75 Ball Bingo at Costa Bingo

What is 75 ball bingo?

75 ball bingo is the pattern game: numbers 1 to 75 are called, and the first player to cover the pattern set for that game wins. It is played on a 5×5 card and is quicker than the British 90-ball game.

Costa Bingo's official guide introduces it as the variation loved across the pond in the USA, "sizzling hot, and fast as well". Searches for bingo 75 ball tend to ask three things: what the card looks like, which patterns win and where to play. All three are answered below, with the rooms taken from the lobby snapshot we checked. For the three-prize British game, see the 90-ball guide.

What do 75 ball bingo cards look like?

A 75-ball card has five rows and five columns, 25 squares in all. The centre square is given to you free, so the card carries 24 numbers, which is why the game is also called 75-24.

The Costa Bingo home page adds that the word B-I-N-G-O runs across the top of the card and that each letter heads a column with its own range of numbers. On the standard card those ranges run in blocks of fifteen, as the table shows. 75 ball bingo tickets at Costa are generated at random for each game, and each one carries a reference number such as #1234567.

What are the 75 ball bingo rules?

The 75 ball bingo rules come down to one line: the first player to complete the pre-determined pattern with called numbers wins. Unlike 90-ball, there is usually one chance to win per game, and the winner takes the prize.

The official guide adds two details. The minimum purchase is one card, and more cards improve your odds while raising your spend. And some games pay small prizes to players who got very close to the full house, called 1-To-Go (1TG) and 2-To-Go (2TG). The official home page names Costa Cove on Wednesdays as a 1TG and 2TG feature.

Which 75 ball bingo patterns can you meet at Costa Bingo?

The usual pattern is coverall, which means covering all 24 numbers. The official guide also shows a heart, a sailing ship and a smiley face, and the bingo page mentions horizontal, vertical and diagonal lines.

In practice, the pattern of the current game is shown at the top left of the game screen, and called numbers are only marked if they form part of that pattern. The table compares 75-ball with the other two number formats in the Costa lobby.

How to play 75 ball bingo at Costa Bingo

Sign in, open a 75-ball room, select your cards and press BUY up to 10 seconds before the start. With Auto Daub on, the game marks your numbers, and the first card to complete the pattern wins.

The steps are the same in every room. After the Costa Bingo login, the lobby shows the game type on each room card, marked 75 for this format, with the ticket price, prize and countdown. Inside, you scroll through randomly generated cards, select them one by one or in batches with the + and − buttons, and confirm. Purchases are final. When the game starts, balls are drawn at random and announced if your sound is on; the bingo board shows every call. At the end, the winning aliases are shown and winnings are added automatically unless the game's promo page says otherwise.

Which 75 ball bingo games are in the lobby snapshot?

Four 75-ball rooms appeared: Easy Peasy and The YOYO at 5p, the Mystery Jackpot room at 10p and the free On the House room. That makes 75-ball the format of both the free room and the jackpot room.

The random prize room has its own page on Mystery Jackpots, and the free room is covered on the free bingo page. Easy Peasy is the plain Classic option, and The YOYO, in Specials, shows a capped maximum rather than a fixed prize. The full lobby, with 90-ball and 52-5 rooms, is on the Costa Bingo rooms page.

Is there a Deal or No Deal 75 ball bingo room at Costa Bingo?

Not in the lobby snapshot we checked. People search for deal or no deal 75 ball bingo, but the only Deal or No Deal title we found was Slingo Deal or No Deal in the slots lobby, which is a Slingo game rather than a bingo room.

Slingo mixes a bingo-style grid with slot spins and is played on your own, not in a room with a caller. Our Slingo page lists the Slingo titles in the lobby.

Is there a 75 ball bingo app?

Yes, in the sense that the official Costa Bingo app carries the same bingo lobby, including the 75-ball rooms. There is no separate 75-ball app.

The App Store listing mentions bingo and slots, pre-buy tickets, ticket history and a rewards panel, and the app is also on Google Play. Install only from the official stores.

Where should you go after the 75-ball guide?

Pick the next page by what you want to play.

The three-prize game is on the 90-ball page, and the calls you will hear in the room, from Kelly's Eye to Top of the Shop, are on the bingo calls page. The free 75-ball room is on the free bingo page, and the jackpot room on the Mystery Jackpots page. Bingo is for adults 18+; if play stops being fun, BeGambleAware and the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133 can help.