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GALA BINGO LAUNCHES THE ‘GALA BINGO X THE CHASE ULTIMATE QUIZ NIGHT’ IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ITV

August 2024; Entain owned bingo brand Gala Bingo, is excited to announce its first in-person PR activation in partnership with ITV’s The Chase, the ‘Gala Bingo x The Chase Ultimate Quiz Night’.

The event offers a money-can’t-buy experience  for Gala Bingo and The Chase fans alike, offering the chance to put their general knowledge to the test by going head to head with a Chaser. Celebrating Gala Bingo’s long-running official sponsorship of the flagship ITV game show as it enters its eighth year, the free quiz takes place for one evening only in Manchester on Thursday 8th August.

The Gala Bingo x The Chase Ultimate Quiz Night follows the recent launch of ‘The Chase Place’, an exclusive online hub on the Gala Bingo site, featuring a blockbuster ‘crack the code’ competition. Entrants were offered the chance to win
money-can’t-buy prizes, with one lucky winner awarded the opportunity to have a Chaser play on their team for the upcoming quiz night.

The consumer experience will be bookable via Eventbrite, offering entrants the chance to meet Anne Hegerty, “The Governess”, Mark Labbett, “The Beast”, and Jenny Ryan, “The Vixen”. Visitors will be able to test their knowledge against one
of The Chasers, who will be joining The Chase Place prize winner’s team. The other Chasers will be in attendance to offer a helping hand to competing teams.

Taking place at the Feel Good Club in Manchester’s iconic Northern Quarter, Gala Bingo and The Chase are taking over the venue for the one off quiz event, unlike anything you’ve experienced before. The quiz will put consumers to the test through rounds of popular questions, all taken from previous episodes of The Chase, ranging from general knowledge to history, with an added bonus bingo-themed picture round. Any quizzers who are able to beat The Chaser will receive memorabilia to take home to prove it, with a special ‘I beat The Chaser’ badge.

Sara Jolly, Head of Brand at Gala Bingo says: “After a long successful partnership with ITV and The Chase, we are thrilled to be able to bring the collaboration to life through an extra special in-person activation for one night only in Manchester, merging the world of bingo with The Chase for consumers to experience. We know that fans of the game show and Gala Bingo alike are going to love it, and we can’t wait to see them being put to the test against  The Chasers!”

Steve Watling, SVP Gaming, ITV Studios Global Partnerships, commented: “ITV’s partnership with Gala Bingo and The Chase has been a long running success story. We are excited to bring our partnership alive with this amazing quiz night
featuring many of the show’s favourite Chasers. The Chase is on!”

What: Gala Bingo x The Chase Ultimate Quiz Night
When: Thursday 8th August
Where: Feel Good Club, 26-28 Hilton St, Manchester M1 2EH
Event timings: Doors open 7.00pm

Please note, this is an alcohol-free event, and attendees at the Gala Bingo x The Chase Ultimate Quiz Night must be aged 18 and over only.

About Gala Bingo

With over 600 online bingo jackpots daily, more than any other UK bingo website, and over £4 million paid out to members every day, Gala Bingo is the UK's No 1 online Bingo site. It provides its members with over 400 of the newest slots and classic table games as well as on-the-go online bingo entertainment on mobile and tablet. Gala Bingo is a reliable place to play online featuring a safe and easy cashier, a loyalty scheme and second-to-none 24/7 customer support. Gala Bingo is committed to safer gaming with voluntary deposit limits, self-exclusion, time-out options, account closure and a variety of information to help players stay safe.

About ITV
ITV is an integrated producer broadcaster consisting of ITV Studios and Media & Entertainment. ITV Studios is a world-class international creator, producer and distributor. It is the largest commercial producer in the UK, one of the largest producers in Europe and one of the largest independent unscripted producers in the US. Through ITV Studios we create, produce and distribute high-quality award-winning content for broadcasters and platform owners around the world.
In Media & Entertainment we commission brilliant programmes in a full range of genres, including a wealth of entertainment formats, high-quality drama, must-watch sporting events, impactful factual and award-winning current affairs and journalism. We make this available to audiences through our family of channels, the biggest commercial network in the UK, and through ITVX the award-winning ad-funded, free streaming home for ITV and new programme premieres. ITVX also features a subscription option, for audiences who want to watch ad-free, and get access to BritBox UK.

About The Chase
The Chase isn’t just a quiz, it’s a race where players must outrun some of the finest quiz brains in the country, The Chasers. A team of four strangers face tough, quick-fire questions individually to build up their team’s prize money. But to make it back to their team, they must go head-to-head with the Chasers and beat them to the finish line. This established, award-winning format is now a global brand with successful spin-offs including The Celebrity Chase, The Family Chase and Beat The Chasers.

The Chase is created by Potato, part of ITV Studios and is distributed internationally by ITV Studios.
THE CHASE™ & © ITV Studios Ltd. Licensed by ITV Broadcasting Ltd. All rights reserved.
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