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
The Biggest Game in Town (game show) The Biggest Game in Town (game show) The Biggest Game in Town is the fourth incarnation of the "Bob's Full House" format. The series was a daily interactive quiz show, where three contestants competed to fill in their Bingo-style card, by correctly answering questions covered up a number but incorrect answers causes players to freeze out of the next question, later, a ball being removed from their board. The show was presented by Steve Le Fevre for most of the episodes, Bobby Davro stood in as host for 3 episodes on 15 and 16 November. The show aired 6 episodes