Beano leading to Bingo
In 1929, Edwin S. Lowe, a toy salesperson had started his toy business of bingo cards recently. However, his business prospects looked bleak due to a huge market crash. While driving along to Jacksonville in Georgia, Lowe took time off to stop at a country carnival. A single carnival booth was open and very crowded. A variation of the game of Lotto, Beano was on at the booth.
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| Lowe noticed a table covered with beans and numbered cards. A pitchman pulled a wooden disk and called the respective number. Players placed a bean covering the corresponding number, if present on their cards. If they completed a horizontal, diagonal, or vertical line, they had to shout Beano. Thereafter, they received a doll as the prize. |
| The game was so popular that Lowe could not locate any vacant seats. Besides, the players were addicted to the game too. This made Lowe think about the viability of the option of introducing the game in the United States. |
| After his return to his place, Lowe organized a game session for some of his friends at his apartment. All players were excited while playing the game. When one of the players was close to winning and as soon as the final number called was corresponding to her number, she shouted BINGO instead of BEANO in her excitement. That very moment Lowe decided to name his game BINGO. |
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