Number Bingo Card Generator

How to make it

1. Choose 75-ball or 90-ball75-ball gives 5 x 5 cards headed B-I-N-G-O. 90-ball gives UK-style tickets of 3 rows by 9 columns, six to a page.
2. Set the number of cardsChoose 1 to 100. For 75-ball cards, also choose one, two or four cards per page; tickets always print six per page.
3. Print cards and caller sheetPrint or save a PDF. The caller sheet at the end lists every number with a box to tick as it is called.

75-ball or 90-ball: which game are you playing?

Two different games share the name. In the United States and Canada, bingo usually means the 75-ball game on a square card. In the United Kingdom, Ireland and Australia, community halls and fundraisers usually play 90-ball bingo on long, narrow tickets. The cards are not interchangeable, so pick the one your players expect.

Inside a 75-ball card

Each column draws five numbers at random from its own range of fifteen, so B always holds numbers from 1 to 15 and O from 61 to 75. The N column has four numbers and the free square in the middle, which counts as already covered. The column letters let a caller say B 7 or G 52, and players know at once which column to scan.

Because of that structure, a 75-ball game has many possible winning patterns. Common ones are any straight line across, down or diagonally; four corners; an X through the middle; a small square in one corner, often called a postage stamp; and a blackout, also called coverall, where all 24 numbers must be covered. Announce the pattern before the first call, and draw it on the board for children.

Inside a 90-ball ticket

A 90-ball ticket has 27 squares and 15 numbers: exactly five in each of the three rows, with the other squares shaded blank. The first column holds numbers 1 to 9, the second 10 to 19, and so on up to the last column, which takes 80 to 90. Every column carries at least one number, and numbers within a column always run from smallest at the top to largest at the bottom, which makes a ticket quick to check.

A traditional game is played for three prizes in turn: one line, then two lines on the same ticket, then the full house of all fifteen numbers. Callers in Britain often add the old rhyming nicknames, such as legs eleven for 11 or two little ducks for 22, which older players tend to enjoy.

Bingo-hall books are often sold in strips of six tickets that between them contain every number from 1 to 90 exactly once. The tickets here are made one at a time, each checked against the others in the set, so on one page a number may appear on more than one ticket and some numbers on none. For a classroom, club or family game that makes no difference to the fun.

Calling the game from the caller sheet

The caller sheet lists every number in order with a tick box: B-1 to O-75 for the 75-ball game, or 1 to 90 for tickets. The sheet does not choose the order for you, so draw numbers at random. Numbered slips in a bag, wooden counters or the free random number tool on a phone all work.

Say each number clearly, repeat it once, tick it, and leave enough time for the slowest player to look. When someone claims a win, ask them to read their covered numbers aloud and check each against your ticks before you declare it. With young children or a group of older adults, a slower pace keeps everyone in the game; speed is for experienced players.

Keep the drawn numbers in a separate pile or cup rather than returning them, so nothing can be called twice. If you are playing several games in a row, use a fresh copy of the caller sheet for each game or tick with a different color pen, so the previous game's ticks do not confuse the check.

How long a game lasts

In a 75-ball game played for a single line, someone usually wins well before half the numbers are out, because each card has twelve possible lines and the free square shortens four of them. A blackout takes much longer, often most of the 75 numbers, so it makes a good final round when you want the game to end on a slow build.

Ninety-ball games run in three stages. The first line goes quickly, two lines takes a while longer, and the full house usually needs a large share of the 90 numbers. If you have only twenty minutes with a class or a club, plan for one or two complete games rather than many short ones, and tell players the prize for each stage before the first call so nobody stops listening after the first line has gone.

Number bingo in a math lesson

Bingo is a low-stakes way to practice reading numbers. Kindergarten and grade 1 children who confuse thirteen and thirty, or read 31 as 13, get dozens of quick, repeated looks at two-digit numbers in one game. Show the number on the board as you call it at first, then call it only aloud once they are confident.

Older students can work the number out before covering it. Call ten more than 24, or 4 tens and 5 ones, or half of 90, and players cover the result. A printable hundreds chart on each desk helps the children who need support, and place value worksheets make a good follow-up for the same skill. Younger children who still mix up how digits are formed can practice them first with number tracing sheets.

If you want bingo with your own number range, such as 1 to 30 or 50 to 150, use the custom bingo card maker instead; this page keeps the two standard games.

Printing for a club, care home or community night

For older players or anyone with low vision, print 75-ball cards one per page so the numbers are large and bold. Two per page suits most adults; four per page is compact and saves paper for children's games. Ninety-ball tickets always print six to a page, each labeled with its ticket number, ready to cut into strips.

Every set has a Sheet number in the footer, and Copy link brings the same set back, so a lost card can be reprinted exactly; typing that number into the Sheet number box under More options, with the same game and count, rebuilds it too. Use Actual size or 100% when printing and switch off browser headers and footers. If your event plays for money, check the local rules on gaming before you start.