Funny Bingo Calls - British Nicknames from Number 1–90

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Bingo games, which is a game that is played for cash and prizes, are won when a player matches the number on his card with those that are randomly drawn out by the caller. The first person to complete a pattern in the Bingo game shouts "Bingo" as a rule. Their numbers are then checked, and prize cash is awarded.

One of the things that keep the game interesting is the change in models which vary during a gaming session.

This article will help you understand the history of number names in the Bingo game. You will also get to know the history and origin of the game, and every other thing there is to know about it.

Bingo Calls - British Nicknames

1. Kelly’s Eye: This is a Military slang which possibly is a reference to Ned Kelly
2. One little duck / Me and you: From the resemblance of the number 2 to a duck; see '22' / Romantic rhyme
3. Cup of tea / You and me: Rhymes with "Three" / Romantic rhyme
4. Knock at the door: Rhymes with "Four"
5. Man alive: Rhymes with "Five"
6. Tom Mix / Half a dozen: Rhymes with "Six". After Tom Mix, a star of silent-era Westerns / A common phrase meaning six units (see "12" below)
7. Lucky: 7 is considered a lucky number in some cultures
8. Garden Gate: Rhymes with "Eight"
9. Doctor’s Orders: Number 9 was a laxative pill given out by army doctors in WWII
10. (Boris's) Den: The name of whoever currently resides at Number 10 Downing Street
11. Legs eleven: A reference to the shape of the number resembling a pair of legs, often chicken legs specifically. The players often wolf whistle in response.
12. One dozen: A reference to there being 12 units in one dozen.
13. Unlucky for some: A reference to 13 being an unlucky number.
14. The Lawnmower: The original lawnmower had a 14-inch blade
15. Young and Keen: Fifteen rhymes with keen
16. Never been kissed: After the song Sweet Sixteen and Never Been Kissed
17. Dancing Queen: ABBA's song Dancing Queen has the number mentioned in the lyrics
18. Coming of Age: Eighteen is the age of maturity in the UK
19. Goodbye Teens: Nineteen is the age after which people stop being teenagers
20. One Score / Getting Plenty: A reference to there being 20 units in one score / Rhymes with "Twenty"
21. Key of the Door: The traditional age of majority
22. Two little ducks: The numeral 22 resembles the profile of two ducks. Response is often "quack, quack, quack"
23. The Lord is My Shepherd: The first words of Psalm 23 of the Old Testament
24. Double dozen: 12 × 2 = 24. Refer to 12 above
25. Duck and dive: Rhymes with "(Twenty) Five", and is made up of a "2" - resembles a duck, and a "5" - resembles an upside-down "2".
26. Two and six, half a crown / A to Z: an old currency in the UK / A reference to the fact that there are twenty-six letters in the alphabet
27. Duck and a crutch: The number 2 looks like a duck (see '2') and the number 7 looks like a crutch.
28. In a state: "Two and eight" is rhyming slang for "state".
29. Rise and Shine: Rhymes with "(Twenty) Nine"
30. Burlington Bertie / Dirty Gertie: Reference to a music hall song of the same name composed in 1900, and a more famous parody (Burlington Bertie from Bow) written in 1915 specifically the line: "I'm Burlington Bertie I rise at ten-thirty" / Common rhyme derived from the given name Gertrude, used as a nickname for the statue La Delivrance installed in North London in 1927. The usage was reinforced by Dirty Gertie from Bizerte, a bawdy song sung by Allied soldiers in North Africa during the Second World War
31. Get up and run: Rhymes with "(Thirty) One"
32. Buckle my shoe: Rhymes with "(Thirty) Two"
33. All the threes / Fish, chips & peas
34. Ask for more: Rhymes with "(Thirty) Four"
35. Jump and jive: A dance step
36. Triple dozen: 3 x 12 = 36. Refer to 12 above
37. More than eleven: It rhymes with 37
38. Christmas cake: Cockney rhyming slang
39. 39 steps: From the film "39 Steps"
40. Life begins: Refers to the proverb 'life begins at forty'
41. Time for fun: If life really has begun now, then it’s time to have some fun
42. Winnie the Pooh: This is a rhyming call that mentions the well-loved bear
43. Down on your knees: This was a phrase that was made popular during wartime by soldiers
44. Droopy drawers: Rhyme that refers to sagging trousers
45. Halfway there: Being halfway towards 90
46. Up to tricks: Rhyming
47. Four and seven: The phrase for 47
48. Four dozen: 4 x 12 = 48. Refer to 12 above.
49. PC: This is a reference to the popular show “The Adventures of P.c. 49” about a police constable working in London
50. Half a century: A century is 100 and a half is 50
51. Tweak of the thumb: Rhyming
52. Danny La Rue / Deck of Cards: A reference to drag entertainer Danny La Rue. Also used for other numbers ending in '2' (see '72' below) / Number of cards in a deck
53. Here comes Herbie: 53 is the racing number of Herbie the VW Beetle. Players may reply "beep beep"
54. Clean the floor: Rhyming
55. Snakes alive: This call refers to the shape of the numbers as they resemble snakes preparing to strike
56. Shotts Bus / Was she worth it: Refers to the former number of the bus from Glasgow to Shotts / 5 (Shillings) and Sixpence was the cost of a marriage license in old English money
57. Heinz varieties: Refers to "Heinz 57", the "57 Varieties" slogan of the H. J. Heinz Company
58. Make them wait: Rhyming
59. Brighton Line: Quote from The Importance of Being Earnest. Also, 59 was the starting 2 digits of all original Brighton telephone numbers
60. Five dozen / Grandma's getting frisky: Refers to 5 x 12 which is Five Dozen and makes 60 / Pretty close to a rhyme with 'sixty'
61. Baker’s bun: Rhyming
62. Turn the screw / Tickety-boo: Both of these rhyme but tickety boo is an English phrase for ‘good’
63. Tickle me 63: A rhyming phrase that’s very cheeky
64. Red raw: Rhyming
65. Old age pension: The usual age that people retire in the UK
66. Clickety click: Sounds like "(Sixty) Six"
67. Stairway to heaven: Coined by Andrew "CIP" Lavelle
68. Pick a mate: Everything's better with friends
69. Anyway up / Favourite of mine: Refers to the shape of this number, it will look the same if you flip it upside down / A reference to the 69 sex position
70. Three score and ten: Refers to 3 x 20 + 10 which is 70
71. Bang on the drum: Rhymes with "(Seventy) One"
72. Six dozen: Refers to 6 x 12 which is Six Dozen and makes 72
73. Queen bee: Rhymes with "(Seventy) Three"
74. Hit the floor: This rhyme makes us want to groove on the dance floor
75. Strive and strive: This is the highest call in 75 ball bingo so strive for a full house
76. Trombones: "Seventy-Six Trombones" is a popular marching song, from the musical The Music Man
77. Sunset strip: From the 1960s television series "77 Sunset Strip". Usually sung by the players
78. 39 more steps: 39 + 39 = 78. Refer to 39 being "39 steps" above
79. One more time: Rhyming
80. Gandhi's Breakfast: Gandhi didn't eat anything for breakfast and so 'ate zero' makes 80
81. Stop and run: Rhyming
82. Straight on through: This is similar to the 88 calls, wherein it refers to a curvy lady. However, this time, she appears with a duck
83. Time for tea: What makes bingo better? A nice cup of tea that happens to rhyme with three
84. Seven dozen: Refers to 7 x 12 which is Seven Dozen or 84
85. Staying alive: Rhyming
86. Between the sticks: Rhymes with "(Eighty) Six". Refers to the position of goalkeeper in football
87. Torquay in Devon: Rhymes with "(Eighty) Seven". Torquay which is in the county of Devon, rather than one of several other Torquays which were elsewhere in the British Empire
88. Two fat ladies: The number 88 visually represents a lady next to another lady. Refer to 81 above. Players can reply with 'Wobble, wobble.'
89. Nearly there: 89 is one away from 90 (the end of the bingo numbers)
90. Top of the shop: 90 is the highest (top) number in bingo. Shop refers to the entire game of bingo (and also rhymes with "top")

The History of the Bingo Game

The history of Bingo game dates back to the 1530s, starting with the Italian lottery, called "Lo Giuoco del Lotto D'Italia", which was often played in Italy every Saturday. The game was then introduced from Italy to France in the late 1770s, where it was originally called "Lotto", a game played among wealthy Frenchmen. The Germans also played a version of the game in the 1800s, where it was positioned to make the learning of math’s, spellings, and history easy for students. In the United States also, bingo was originally called "beano" when it was introduced to the country. This is a bazaar game where the dealer chooses a numbered disc from a cigar box, and the player marks the card with beans; and any player wins the gaming session by shouting "biano".

When the game was first introduced in North America in 1929, it was called "beano". It was first played at a carnival near Atlanta, Georgia. A New York toy seller by the name Edwin S. Lowe renamed it "Bingo" after hearing some players accidentally shouting "Bingo" instead of its initial name.

Due to the complexity of the game, wand with an intent on reducing repeating number group and conflict in the event of more than one person playing the game at the same time, Edwin S. Lowe hired Carl Leffler, a Jewish immigrant from Poland and mathematics professor from Columbia University, to help increase the number of bingo card combinations. And in 1930, Leffler had successfully invented 6,000 bingo cards.

By 1934, the game was introduced in the church by a Catholic Priest from Pennsylvania, as a means of raising funds for the church.

Bingo Tournament

Bingo Tournament is a great way to develop a bingo set and compete for huge cash prizes with others. The game is played by players competing against each other so that you can compete with other bingo enthusiasts. When you take part in the competition, you have some time to complete certain tasks. This can be a bingo win or a game win with maximum points in a particular game.

Each tournament, however, determines which games you will have to play in order to qualify for that tournament. For example, you can play seven different bingo games to earn points in the Big Bang Bingo game. Anyone who scores the most points on five competition days can win a prize pool of $1,000.

Large bingo tournaments are however, free to register. So, the players are at lesser risk. The only risk will be if you pay for in-game bingo tickets. However, it is good to see that you can go to the tournament and win the prize!

Types of Bingos

75 Ball Bingo: This version of bingo is very different from the 90-ball bingo. But the general principles, however, remain the same. In the 75 Ball Bingo, there are only 75 numbers, unlike the 90 Ball Bingo that holds 90 numbers. On the 75 Ball Bingo, these numbers are scattered on different cards than you get in the 90 Ball.

You enter the 75-ball bingo suite, you need to buy tickets and multiple cards which would depend on the game. Each card will be divided into a 5x5 grid with "B-I-N-G-O" on the top.

The ball is called, it is assigned a number and a letter. For example, call N71. If it matches the numbers and letters on the card, you can then mark it.

Advantage of 75 Ball Bingo is that there are more pay-lines than the 90 Ball Bingo. The following are the 75 Ball Bingo Pay Lines: 1 line, 2 lines, 3 lines, 4 lines, Full house. It's important to remember that you can declare the first line vertically, horizontally, or diagonally. However, lines 2, 3, and 4 can only be declared horizontally. There is a full house after the completion of your card.

90 Ball Bingo: If you've ever played bingo in a lobby or club, this bingo is probably the type of bingo you might have seen very often or know best. 90-ball bingo is very simple. You will buy a random card with a number between 1 and 90. These numbers are distributed in 9 columns and 3 rows. Each line has five numbers and four gaps. The goal is to complete a line before everyone else and then fill up.

The great thing about 90 Ball Bingo is that it is truly a classic game. 9x3 tickets go back hundreds of years, and 90 Ball Bingo is considered the godfather of the game. Bingo is believed to first originate in Europe, becoming popular in British cities in the early 1900s.

Are three big prizes to be won in the 90-ball bingo: 1 line, 2 lines and full house. If more than one player receives a bonus at the same time, the bonus will be shared, unless the game's specific rules provide otherwise.

Bingo 90 is probably the easiest bingo to understand, as such, many novices do participate in it. It's quite fast, and not too complicated, making it the perfect game when you introduce bingo to first-timer.

The 90-ball bingo ticket includes a 3 × 9 number list. Each box of the 9 boxes has 5 digits and 4 empty boxes. The rows are arranged as follows:

• First column is 01-09
• Second column is 10-19
• Third column is 20-29
• Fourth column is 30-39
• Fifth column is 40-49
• Sixth column is 50-59
• Seven Column is 60-69
• Eighth column is 70-79
• Ninth Column is 80-90

How to Play Bingo Games?

Bingo can be played for cash prizes, a jackpot amount, or fun and chills. When playing an online bingo, you need to put holders on your cards when a number is called, or use a dauber when playing in a bingo hall. The cards are checked in the halls after a player shout BINGO. There is no strategy as the game is a game of chance.

Players usually start with a bingo card, which contains 25 spaces in five by five dice with numbers in each space. And as a rule, you win the game by creating a specific pattern after placing chips with numbers that the dealer will call or show on the screen in the case of online bingo.

You win by creating a pattern vertically, horizontally or diagonally. When you play in bingo halls, however, winnings are checked manually. However, when you play virtual bingo, the winnings appear on your screen automatically.

Popular Bingo Rooms

Mecca Bingo: It is one of the most complete online bingo sites. The company has been in existence for more than 70 years and also operates 83 local bingo clubs. They provide a safe and friendly place to play bingo, chat and make new friends. The support staff is helpful, friendly and available 24/7.

The obvious fact that they are approved by the UK Gambling Commission, their tickets are very cheap as they sell tickets for just 1 penny, so everyone can play. And their overall design is one of the best designs you will find. It is colourful, clean and easy to navigate.

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Their mobile app is beautiful, clean, easy to navigate, and also works on Apple and Android. As a player, you also get useful support via email, phone or live chat in seconds!

Tombola Bingo offers you a trusted website that pays your winnings in record time. Its RNG has been randomly tested and approved by the GB Gambling Commission.

Gala Bingo: Since 2005, Gala Bingo has been in existence and has, in the process, become a household name with over 5 million registered players. They provide a fun and happy community where you can play bingo and make new friends, with Friendly chat moderators to support you.

The design is easy to navigate, colorful and quick to clean up. They provide an award-winning mobile experience when you play games on your mobile phone, with more than 20 bingo halls to play.

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Bingo has a payout bonus of £42 million every week, and over 165,000 likes on Facebook!

Conclusion

Whether you are new to bingo or a veteran of Bingo, intending to find something that best help broadened your Bingo Knowledge, we hope this article did just that.

In light of the article, however, bingo can be played in a variety of formats, making it one of the most exciting games where bettors can maximize their winnings. There are other changes to the game from a bingo site to another bingo, including bingo pass, stallion bingo, bingo rich, bingo u-pick-you, overall bingo games, etc.