Bingo trivia and facts

Here are a few bingo facts and trivia which you can use to show your bingo knowledge in the chat rooms.

The largest bingo game ever was with a massive 60,000 players
30% of bingo players are under the age of 35
Bingo was first known as Beano – originally players kept score with beans
96% of bingo players have won a game at least once
Research shows that 15% of women take part in bingo for socialising
Bingo first originated in Italy in 1530
Ernest S Lowe was the founder of Bingo as we know it today
Professor Carl Leffler, the University of Columbia math professor, reportedly went insane after coming up with 6,000 bingo cards with non-repeating number groups
Bingo is the most successful fund raising game in the world
The average speed of a British bingo caller is 23 numbers per minute
The average time to check a winning claim is 30 seconds
Most bingo players also like to play slots as well as other instant games
The casino game, Keno was formed from bingo
More than 3 million people in the UK play bingo
The first bingo hall in the UK was in Canton, Cardiff
Bingo is the most popular group leisure activity in the UK
Bingo is the only gambling game allowed by the armed forces
Total prize money in the UK stands at more than £725 million!
Bing Crosby’s nickname when growing up was 'Bingo'