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Bingo Facts
Calculating the total number of possible combinations yeilds
the result that there exists
552,446,4557,061,129,000,000,000,000 possible BINGO
cards, 4,976,640,000 of which would have the same twenty four
numbers, but in a different arrangement.
If we presume that there are six billion people in the world
today, that means that there are 92,0557,412,343,521,400 cards
for each and every person in the world.
If you could print a million cards per second, it would take
17,505,972,382,599.7 years to print every possible BINGO
card
- Bingo is the No.1 game across the globe used for reliable
fundraising.
- Bing Crosby's nickname as a child was “Bingo”.
- Screeno, a form of bingo, was played in movie theaters
during the depression.
- The casino game, Keno , is based on the game of bingo.
- Most bingo players also like to play slot machines.
- A majority of bingo players have a pet, most notably
a cat.
- In 1929, bingo reached North America, and became known
as “Beano.”
- Bingo became popular in Australia in the early 20th century.
It was known as Housie.
- Bingo’s origin can be traced back to 1530, to an
Italian lottery called “Lo Giuoco del Lotto D’Italia”
It is still played every Saturday in Italy.
- In the 1800s a Lotto game similar to Bingo was used as
an educational tool to teach German children multiplication
tables.
- Physical exercise will tone up the body, but the game
of bingo enhances the player’s mental speed, observation
skills and memory. Research shows that bingo keeps you in
peak mental form. It provides an enjoyable social experience,
too!
- The number of possible bingo cards is 552,446,474,061,129,000,000,000.
If you could print a million cards per second, it would
take 17,505,972,382,599.7 years to print every possible
bingo card. And only 4,976,640,000 cards would have the
same twenty-four numbers, but in a different arrangement.
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