10 Statistics About Bingo

Online bingo is now more popular than ever, so if you enjoy playing and want to arm yourself with some interesting facts to tell your friends the next time you play, you’ve come to the right place. 

Here are ten fun statistical facts about bingo that may come as a surprise to some of you. 

The Facts

Bingo is a numbers/lottery-style draw game played daily by millions of people worldwide. Some play in person down at the local bingo, whereas others prefer the convenience of playing online from their PC or mobile device at their favourite UK bingo site. 

Let’s dive straight in and take a quick look at 10 statistical facts about bingo that you probably didn’t already know:

1. In December 2006, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, the largest bingo game ever played occurred in Bogotá, Colombia, in [northwestern] South America. A record-breaking 70,000+ people turned up to play in a single outdoor location
2. In 2010, a similar record was smashed, but this time it was ONLINE. According to reports, close to half a million people logged in to play the same online bingo game in Japan’s Coca-Cola Park
3. In 2008, one lucky bingo player from Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, netted a cool £1,167,795 while playing her favourite game in person at Club 3000 in Coatbridge
4. According to statistics, in the United Kingdom alone, around 8% of the population plays bingo, which accounts for around 5% of men and 10% of women
5. Every day in the UK, except for Christmas Day, somewhere in the region of 120-180 bingo halls all link together to play the National Bingo Game twice daily
6. Most bingo games involve 75, 80, or 90 balls, and most rounds last between 3 and 6 minutes. However, you can find ‘speed versions’ with fewer numbers
7. In the United States, around 60,000,000 people play bingo each year (online and offline)
8. It’s not just the UK and US who are mad on bingo. It’s also played in countless other countries, some of which include Italy, Germany, and many other European countries, but also in Japan, South/Central America, Canada, Russia, Australia, New Zealand, and countless other places
9. According to studies, the most commonly called-out numbers in bingo are 42, 47, 62, 72, 6, and 4, although each draw is random
10. The most famous funny bingo nicknames given to specific numbers when they are drawn are Legs Eleven (11), Two Fat Ladies (88), and Two Little Ducks (22). Others include One Score (20), Gateway to Heaven (27), Three Dozen (36), and Life Begins/Naughty Forty (40)

Other interesting facts about bingo

Bingo originated in Italy in 1530, and its origins lie in a game called Lo Gioco del Lotto D’Italia. It gradually spread throughout Europe in the 1800s and eventually made its way to the United States in the early 1900s. 

In some countries, there is no minimum age limit for playing bingo at land-based venues. However, in most countries, you will find that you must be at least 18 to play. When playing bingo for real money online, the minimum age limit is often 18. However, in some parts of the world, it stands slightly higher at 19 or 21. 

Final thoughts

If you decide to play online bingo from your PC, smartphone or tablet, the safest thing to do is stick to betting on fully licensed and regulated iGaming sites controlled by reputable businesses with excellent track records. 

Before depositing (most sites allow you to deposit from as little as $/€/£5.00, $/€/£10.00 or $/€/£20.00 and play from as little as $/€/£0.05 per bingo ticket), you might want to consider setting a sensible spending budget. 

Also, where possible, if your bingo site provides any safer gambling tools like deposit limits or session time reminders, you should strongly consider using them to ensure you don’t overspend playing your favourite game.