75 Ball Bingo

The Exciting North American Bingo Game!

With Bingo being such a popular game played around the world, numerous variations of the game have surfaced that have evolved and grown from the original origins of bingo in different regions. In North America (Canada and the United States specifically) the game of bingo is predominantly played within the framework of what is known as 75 ball bingo.

So how is this game played?

1. Bingo Cards

75 ball bingo cards have 25 spaces, arranged in five vertical and five horizontal rows. Each of the 25 squares on the 75 ball bingo card (except for the center square) contains a number between 1 and 75. The center square is marked as a free space.

At the top of these vertical columns are the letters B, I, N, G, and O. Contained below each of these letters are vertical rows with five numbers from the following groups: between 1-15 in the B column, 16-30 in the I column, 31-45 in the N column, 46-60 in the G column, and 61-75 in the O column. The highest number used in 75 ball bingo is, of course, 75.

75 ball bingo cards during an active bingo game. Each card lights up with a different colours to indicate how many numbers away from a bingo that card is.

To Purchase Cards:

Simply select the cards you’d like to buy, by clicking on them with your mouse. They will light up and show “CHOSEN”. Important: once you’ve selected them, you must then purchase them by clicking on the “Buy Tickets” button. The cards you selected will change colour and show “BOUGHT”. Now you’re ready to play!

2. 75 Ball Call Board

75 ball bingo shares a similar call board to that of its 90 ball bingo cousin, with a few slight alterations. The 75 ball bingo call board contains 5 rows of 15 numbers, for a total of 75 possible numbers.

A 75 ball bingo call board during game action.

3. New Patterns

Lots of bingo players will tell you that 75 ball bingo has some of the best, most creative bingo patterns. The 25-square design lends itself to numerous fun possibilities for an endless number of patterns, including the following:

Just a few of a vast number of bingo patterns found in 75 ball bingo.

4. How To Win at 75 Ball Bingo

75 ball bingo is won when a player has completed the designated pattern for that game. Most traditional 75 ball bingo games are played with a 5-in-a-row pattern, meaning that the first player to get a vertical, horizontal, or diagonal line on their bingo card wins. But as we have seen, 75 ball bingo has been expanded to include various fun patterns, including “coverall” or “blackout” patterns, which have added to the popularity of the game.


5. Where To Play

Bingo.com’s popular 75 ball bingo room is called Jackpot Fever, where you’ll find non-stop chat games, and great friends. Cards are 10p each, and players can buy up to 100 cards per game!