What does 56 mean in bingo?

Calls

Number	Nickname	Explanation
54	Clean the floor	Rhymes with “(fifty) four”.
55	All the fives	55 is two fives.
55	Snakes alive	Rhymes with “(fifty) five”.
56	Shotts bus	Refers to the former number of the bus from Glasgow to Shotts.

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What is 88 called in bingo?

Bingo is joining the 21st century as “woke millennials” ditch traditional calls such as “two fat ladies – 88” for fear of upsetting anyone. They are said to be tired of the old calls and prefer the more modern “Wills and Kate – 88”.

Why is 77 Sunset Strip in bingo?

‘Doctor’s Orders’ (9) relates to the name of a laxative tablet taken by soldiers during the second world war, whilst ‘Sunset Strip’ (77) refers to an old TV show. Similarly, ‘Tom Mix’ (6) is a reference to an old American movie star, and ‘Trombones’ (76) comes from a song in a musical called The Music Man.

Why do they say blind in bingo?

The prefix ‘blind’ is also used for the numbers 10, 20, 30 – 90 and is possibly a visual reference to zero looking like a single eye. Number 10 Downing Street remains the inspiration for this enduring bingo call, which changed according to the PM of the day.

What does 56 mean in bingo? – Related Questions

Why is 59 the Brighton line?

59 – Brighton line

Day trips to the beach are another popular British past-time. The route Londoners take to Brighton and the South Coast is the route 59, which gives its name to this bingo call.

Why is it called Kelly’s eye in bingo?

“Kelly’s Eye – number 1”

This reference is a little more obscure. It’s thought that “Kelly’s eye” comes from a comic strip that was popular amongst the soldiers, in which the main character owns a magic amulet that’s in the shape of a singular eye.