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Blackout - (Also, Coverall) A pattern where you must cover
the whole card to win.
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Bonanza - A progressive coverall Jackpot that is usually
played as the 13th game of the session. Forty-five numbers are drawn
before the session and players mark them on separate cards and set
aside. There is an additional fee to play this game, usually $1. The
countdown begins at 48 numbers or less and go up one number per week
to 52 numbers or until won. The amount of the jackpot is determined
by card sales for that game.
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Caller -
The person who calls out the bingo numbers.
- Chat Room -
A lot of bingo sites have chat rooms where you
can chat with other players who are online at the same time.
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Coverall - (Also Blackout) A pattern where you must cover
the whole card to win.
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Dauber -
Bingo dauber is ink-filled bottle/pen with a foam
tip on it used to mark called numbers. When you touch the bingo card
with the foam tip it marks the square. (See picture above)
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Early Bird Game -
A bingo game that starts earlier than
another regularly scheduled game.
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Free Space -
The center square of the card. It's like a
Joker. You get it free every game and it counts towards your winning
pattern.
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Game Board -
The display board above your card(s) that shows
you the balls in play.
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Game Room -
Some online games divide the players into game
rooms.
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G.T.I., T.E.D. -
An electronic dauber system used to play
multiple packs at once. These usually require a rental fee and only
one is allowed per player.
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Hardway Bingo (Hard-way Bingo) -
Bingo in a straight line
without the use of the free space.
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Jackpot -
A big prize usually awarded for achieving a
difficult pattern, such as a blackout, within a specified number of
balls.
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Top Of The Hour Jackpot - Special bingo games with high
jackpot prizes which take place on the hour, every hour, over a
specified time period.
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Minimum Buy-in -
The least amount you must spend to be
eligible for prizes.
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Money Ball -
A number drawn before the game that will double
a player's winnings if bingo is hit on that number.
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Pattern -
The shape you need to cover on your card with
called out numbers, usually it is a straight line.
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Progressive Jackpot -
A Jackpot that gets bigger until it is
won. There is usually a separate buy-in for Progressive Jackpot
games.
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Rainbow Pack -
A paper pack that allows players to play for
three or four different prize denominations at once.
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Six-pack, Nine-pack -
Six or nine numbers in a block on one
card.
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T.E.D., G.T.I. -
An electronic dauber system used to play
multiple packs at once. These usually require a rental fee and only
one is allowed per player.
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Validation -
Eligibility required to win additional jackpot
amounts. Price varies by number of cards played.
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Wild Number -
Usually played on a double bingo that leads
into a triple bingo. The first number out of the hopper determines
the wild number; for example, if 42 is drawn, all numbers ending in
2 should be marked off.
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Money Ball - This is a bonus number selected before the
game starts that will double a player's jackpot if their bingo is
hit on that number. I have never won with the money ball. It seems
very rare.
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Card - The bingo card consists of 24 numbered boxes and
one blank space in the middle (the FREE square). The squares are
arranged in 5 columns, by 5 rows. The columns are labelled across,
B,I,N,G,O. With the numbers in column B always between 1 and 15,
those in column I between 16 and 30, and so on. During the game up
to 75 bingo numbers are called out. The player crosses off each
number on their card as it is called out. The object of the game is
to complete a pattern of numbers on the card, or fill the whole card
in a coverall, or blackout game.
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Free Square - The middle square of the bingo card is
always known as the FREE square, like a wildcard number.
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Payout Percentage - This is the percentage of sales that
are paid back out in prizes by the House. Online bingo normally
payouts out at around 70%.
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Sign Up Bonus - Most online bingo games offer their users
a sign up bonus. This is to encourage players to sign up. It is
usually 100% of the first deposit. So if you deposit $100, you get
an extra $100 credited to you account. You will not be able to cash
out your bonus money.
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