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    In 1929, what inspired Edwin Lowe to reinvent the game Bingo?

    Question #123831. Asked by star_gazer. (Oct 14 11 7:06 PM)


    great2beme

    		He was visiting a county fair in Atlanta, Georgia one day when he witnessed a woman shout 'Bingo!' In her eagerness to tell everyone that she had covered all her numbers, she became tongue-tied and shouted 'Bingo' instead of 'beano'. This error ultimately inspired Lowe and he rushed back to New York to develop and market a new game- Bingo!

    http://entertainment.ezine9.com/the-history-of-bingo-1cf129ef98.html

    Oct 14 11, 7:42 PM

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