Bingo play using nicknames persisted in British Bingo halls until faster computer draws replaced air-blown balls. This is a way of announcing or repeating the Bingo number drawn in a funny way. In a crowded, noisy room, it also helps to confirm each number called out.

The bingo game starts with the traditional call to attention: "Eyes Down".

1 = Kelly's eye, Buttered scone, At the beginning, Nelson's column, B1 Baby of bingo
2 = One little duck, Baby's done it, Doctor who, Me and you
3 = Dearie me, I'm free, Debbie McGee, You and me, Goodness me, One little flea, Cup of tea
4 = The one next door, On the floor, Knock at the door, B4 Crowd says "and after"
5 = Man alive, Jack's alive, One little snake
6 = Tom Mix, Tom's tricks, Chopsticks
7 = Lucky seven, God's in heaven, One little crutch, David Beckham
8 = Garden gate, Golden gate, At the gate, One fat lady, She's always late, Sexy Kate, Is she in yet
9 = Doctor's orders
10 = Downing street, Cock and hen, Uncle Ben, Tony's Den
11 = Legs eleven, Legs - they're lovely, Kelly's legs number eleven, Chicken legs, Skinny legs
12 = One dozen, One and two - a dozen, Monkey's cousin, One doz' if one can
13 = Unlucky for some, Devil's number, Bakers dozen
14 = Valentines day
15 = Rugby team, Young and keen
16 = Sweet sixteen, She's lovely, Never been kissed
17 = Often been kissed, Old Ireland, Dancing queen, Posh and Becks
18 = Key of the door, Now you can vote, Coming of age
19 = Goodbye teens
20 = One score, Getting plenty, Blind 20
21 = Royal salute, Key of the door, If only I was =, Just my age
22 = Quack quack, Two little ducks, Ducks on a pond, Dinky doo, All the twos, Bishop Desmond, Put your 22's on, Too[t] too[t]
23 = A duck and a Flea, Thee and me, The Lord's my Shepherd
24 = Two dozen, Did you score?, Do you want some more?
25 = Duck and dive
26 = Bed and breakfast, Half a crown, Pick and mix
27 = Little duck with a crutch, Gateway to heaven
28 = In a state, The old brags, Over weight, Duck & its mate
29 = You?re doing fine, In your prime, Rise and shine
30 = Burlington Bertie, Dirty Gertie, Speed limit, Blind 30, Flirty thirty, Your face is dirty
31 = Get up and run
32 = Buckle my Shoe
33 = Dirty knees, All the feathers, All the threes, Gertie Lee, Two little fleas, Sherwood forest
34 = Ask for more
35 = Jump and jive
36 = Three dozen
37 = A flea in heaven, More than eleven
38 = Christmas cake
39 = Those famous steps, All the steps, Jack Benny
40 = Two score, Life begins at, Blind 40, Naughty 40
41 = Life?s begun, Time for fun
42 = That famous street in Manhattan, Whinny the Poo
43 = Down on your knees
44 = Droopy drawers, All the fours, Open two doors
45 = Halfway house, Halfway there, Cowboy's friend
46 = Up to tricks
47 = Four and seven
48 = Four dozen
49 = PC, Copper, Nick nick, Rise and shine
50 = Bulls eye, Bung hole, Blind 50, Half a century, Snow White's number, Hawaii five

51 = I love my mum, Tweak of the thumb, The Highland Div[ision]
52 = Weeks in a year, The Lowland Div[ision], Danny La Rue, Pack 'o cards
53 = Stuck in the tree, The Welsh Div[ision], The joker
54 = Clean the floor, House of bamboo (famous song)
55 = Snakes alive, All the fives, Double nickels, Give us fives, Bunch of fives
56 = Was she worth it?
57 = Heinz varieties, All the beans
58 = Make them wait, Choo choo Thomas
59 = Brighton line
60 = Three score, Blind 60, Five dozen
61 = Bakers bun
62 = Tickety boo, Turn on the screw
63 = Tickle me
64 = The Beatles number, Red raw
65 = Old age pension, Stop work
66 = Clickety click, All the sixes
67 = Made in heaven, Argumentative number
68 = Saving grace
69 = The same both ways, your place or mine?, Any way up, Either way up, Any way round, Meal for two, The French connection, Yum yum
70 = Three score and ten, Blind 70
71 = Bang on the drum
72 = A crutch and a duck, Six dozen, Par for the course
73 = Crutch with a flea, Queen B, Under the tree
74 = Candy store, Grandmamma of Bingo
75 = Strive and strive, Big Daddy
76 = Trombones, Seven 'n' six - was she worth it?
77 = Sunset strip, All the sevens, Two little crutches
78 = Heavens gate
79 = One more time
80 = Gandhi's breakfast, Blind 80, Eight and blank, There you go matey
81 = Fat lady and a little wee, Stop and run
82 = Fat lady with a duck, Straight on through
83 = Fat lady with a flea, Time for tea, Ethel's Ear
84 = Seven dozen
85 = Staying alive
86 = Between the sticks
87 = Fat lady with a crutch, Torquay in Devon
88 = Two fat ladies, Wobbly wobbly, All the eights
89 = Nearly there, All but one
90 = Top of the shop, Top of the house, Blind 90, As far as we go, End of the line