Matt broke the all-time Mansion one night Bingo record for wins, he won six games in less than an hour. And he gave all of his prizes to other players. Maybe it was the new green cards we got, or maybe the Gods of Bingo were shining on him.

This is the first of a new feature series on the blog, it’s called Mansion Bingo Player Of The Week. The honor goes to the player who one the most games, or who was otherwise interesting.

I got a bunch of great new prizes for the games – some sophisticated coloring books, some stuffed animals, some small gardens to grow by the bedside.

If you wish to write Matt, you can send him a letter c/o Matt, The Mansion, 11 S. Union Avenue, Cambridge, N.Y., 12816.

If you wish to contribute to the Army Of Good’s Mansion work,  you can do by sending a contribution to The Gus Fund, c/o Jon Katz, P.O. Box 205, Cambridge, N.Y., 12816, or via Paypal, [email protected]

I have to admit, I never played Bingo (Maria and I call the games at the Mansion on Fridays) and I didn’t quite realize how important the games are to the residents there. They take the games very seriously.

I enjoy talking to Matt, he is very smart and very interesting.