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Having friends over for tea and scones? Well we think we might have just the ticket...Bingo! It's a surefire favourite - the winning combination of Tea and Bingo! Or perhaps a game of bingo trivia is better suited? You can collect all the trivia you'll need to create a cracking quiz, right here. Read on as we guide you through some of the lesser known bingo facts and tales of intrigue!
 Mamma Mia! Did you know that bingo originated in Italy? and slowly made its way to France, where it was first played using bingo cards. From here, the game travelled to America and became hugely popular. It only gained its popularity in the UK in the 1960s. Bingo halls have sprouted all over the UK and there are currently approximately 700 bingo halls located all over the UK.
A popular offline bingo company is currently in the Guiness Book of World Records for hosting the largest bingo game ever. 4,632 players descended upon the Millwall Football Stadium in Lewisham,London on the 3rd of August, 2000 to create this record.
On average, a bingo player will spend anything between £15 to £20 each night playing bingo.
The most a player has ever won in a game of bingo is £950,000!; the player won a full house in the UK National Bingo Game.
If you play bingo, chances of winning are relatively high, as sources reveal that approximately 96% of bingo players have won at least a game of bingo.
 It may help your chances of winning at bingo, if you change your name - Margaret is a lucky name for a female bingo player, while Joe is a lucky name for a male bingo player!
Women definitely play bingo more often than men, and this is so because they enjoy the companionship and social life that the game offers.
Bingo used to be played in churches fairly frequently as a method of raising funds, and in 1934, about 10,000 bingo games were hosted by churches alone!
There have been some movies and a UK mini TV series called 'Eyes Down' dedicated solely to the lives of bingo players.
 Research has proved that playing bingo increases brain activity and improves mental speed and observational skills.
Even though Bingo appears to be a game associated with senior citizens, statistics reveal that 90% of bingo players are below the age of 50.
More US players have moved onto online bingo as compared to the UK; As of now, UK has 250 online bingo sites, and over £600 million worth of bingo tickets are purchased each year!
 Bingo players on a yearly average are said to consume 130,000 breakfasts, 47 miles of jumbo sausages, 10 million hot drinks (including tea), 4 million pints of lager, and 15,000 tonnes of chips.
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