Bingo Calling Numbers Names

In UK Bingo when the numbers are called they are often repeated in a humorous way to avoid mishearings and to make everybody confident about the number they heard. The following list  of Bingo Calling Numbers Nicknames is not a must, but a nice bonus for those who want to have fun during the game itself, and not only to use the chance of winning the jackpot.

Usually the game starts with a Bingo Calling Numbers call for attention: "Eyes Down". 

As you can see, most of the Bingo Calling Numbers Nicknames rhyme with the number itself, that is why it is easy to guess why this of that number is called that way. However, there are still such Bingo Calling Numbers Nicknames, the origin of which should be explained. We provide you the list of some of the most popular Bingo Calling Numbers Nicknames.

Most popular Bingo calling numbers nicknames:

1. Kelly's eye (Bingo Calling Numbers Nickname is in reference to the one-eyed Australian bushranger gangster Ned Kelly), Number Ace, At the beginning, Buttered scone, Little Jimmy, B1 Baby of bingo, Nelson's column, First on the board
2. One little duck (the shape of the number reminds a duck), Doctor who, Me and you, Baby's done it, Little boy blue, Peek a boo, Home alone
3. Dearie me, Debbie McGee, I'm free, You and me, Goodness me, Cup of tea, One little flea (looks like one)
4. The one next door, On the floor, Knock at the door, Bobby Moore, Shut the door
5. One little snake, Man alive, Jack's alive,
6. Tom Mix, Tom's tricks, In a fix
7. Lucky seven, David Beckham, One little crutch(looks like one), God's in heaven, One hockey stick (looks like one), A slice of heaven
8. Garden gate, Golden gate, At the gate, One fat lady(looks like one), She's always late, Sexy Kate
9. Doctor's orders
10. Downing street (UK Prime Minister's address, 10 Downing Street), Cock and hen, Uncle Ben, Gordon's den (number 10 has, over the years, used the names of various priministers), A big fat hen
11. Legs eleven, Kelly's legs number eleven, Chicken legs, Skinny legs
12. One dozen, One and two - a dozen, One doz' if one can, Monkey's cousin
13. Devil's number, Unlucky for some, Bakers dozen (Bakers in olden times used to make one extra piece of bread/cookie etc to the dozen ordered by a customer so they could do a taste test before it was sold to the customer, hence the phrase)
14. Valentine’s day, Tender
15. Rugby team, Young and keen, Yet to be kissed
16. Sweet sixteen, She’s lovely, Never been kissed
17. Often been kissed, Over-ripe, Dancing queen (Bingo Calling Numbers Nickname from the Abba song of the same name), The age to catch ‘em
18. Key of the door, Coming of age, Now you can vote
19. Goodbye teens
20. One score, Blind 20, Getting plenty
21. Royal salute, Key of the door, At 21 watch your son, Just my age, If only I was..
22. Quack quack, Two little ducks (suggesting the necks of two swans), Ducks on a pond, Dinky doo, All the twos, Bishop Desmond, Too[t] too[t] (train whistle)
23. A duck and a flea, A duck on a tree, The Lord's my shepherd (based on 23rd Psalm), Thee and me
24. Two dozen, Did you score?
25. Duck and dive, At 25 – wish to have wife
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, Duck & its mate, Over weight
29. You’re doing fine, Rise and shine, In your prime
30. Dirty Gertie, Speed limit (in built-up area, UK), Flirty thirty, Blind 30, Your face is dirty
31. Get up and run
32. Buckle my Shoe
33. Dirty knees, All the threes, Gertie Lee, All the feathers, Two little fleas
34. Ask for more
35. Jump and jive, Flirty wives
36. Three dozen, Perfect (as in 36-24-36)
37. A flea in heaven, More than eleven
38. Christmas cake
39. Those famous steps (From the 1935 Hitchcock film), Jack Benny, All the steps
40. Two score, Blind 40, Life begins at, Naughty 40
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, Cowboy's friend, Halfway there
46. Up to tricks
47. Four and seven
48. Four dozen
49. PC (Police Constable), Nick nick, Copper, Rise and shine
50. Bulls eye, Blind 50, Bung hole, Half a century, Snow White's number (five-oh, five-oh..), Hawaii five O
51. I love my mum, Tweak of the thumb, The Highland Div[ision]
52. Weeks in a year, Pack 'o cards, The Lowland Div[ision], Danny La Rue
53. Stuck in the tree, The joker, The Welsh Div[ision]
54. Clean the floor, House of bamboo (famous song)
55. All the fives, Give us fives, Bunch of fives, Snakes alive, Double nickels
56. Was she worth it?
57. Heinz varieties, All the beans (Heinz 57 varieties of canned beans)
58. Choo choo Thomas, Make them wait
59. Brighton line (The London-Brighton service was no. 59.)
60. Three score, Five dozen, Blind 60
61. Bakers bun
62. Tickety boo, Turn on the screw
63. Tickle me
64. The Beatles number, Red raw
65. Old age pension
66. All the sixes, Clickety click
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, The French connection, Yum yum
70. Three score and ten, Blind 70
71. Bang on the drum, Lucky one
72. A crutch and a duck, Par for the course (golf), Six dozen, Lucky two
73. Crutch with a flea, Under the tree, Queen B, Lucky three
74. Candy store, Grandmamma of Bingo, Lucky four
75. Granddaddy of Bingo, Strive and strive, Big Daddy, Lucky five
76. Seven 'n' six - was she worth it? (The price of the marriage licence, seven shillings and six pence or the price of spending the night with a “lady of negotiable affection”), Lucky six
77. All the sevens, Lucky seven, Sunset strip, Two little crutches, The double hockey stick
78. Lucky eight,. Heavens gate
79. Lucky nine, One more time
80. Eight and blank, Gandhi's breakfast (ate (8) nothing (0)), Blind 80, There you go matey
81. Stop and run, Fat lady and a little wee, Corner shot
82. Fat lady with a duck, Straight on through
83. Time for tea, Fat lady with a flea, Ethel's Ear
84. Seven dozen
85. Staying alive
86. Between the sticks
87. Fat lady with a crutch, Torquay in Devon
88. All the eights, Wobbly wobbly, Two fat ladies
89. Nearly there, All but one
90. As far as we go, Blind 90, Top of the house, End of the line