BINGO CALLER

Bingo Caller Checklist

Game Date(Required)

MM slash DD slash YYYY

Caller Name(Required)

First Last

Email(Required)

(Pre Game) Load Top Rack(Required)

• Pull balls from blower manually and load all balls on top rack, ensuring all 75 are present.

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(Pre Game) Drop Balls to test Chute(Required)

• Open chute door by turning and holding knob
• Drop balls by pulling handle
• Ensure all balls clear chute and enter blower

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(Pre Game) Test Blower(Required)

• Turn on blower with “Motor” switch on left
• Reset electronic flashboard by turning off/on
• Pull balls one by one from blower
• Ensure flashboard lights up with each ball
• Reset electronic flashboard by turning off/on
• Turn off blower with “Motor” switch on left

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(Intro) Introduction (60-90 Seconds)(Required)

• Mention at least one item of interest
• Get authorization from Bingo Ladies to proceed
• Mention color of card for game

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(Intro) Drop Balls(Required)

• Open chute door first by turning knob
• Drop balls by pulling handle
• Watch balls drop, and don’t close chute until every ball has been verified out of the chute

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(Game) Steps for Bingo Calling(Required)

5:31pm
Pull First Ball
• Turn on Blower
• Talk about Phone # to call if you blackout card
• Mention website to buy cards, get info, etc
• Mention Prize for tonight in 50 numbers or less

5:32pm
Pull first 50 balls every 20 seconds
• Control room may ask you to go fast or slow
• Mention a quick item of interest every 10 balls
• Reminder that a full blackout is needed
• Number of jackpot winners last week
• Kinsmen item of interest

5:49pm
Pull 50th Ball (Drumroll)
• Hold ball for at least 1 minute, as per headset
• Remind players to review their cards

5:50pm
Pull 51st ball Onwards
• Prize goes down to $5000 Consolation prize
• Hold each ball for ~40 sec, as per headset
• Ball pulling may become faster on later balls
• Mention remaining items of interest

~5:54pm
Review Numbers (If time permits)
• Turn off blower (microphone noise)
• Read out each number one by one if time permits, or faster in groups if short on time

~5:55pm
Review Last Week’s Winners
• Read list of names of last week’s winners
• Remind winners they have 2 weeks to send in cards, or their share prize is forfeit

~5:56pm
Closing
• Thank players, and remind again to call Winners Line by Monday 11:59am if they won
• Mention any special events or airing changes

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(Post-Game) Pull Remaining Balls(Required)

5:57pm
• Turn Blower Back on
• Pull all remaining balls from blower, ensuring all 75 balls were in play
• Turn off Blower and electronic flashboard
• Open chute door and drop balls, ensuring all balls are clear of the chute and in the blower.

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(Post-Game) Problems with game(Required)

If there are ANY problems, ask the control room to notify the bingo operators, and/or call them at (204) 946-6377 or (204) 233-6365.
Raj can be reached at (204) 955-0334 as well.

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