Everything About Online Bingo Cards And Calls

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Bingo is one of the most famous games played worldwide, and to play bingo, cards are used. Online bingo can use online bingo cards, and players can also generate their own bingo cards with a free bingo card generator. Using virtual bingo cards is not complicated at all, as players will find guidelines as they generate the card.

The other thing worth noticing is the bingo numbers, which are also known as bingo calls. Players might have heard of the terms bingo lucky numbers, bingo winning numbers, bingo game numbers, and bingo calls numbers. These numbers represent the huge list of bingo calls that we will describe in this article.

Bingo cards are the core of any bingo game—you can play online bingo right from your phone. In Kenya, you need to be at least 18 years old and gaming sites are regulated by the Betting Control and Licensing Board (BCLB). To load your account, you can use M-Pesa, Airtel Money or credit cards and buy cards for as little as KSh 100 each.

75-Ball Bingo Cards

These cards come as a 5×5 grid, with the centre square marked FREE and the rest filled with numbers. Each column holds a specific range:

• B: 1–15
• I: 16–30
• N: 31–45
• G: 46–60
• O: 61–75

90-Ball Bingo Tickets

Also called "tickets" or Housie, these feature 3 rows × 9 columns. Each row has five numbers and four blank spaces, with columns covering 1–9, 10–19, 20–29, 30–39, 40–49, 50–59, 60–69, 70–79 and 80–90.

Once you’ve got your bingo cards sorted, the next step is mastering the bingo calls or bingo numbers. Here’s the full list of 90 bingo calls:

1. Kelly’s eye: A nod to Aussie outlaw Ned Kelly or old military slang.
2. One little duck: Looks like a lone duck—easy to picture.
3. Cup of tea: Simply number 3.
4. Knock at the door: From the rhyme "one, two, fasten my shoe; three, four, knocks at the door."
5. Man alive: Named after the BBC show that captivated ’60s UK crowds.
6. Tom Mix/Half a dozen: Tribute to silent-film cowboy Tom Mix.
7. Lucky seven: A top pick among fans—think of your favourite EPL No. 7 shirt.
8. Garden gate: Cockney-style rhyme.
9. Doctor’s orders: WWII laxative pill, because "9" looked like a tablet.
10. Prime Minister’s den: 10 Downing Street—"Cameron’s den" in modern calls.
11. Legs eleven: The number 11 resembles a pair of legs—whistle-worthy in halls.
12. One dozen: Twelve.
13. Unlucky for some: Bad luck in the West, but lucky in Italy.
14. Valentine’s Day: The day of love.
15. Young and keen: Or flip to "Rugby team."
16. Sweet 16 and never been kissed: A universal milestone.
17. Dancing Queen: Shout-out to ABBA’s disco days.
18. Coming of age: When you can vote.
19. Goodbye teens: Adieu to your teenage years.
20. One score: From Lincoln’s "four score and seven."
21. Royal salute/Key of the door: 21-gun salute at parades.
22. Two little ducks: Just a duck doubled up.
23. Thee and me.
24. Two dozen.
25. Duck and dive: A duck (2) dives from a snake (5).
26. Pick and mix.
27. Gateway to heaven.
28. In a state/Overweight.
29. Rise and shine.
30. Dirty Gertie: WWII song still echoing in halls.
31. Get up and run.
32. Buckle my shoe: From the same rhyme as #4.
33. Dirty knee/All the threes/Fish, chips & peas.
34. Ask for more: Oliver Twist reference.
35. Jump and jive.
36. Three dozen.
37. More than eleven.
38. Christmas cake.
39. 39 steps: Hitchcock classic from 2025.
40. Life begins: Big birthday shout-out.
41. Time for fun: You’re living now.
42. Winnie the Pooh: A.A. Milne’s honey-loving bear.
43. Down on your knees.
44. Droopy drawers.
45. Halfway there.
46. Up to tricks.
47. Four and seven.
48. Four dozen.
49. PC: From the radio drama "The Adventures of P.C. 49."
50. Half a century.
51. Tweak of the thumb: "I love my Mum."
52. Danny La Rue: Salute to the Irish entertainer.
53. Here comes Herbie/Stuck in a tree.
54. Clean the floor.
55. Snakes alive: Recall 2 ducks (25) and snakes.
56. Shotts Bus: "Was She Worth It?"
57. Heinz’s varieties: Mr. Heinz froze at 57.
58. Make them wait.
59. Brighton Line.
60. Five dozen.
61. Baker’s bun.
62. Turn the screw/Tickety-boo: Army slang for "all’s well."
63. Tickle me 63.
64. Redraw.
65. Old age pension: UK retirement age.
66. Clickety click.
67. Stairway to heaven.
68. Saving Grace.
69. Favorite of mine/either way up: Flip it for fun.
70. Three scores 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: Warner Bros detective show.
78. 39 more steps.
79. One more time.
80. Eight and blank: Gandhi cross-legged; "Gandhi’s Breakfast."
81. Stop and run.
82. Straight on through: Also "fat lady with a duck."
83. Time for tea.
84. Seven dozen.
85. Staying alive: The Bee Gees hit from Saturday Night Fever.
86. Between the sticks: Football keeper’s lingo.
87. Torquay in Devon.
88. Two fat ladies: 88 looks like two curves.
89. Nearly there.
90. Top of the shop.

Memorising all 90 bingo calls can be a challenge, but you’ve got options. Just Google "bingo call quiz" or head to CasinoRank quizzes to test yourself. Flashcards, mobile apps or quiz rounds in chats with friends are also great ways to lock in those bingo numbers.

Bingo Calls Chart

Most online bingo platforms—including those compared on CasinoRank—let you click any numbered ball on a chart to pull up its call name and backstory. Click outside the pop-up or use the arrows inside to browse through each call one by one.

Remember to play only on sites licensed by the Betting Control and Licensing Board (BCLB) in Kenya, be 18+, and fund your account safely with M-Pesa or Airtel Money. Enjoy your next online bingo session!

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