This document provides definitions for common terms used while playing bingo. It defines words like admission, bingo card, coverall, early bird, free space, and payout. The glossary explains what each bingo pattern means such as four corners, any way, and quickie. It also lists some unique bingo calls players might hear like "two fat ladies" or "clickety click".

1. The Bingo Glossary
Get familiar with the most common terms
used while playing a bingo game.
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Admission
Minimum number of
cards to become
eligible for
participating in the
game.
Any Way
The pattern could be
formed in either
direction, upside down,
at the left, right etc.
After Games
All the games played
after a regular session.
Bingo
Yelling “Bingo” indicates
that a person has
completed the pattern.
Dauber
A marker with a foam
tip, which is used to mark
the numbers on a Bingo
Card.
Bingo Card
A card that has 24
numbers and a free
space arranged in 5x5
square.
Coverall
Also called “blackout”, it
means that each number
on your card has been
called out.
Early Bird
Games played before a
particular bingo
session.
Wrap Up
Last game of the
session.
Payout
The money
distributed to the
winners.
Four Corners
A pattern in which
numbers at the corners
of the card must be
called.
Quickie
A coverall game in
which the numbers
are called out as fast
as possible.
Free Space
Vacant column at the
center of a bingo card.
Wild Numbers
Numbers freely given
to the players.
Two Fat Ladies-
Two LittleDucks-
LegsEleven -
Clickety Click -
Heinz Varieties-
Down On Your Knees-
Unlucky For Some-
WinnieThePooh -
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