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a game where strangers scream a word like they've won the lottery, then mark a paper.
means A game of chance in which players mark numbers on cards as they're randomly called, shouting the title word upon completing a line or pattern to win.
from The word's origin is genuinely murky. It surfaced in the 1920s for the number-calling game, but where the exclamation itself comes from is uncertain — it may simply echo earlier 'bingo' interjections used for any sudden surprise or success (much like 'eureka' or 'bingo!' as a triumphant shout). The game itself descends from an Italian lottery called 'Il Gioco del Lotto' that spread across Europe; in America it was known as 'beano,' played with dried beans on cards. The popular story is that the name 'bingo' was born when an excited player accidentally yelled 'bingo!' instead of 'beano!' — a tidy tale, though hard to verify.
- origin
- Born from an Italian lottery in 1530
- name accident
- Named after a player misshouted instead of 'beano'
- math limit
- Over 552 quintillion possible card combinations exist
- phrase
- 'Bingo!' became slang for any sudden correct answer
- charity engine
- Funds churches and clubs worldwide nightly
tombola bingo uk — britain's largest online bingo site with over 2 million players as of 2023
bingo lotto ireland — state-licensed bingo operator in ireland running games since the 1980s with weekly draws