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The nicknames are sometimes known by the rhyming phrase 'bingo lingo' and there are rhymes for each number from 1 to 90, some of which date back many decades. In some clubs, the 'bingo caller' will say the number, with the assembled players intoning the rhyme in a call and response manner, in others, the caller will say the rhyme and the ...
For many numbers the caller gives the nickname and then either audience calls out the number or the caller gives it as an after thought as in "Doctor's orders <pause> Number Nine!" or "Two little ducks <pause> Twenty Two!" 'Legs Eleven' is different; it is a single phrase that is always said without a pause.
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Bingo is a game of probability in which players mark off numbers on cards as the numbers are drawn randomly by a caller, the winner being the first person to mark off all their numbers. Bingo, previously known in the UK as Housey-Housey , became increasingly popular across the UK following the Betting and Gaming Act 1960 with more purpose-built ...
Gala Bingo withdrew in September 2008 from the National Bingo Game to launch a competing jackpot. In November 2007, the first Gold Prize winner won the first "Big'N" prize of £556,000 by getting 6 of the 7 Big'N numbers in Gala Club, East Ham, London. The winner used the proceeds to leave Newham and start a new life in Suffolk. [1]
In UK bingo, or Housie, cards are usually called "tickets." The cards contain three rows and nine columns. Each row contains five numbers and four blank spaces randomly distributed along the row. Numbers are apportioned by column (1–9, 10–19, 20–29, 30–39, 40–49, 50–59, 60–69, 70–79 and 80–90). [9]
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