Another do at the Sanderson Hotel in London's West End was also a roaring success.

One guest, former Formula One driver Damon Hill, loved the game, saying: "I'm addicted to adrenaline, that's why I love it. It's a bit like racing a Grand Prix car: it's pot luck."

Fellow celebs Bianca and Jade Jagger, Simon and Yasmin Le Bon and Elle MacPherson also tried their luck with the numbers.

Even super-cool male celebrities like Robbie Williams and Bono are occasional players.

Robbie was seen playing the game with actress Daryl Hannah in a music video, while the Queen and Bill Clinton are also partial to a game or two.

With bigger prizes and more atmospheric bingo halls, the game attracts over three million regular players in the UK, making it the second most popular form of entertainment or sport after fishing.

Research has also suggested the numbers game improves the accuracy and speed of short-term memory, along with reversing some of the effects of ageing.

Looks like it's goodbye Botox and hello bingo!

9th August 2007