Posted on December 26, 2010 - by admin

The Difference between 75 Ball and 90 Ball Bingo

Bingo has two common variants, the 75 ball Bingo (that is popular in the US) and the 90 ball Bingo (that one can commonly see in the UK and other European countries).

The 75 ball version has 75 numbers called in 5 columns with 15 numbers. Every column is said to represent the characters of the word ‘bingo’. These five characters are found at the top of the Bingo ticket. The 75 ball version usually has cards with 25 squares, five down and five across. The card has numbers that have been selected randomly in between 1 & 75. Every card generally comes with its own identification code.

The 90 ball version is also played using cards, and these cards are often referred to as ‘tickets’. These are normally available in packs of six (cards), and each ticket has 9 columns and 3 rows. Each ‘six pack’ (card) has the 90 numbers distributed amidst the 6 tickets. Every row has 9 squares, and while 5 of these squares have numbers in between 1 & 90, the other 4 spaces are blank. Every time a game is played, numbers in between 1 & 90 are called and the player then daubs the numbers on the tickets.

The 75 ball version requires the players to achieve any previously decided on pattern. There are over 6000 different pattern combinations in 75 ball Bingo, and these include ‘four comers’ and ‘blackout’.

The 90 ball version has 3 winning patterns, through one, two, or three, horizontal lines, wherein each pattern would hold a different prize. The game would continue after the different lines have been won until someone gets a ‘full house’.