsea Carter – week 4


Ashley Isman – grand winner

Out of dozens of entries, five lucky Wakulla County bingo players won cash for the holidays last month -- just for shopping locally.

Sponsored by the Wakulla County Chamber of Commerce, the Business Bingo contest paid $100 weekly prizes to winners Emily Rudd, Rachel Woofter, Chad Peltier and Chelsea Carter. Ashley Isman won the $300 grand prize. She played all four weeks and commented, “Thank you! I had such a fun time playing!”

2022 Business Bingo was the Chamber’s third annual contest. Players submitted traditional paper cards and emailed entries, with receipts from nearly 100 Wakulla County businesses. “It was great to see the wide support of our small, local businesses as well as our bigger stores,” said Tiffany Hartsfield, a Chamber board member and local Realtor. “This year’s contest connected many shoppers to local businesses and that really boosts our local economy.”

Many businesses supported the Chamber in making this year’s contest a success.

Special thanks to The Wakulla Sun and Sun Monthly for a month-long advertising campaign; Signs by Bri for printing four weeks of traditional cards; Doug Apple and Wave 94.1 for creating, editing and airing our radio ads and interviews; and all the businesses who stocked our cards in their storefronts and shoppers who submitted their entries.

See you all in 2023, and remember to shop local this holiday season and all year long!