Bingo is a popular social game that can be enjoyed by almost everyone. The two main players in the game are the “ball” (or puck) and the “board.
” The ball is moved around the board by players who try to form combinations of five balls, or “lines,” in a row, column or pair. When a player forms a line of five balls, they yell out, “bingo!” and take a turn playing the ball.
The two main fat ladies in bingo are often associated with the game. The first fat lady is often thought to be Mrs. Wilson, who was introduced in Bingo’s early days as the hostess of a Virginia bingo hall. She was reportedly so obese that she needed help getting into her seat at the table and had to be lifted onto her chair by her husband.
Mrs. Wilson became so popular that she eventually opened her own bingo hall and became one of the wealthiest women in America.
The second fat lady is Mrs. Kappler. Mrs. Kappler is said to have been so obese that she had to use a wheelchair to get around and could not even stand up without assistance.
She started playing bingo at an Ohio nursing home and became so good at it that she eventually opened her own bingo hall in Pennsylvania. She was also one of the wealthiest women in America before her death in 2004 at the age of 98.
