Popular Nicknames of Bingo Numbers
Bingo players know that a bingo caller plays an important role in a bingo session. The job of the bingo caller is actually deeper than just drawing and announcing the number of a ball. There are certain things that a bingo caller must practice in order to be an effective and trustworthy caller. A bingo caller's main role is collecting the balls and telling everyone in the session the number so the participants can daub the cards they have.
A bingo caller's personality is always reflected when he is doing his job. His mood is always transparent to the audience since they can host the bingo session like an event. A bingo caller can inject humor and wit into his job that would please the crowd and liven up the mood. Callers in bingo usually call out the numbers and attach nicknames to them.
Most callers think that this actually spices up the session. Over the years many callers have retained the same nicknames that have been used by the previous bingo caller that it has become a tradition. Below are some of the most common nicknames:
1. 37 - A flea in heaven 2. 69 - Any way up 3. 23 - a flea and a duck 4. 1 - In the beginning 5. 61 - baker's bun 6. 71- bang on the drum 8. 59 - Brighton line 9. 32 - buckle my shoe 10. 86 - between the sticks 11. 38 - Christmas cake 12. 54- clean the floor 13. 74 - candy store 14. 18 - coming of age 15. 66 - clicketty click 16. 17 - dancing queen 17. 13- devil's number 18. 3 - cup of tea 19. 30 - dirty Gertie 20. 52- Danny La Rue 21. 9 - Doctor's orders 22. 33 - dirty knee 23. 41 - droopy drawers 24. 43 - down on your knees 25. 80 - eight and blank 26. 25 - duck and dive 27. 69 - either way up 28. 8 - garden gate 29. 48 - five dozen 30. 31 - get up and run 31. 19 - goodbye teens 32. 50 - half a century 33. 27- gateway to the heavens 34. 45 - halfway there 35. 50 - half a century 36. 78 - heaven's gate 37. 1 - Kelly's eye 38. 78 - Heinz varieties 39.21 - key to the door 40. 35 - jump and jive 41. 11 - legs eleven 42. 4 - knock at the door 43. 7 - lucky seven 44. 67 - made in heaven 45. 58 - make them wait 46. 56 - was she worth it 47. 15 - young and keen 48. 13 - unlucky number for some 49. 46- up to tricks 50. 22 - two little ducks