The 888 Ladies are full of useless trivia about all sorts of subjects but our specialist knowledge is in all things bingo!
Here is some strange and fun trivia about the popular game
- Did you know that on average 26 people per year are admitted to the hospital due to the
excitement of winning a bingo call? Watch out 888 Ladies, don’t get too excited or you’ll end up on crutches! - Mathematically there are 1,474,200 unique bingo card variations.
- There is a “caller of the year competition” in which bingo callers compete for a two week holiday.
- Bingo is the only gambling game permitted by the armed forces.
- Scientific research proves women are much happier when playing Bingo. (Perhaps this one is a little obvious to all those 888 Ladies out there!)
- In the 20th century, bingo became popular in Austria and was called “Housie”. “Housie.”
- Earlier versions of bingo were played with coffee beans.
- In the UK, Bingo has become the most popular leisure activity for women between the ages of 20 and 25.
- The average speed of a British bingo caller is 23 numbers per minute.
- If you’re named Margaret or Joe then you’re more likely to win at Bingo than anyone else! (Apparently!) We’re a bit dubious about this one!
