Bingo: Bingo Call Basics

Bingo, a game that’s played around the globe by millions of players each day, can be found both online and in physical Bingo halls.

Bingo isn’t just known for its 75 or 90 balls, but the calls that come with them. With this in mind, we wanted to introduce you to the Bingo calls of the UK, so that the next time you play online Bingo, for example, you know the numbers just by their calls.

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1.  Kell’s Eye
2.  One little duck
3.  Cup of tea
4.  Knock at the door
5.  Man alive
6.  Half a dozen
7.  Lucky seven
8.  Garden gate
9.  Doctor’s orders
10.  (The current Prime Minister’s name)’s den
11.  Legs eleven
12.  One dozen
13.  Unlucky for some
14.  Valentine’s Day
15.  Young and keen
16.  Sweet sixteen and never been kissed
17.  Dancing Queen
18.  Coming of age
19.  Goodbye teens
20.  One score
21.  Royal salute
22.  Two little ducks
23.  Thee and me
24.  Two dozen
25.  Duck and dive
26.  Pick and mix
27.  Gateway to heaven
28.  In a state
29.  Rise and shine
30.  Dirty Gertie
31.  Get up and tun
32.  Buckle my shoe
33.  All the threes
34.  Ask for more
35.  Jump and jive
36.  Three dozen
37.  More than eleven
38.  Christmas cake
39.  39 Steps
40.  Life begins
41.  Time for fun
42.  Winnie the Pooh
43.  Down on your knees
44.  Droopy draws
45.  Halfway there
46.  Up to tricks
47.  Four and seven
48.  Four dozen
49.  PC
50.  Half a century
51.  Tweak of the thumb
52.  Danny La Rue
53.  Here comes Herbie
54.  Clean the floor
55.  Snakes alive
56.  Was she worth it?
57.  Heinz varieties
58.  Make them wait
59.  Brighton Line
60.  Grandma’s getting frisky
61.  Baker’s bun
62.  Tickety-boo
63.  Tickle me
64.  Red raw
65.  Old age pension
66.  Clickety Click
67.  Stairway to heaven
68.  Pick a mate
69.  Any way up
70.  Three score and ten
71.  Bang on the drum
72.  Six dozen
73.  Queen bee
74.  Hit the floor
75.  Strive and strive
76.  Trombones
77.  Sunset Strip
78.  39 more steps
79.  One more time
80.  Eight and blank
81.  Stop and run
82.  Straight on through
83.  Time for tea
84.  Give me more
85.  Staying alive
86.  Between the sticks
87.  Torquay in Devon
88.  Two fat ladies
89.  Almost there
90.  Top of the shop

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Now you know the Bingo calls from one to 90, how fast do you think you’ll be able to daub off your number when you hear the call?