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Whiskey Wall: A revenue-generating game for fundraisers that all the men will love

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The whiskey wall is a revenue-generating game the MEN WILL LOVE! | earn more money at your fundraising gala, charity event or benefit auction with this game | fundraising game ideas | charity auction ideas | nonprofit fundraiser | school fundraiser

Let’s be honest, a lot of fundraising galas are planned by women for women. Raise your hand if you are a man and/or have a man for a partner who has complained about having to “put on a tux and go talk to a bunch of people he doesn’t know.” Yeah, me too. Here is a game that the men LOVE every time my clients have done it. In fact it’s usually the first game to sell out.

The Whiskey Wall

What you need:

  1. 25-50 bottles of assorted whiskey (get a good mix of scotch, bourbon, rye an whatever other kinds exist…Canadian or Irish?). Make sure you check out this post on how to get liquor donated for your fundraising event.

  2. Gift tags (you will use these to number the bottles)

  3. Pieces of card stock to write corresponding numbers on for them to draw.

  4. Basket or hat or something to put the numbered card stock in

  5. Fun volunteers

How to set up and Play Whiskey Wall

The Whiskey wall is very similar to a Wine Pull, except with whiskey.

SET UP

You simply set up by having all the whiskey displayed on a table. Finding a way to display it on a tiers so that each bottle is clearly displayed is ideal (you can do this by draping table cloth over boxes). Guests love to take a look at all the whiskey on display and pick out their favorites and which ones they hope to win.

TICKETS AND PRICING

You can sell opportunities to play at the booth. You will want to determine your price based on the caliber of whiskeys. If MOST of your bottles are valued around $20, I would recommend sticking there. However if you have several that range $40+ you could charge $40 to play. Remember it will sell out quicker with $20 chances, but depending on your audience and your selection you may be able to sell chances for more.

I recommend $20 or $40 because if people are paying cash, it’s easier to stay in $20 increments. However if you are working with a mobile bidding company, ask your rep how you can add the games so they can easily purchase tickets via mobile bidding.

Volunteers could also take down bidder numbers and charge it to their “tab” at the end of the night if you want to skip the cash handling all together. This allows more people to participate and not have to rely on carrying cash to play the games.

How they play

After they pay for a chance to play, they will draw a number from the basket or hat and will be rewarded the whiskey with the corresponding number. Easy as that!

Will you give this game a try?

The Whiskey Wall typically sells out fast and is where the men hang out and examine the bottles together. It’s a fun change of pace from all the events that offer wine. The fun thing is that this doesn’t have to replace the Wine Pull! You can do it in addition to earn even more revenue.

Let me know if you try this game! I’d love to hear your experience.