Bingo : Game Tips & Strategies

The list below shows the nickname of each bingo number with variants. Remember that no list is definitive and some nicknames may not make sense.

Bingo play using nicknames persisted in British Bingo halls until faster computer draws replaced air-blown balls. This is a way of announcing or repeating the Bingo number drawn in a humorous way. In a crowded, noisy room, it also helps to confirm the number called.

The bingo game starts with the traditional call to attention: "Eyes Down".


1.... Kelly's eye, Buttered scone, At the beginning, Little Jimmy, Nelson's column, B1 Baby of bingo
2.... One little duck, Baby's done it, Doctor who, Me and you, Little boy blue
3.... Dearie me, I'm free, Debbie McGee, You and me, Goodness me, One little flea, Cup of tea
4.... The one next door, On the floor, Knock at the door, B4 Crowd says "and after"
5.... Man alive, Jack's alive
6.... Tom Mix, Tom's tricks, Chopsticks
7.... Lucky seven, God's in heaven, One little crutch
8.... Garden gate, Golden gate, Harry Tate, One fat lady
9.... Doctor's orders
10.. Downing street (UK Prime Minister's address), Cock and hen (rhyming), Uncle Ben (rhyming), Tony's Den
11.. Legs eleven, Legs - they're lovely, Kelly's Legs Number eleven
12.. One dozen, One and two - a dozen, Monkey's cousin (rhymes with "a dozen")
13.. Unlucky for some, Devil's number, Bakers dozen
14.. Valentines day
15.. Rugby team, Young and keen
16.. Sweet sixteen, She's lovely, Never been kissed
17.. Often been kissed, Old Ireland, Dancing queen, The age to catch 'em
18.. Key of the door, Now you can vote, Coming of age
19.. Goodbye teens
20.. One score, Getting plenty, Blind 20
21.. Royal salute, Key of the door
22.. Two little ducks (suggesting the necks of two swans), Ducks on a pond, Dinky doo, All the twos
23.. A duck and a Flea, Thee and me, The Lord's my Shepherd (based on 23rd Psalm)
24.. Two dozen
25.. Duck and dive
26.. Bed and breakfast (traditional price was 2 shillings 6 pence), Half a crown (equivalent to 2 shillings 6 pence), Pick and mix
27.. Little duck with a crutch, Gateway to heaven
28.. In a state, The old brags, Over weight
29.. You're doing fine
30.. Burlington Bertie, Dirty Gertie, Speed limit (in built-up area, UK), Blind 30, Flirty thirty
31.. Get up and run
32.. Buckle my Shoe
33.. Dirty knees, All the feathers, All the threes, Gertie Lee, Two little fleas, Sherwood forest (all the trees)
34.. Ask for more
35.. Jump and jive
36.. Three dozen
37.. A flea in heaven
38.. Christmas cake
39.. Those famous steps, All the steps
41.. Life's begun, Time for fun
42.. That famous street in Manhattan, Whinny the Poo
43.. Down on your knees
44.. Droopy drawers, All the fours, Open two doors
45.. Halfway house, Halfway there
46.. Up to tricks
47.. Four and seven
48.. Four dozen
49.. PC (Police Constable), Copper, Nick nick, Rise and shine
50.. Bulls eye, Bung hole, Blind 50, Half a century
51.. I love my mum, Tweak of the thumb, The Highland Div[ision]
52.. Weeks in a year, The Lowland Div[ision]
53.. Stuck in the tree, The Welsh Div[ision]
54.. Clean the floor
55.. Snakes alive, All the fives
56.. Was she worth it?
57.. Heinz varieties, All the beans (Heinz 57 varieties of canned beans)
58.. Make them wait, Choo choo Thomas
59.. Brighton line
60.. Three score, Blind 60, Five dozen
61.. Bakers bun
62.. Tickety boo, Turn on the screw
63.. Tickle me
64.. The Beatles number, Red raw
65.. Old age pension, Stop work (retirement age)
66.. Clickety click, All the sixes
67.. Made in heaven, Argumentative number
68.. Saving grace
69.. The same both ways, your place or mine?, Any way up, Either way up, Any way round, Meal for two
70.. Three score and ten, Blind 70
71.. Bang on the drum
72.. A crutch and a duck, Six dozen, Par for the course (golf)
73.. Crutch with a flea, Queen B
74.. Candy store
75.. Strive and strive
76.. Trombones
77.. Sunset strip, All the sevens, Two little crutches
78.. Heavens gate
79.. One more time
80.. Gandhi's breakfast, Blind 80, Eight and blank
81.. Fat lady and a little wee, Stop and run
82.. Fat lady with a duck, Straight on through
83.. Fat lady with a flea, Time for tea, Ethel's Ear
84.. Seven dozen
85.. Staying alive
86.. Between the sticks
87.. Fat lady with a crutch, Torquay in Devon
88.. Two fat ladies, Wobbly wobbly, All the eights
89.. Nearly there, All but one
90.. Top of the shop, Top of the house, Blind 90, As far as we go, End of the line

Bingo School Lessons Lesson 1: Bingo History B? I?N-G-O? the origins, get the whole story. Lesson 2: Bingo Rules The regulations to this exciting parlour game. Lesson 3: Bingo Tips Should play as many cards as possible, and then some? Lesson 4: Bingo Numbers Impress your friends; learn all the number calling nicknames. Lesson 5: Bingo Vocabulary Surprisingly, or not, there is a lot of Bingo terms to know.

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