Are you new to bingo? Looking for a little cheat sheet to help guide us through those first few sessions. After all, not knowing the slang calls that pair with the numbers can mean we end up rushing to scan our pages – join now. Missing numbers is a huge issue and obviously can be the difference between winning and losing. Who would want to lose for such a silly reason as missing a number!
They change depending on the bingo halls – some bingo callers like to change up the calls to give a bit of personality to it or to make it topical, but we’ll get more into that later.
Here’s a list of some of the calls we can expect here.
- Kelly’s eye
- One little duck
- Cup of tea
- Knock at the door
- Man alive
- Half a dozen
- Luckily for some
- Garden gate
- Brighton Line
- Big Ben
- Legs eleven
- One dozen
- Unlucky for some
- Valentines day
- Young and keen
- Never been kissed
- Dancing queen
- Coming of age
- Goodbye teens
- One score
- Key of the door
- Two little ducks
- The lord is my shepherd
- Two Dozen
- Duck and dive
- Half a crown
- Duck and a crutch
- In a state
- Rise and shine
- Dirty Gertie
- Get Up and Run
- Buckle My shoe
- Dirt Knee
- Ask for more
- Jump and jive
- Three dozen
Personal Favourites
- 50: 5 – 0, 5- 0, it’s off to work we go
- 60. Grandma’s getting frisky
- 85. Staying Alive
How Do the Calls work
The calls are will be either, rhyming slang, puns, cheeky phrases or topical references. Because of this the calls can change, so bare this in mind when going to a new bingo hall. Sometimes they will change regionally or because the bingo caller wants to add a bit of their own personality to the game with some fresh calls.
Bingo Calls Are Always Developing
We are now also seeing a new era of bingo calls being introduced as younger generations get their hands into the game, so expect to see more of the calls changing and developing to have more current topical references. Whilst some people feel this is a negative thing, bingo calls have changed and developed through time, each generation bringing their own culture to the game.
Some Arising, New Era Calls We Might Hear.
- 38, Avocado on a plate
- 32, Fake News
- 88, Wills and Kate
- 39, Love Island Time
- 52, Brunch for Two
Some of these aren’t as good as the old classics. “Wills and Kate 88” as a replacement for “Two Fat Ladies, 88” lacks the same humour that we often find in bingo calls, on the other hand there are some funny topical calls like “Fake News, 32”.
With such variety, stay calm and keep those ears pricked and hopefully we should be able to keep up.
