A SCOTTISH comedian has helped raise more than £5000 for a homelessness charity through a game encouraging players to avoid hearing Wham!’s Last Christmas.
Whamageddon is played between December 1 and 24. Comedian Daniel Sloss, who had two Netflix specials released
in 2018 and has gone on to make numerous TV appearances in the US, decided to use it as a way of fundraising.
A week after the Christmas Eve deadline, more than 300 people have raised a total of £5180 for Social Bite.
In the GoFundMe page, Sloss explains: “The player must go as long as possible without hearing Wham!’s Christmas song Last Christmas.
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“Only the original version of Last Christmas applies, the player can listen to remixes and covers of the song.
“The player is out as soon as they recognise the original version.”
Sloss adds: “Social Bite runs five sandwich shops across Scotland, employing people who have been homeless and providing free meals for people experiencing homelessness and food poverty.
“Not only will you be raising money for an amazing cause but it raises the stakes when playing the game. An early elimination will only cost you a fiver (minimum donation on the site) but if you survive until Christmas Eve, then Social Bite get a £24 donation and you get to feel like a great person.”
The comedian donated £102 despite only lasting until December 2.
Famous faces who have visited the Social Bite shop in Edinburgh over the last few years include George Clooney and Leonardo DiCaprio.
The charity’s Sleep In The Park fundraising drive grew into the Big Sleep Out, which earlier this year expanded across 52 cities with an estimated 60,000 people taking part including Hollywood stars Dame Helen Mirren, Will Smith and Brian Cox.
Co-founder Josh Littlejohn said: “Massive thanks to Daniel and everyone who joined him in playing along and raising so much money.
“This has been an incredible year for Social Bite, and this creative bit of fundraising is a great way to end it.”
A spokeswoman for Sloss said he was “delighted to have had people join in the game to raise money for such an amazing organisation”.
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