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Bingo Alphabet

A
After Games - The Bingo games played in a Bingo hall after the end of a regular session.

B
Beano -A very similar game that was played at carnivals in the USA in the 1930s.
BINGO!!!! - You must shout "BINGO!" when you have won.
Bingo card - The card with the numbers.

C
Caller - The person who announces the Bingo numbers as they are drawn.
Coverall (aka Blackout) - A pattern where you must cover all numbers on your card to win.

D
Dauber - A foam-tipped pen that is used to mark the numbers as they are called out.
Double Hardway - Two straight lines without free space on the same card.

E
Early Bird - a warm up game which starts before the scheduled games.

F
Free space - The blank centre square of a Bingo card is like a Joker.

G
Game Board - The game board looks like a Bingo card and displays the balls in play.
Game Room - In Online Bingo you can choose to enter different game rooms to play Bingo.

H
Hall Ball - The first number drawn at the beginning of a Bingo session.
Hardway Bingo - Bingo in a straight line without the use of the free space.

J
Jackpot - A large cash prize awarded by winning on a difficult pattern within a specific number of balls.

L
Late Night Bingo - A Bingo session that starts late in the evening, usually around 10pm.

M
Minimum Buy-In - The least amount you must spend for a particular game to be eligible for prizes.
Money Ball - A number drawn before the game that doubles your winnings if Bingo is hit on that number.

O
On - When there's only one more number to go on a card to Bingo, the player is "on".

P
Pattern - The shape that needs to be covered on a card to win a special jackpot.
Progressive Jackpot - A Jackpot that gets bigger and bigger until it is won.

Q
Quickie - A Bingo game in which the numbers are announced as fast as possible.

R
Rainbow Pack - Packet of coloured Bingo cards that allow players to play for three or four prizes at once.
Random Number Generator - The machine that picks the numbers for the game.

S
Sign-in - This is when you tell the Bingo site who you are and what username you will play under.
Speed Bingo - Bingo where numbers are called quickly and you can win in as few as three numbers.

T
Tickets - The printed pages on which the Bingo grids are printed.

U
Ups - The number of Bingo sheets that are used to make a book.

V
Validation - To determine a player's eligibility for additional jackpot amounts.

W
Welcome Bonus - When sign-up to play at an online Bingo website they will give you a Welcome Bonus.
Wild Number - The wild number is determined by the first number called in a game.
Wrap Up - The last game of a Bingo session.

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