In the United States and Canada, bingo is a game of chance in which each player matches the numbers printed in different arrangements on cards. The game host draws balls at random, marking the selected numbers with tiles. When a player finds that the selected numbers are arranged on their card in a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal line, they call out "Bingo!" to alert all participants to a winning card, which prompts the game host to examine the card for verification of the win. Players compete against one another to be the first to have a winning arrangement for the prize or jackpot. After a winner is declared, the players clear their number cards of the tiles and the game host begins a new round of play.
Bingo (American version)
A bingo winner in Montreal, Quebec in 1941
A bingo card
Bingo game on Labor Day in Sheffield, Vermont, 2017
Bingo cards are playing cards designed to facilitate the game of Bingo in its various forms around the world.
A Milton Bradley bingo card
Bingo card with markers covering called numbers