Bingo (U.S.) stamp, and cardboard sheets. Lowe took the game to New York where friends liked playing it. The Lowe-produced Bingo game had two versions, a 12-card set for $1.00 and a $2.00 set with 24 cards. By the 1940s there were Bingo games throughout the US. The origin of the name "Bingo" is unknown but may date to the middle 1920s. There are claims that one of Lowe's friends was so excited to have won that she yelled out "Bingo" instead of "Beano," or that the word echoes the sound of a bell. In the US, the game is primarily staged
National Bingo Night (U.S. game show) National Bingo Night (U.S. game show) National Bingo Night is an American game show hosted by Ed Sanders which premiered on ABC on May 18, 2007, with a six-episode order. Sanders is known for his work on another ABC show, "". The show was cancelled by ABC and was repackaged as "Bingo America" on GSN, first hosted by Patrick Duffy, and in October 2008 by Richard Karn. The creator of this program, Andrew Glassman, also created the reality television game "Average Joe". The game is an interactive experience for both the studio audience and viewers at home. On "NBN", members