The National Bingo Game is the biggest bingo game in the United Kingdom, where bingo halls from around the country come together to play a single game for huge cash prizes. The game was introduced in 1986 after fledgling internet technology allowed bingo halls across the UK to play together, and it has steadily grown since then. At its peak, over 500 bingo halls were playing in The National Game on every night of the year apart from Christmas Day.
When the game was first introduced, the tickets cost 25p and the winner’s prize was £25,000. However, as the ticket prices have risen and player numbers swelled, the top prize is now often in the six figure range with the largest ever payout happening in 2008 when over £1.1m was won.
The game works by having individual bingo halls selling tickets to The National Game up until a designated cut off time. After the ticket sales have stopped and just before the game is due to start the bingo halls are sent the list which dictates which order the 90 numbers will be called out in. After the game starts, the bingo halls collect winner information and input it into the National Game system, checking to make sure that no errors were made.
When all of the information has been collated by the National Game controllers, they release the details of the overall winners back to the bingo halls.
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