Facts about Bingo calls for numbers 41 to 50. The usual calls are something like "4 and 7, 47". Some numbers have other, more interesting calls.
Bingo calls for the number 41
- Time for fun. Yet another simple rhyme.
- Life's begun. Related to the call for 40: "Life begins at 40".
Bingo calls for the number 42
- Winnie the Pooh. The famous bear from the children's books.
- The street in Manhattan. 42nd Street, of course.
- Douglas Adams. 42 is deemed to be the "Answer to Life, the Universe and Everything" in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams.
Bingo calls for the number 43
- Down on your knees. It rhymes, and might have a religious slant.
Bingo calls for the number 44
- Droopy drawers. As in loose trousers. The players usually shout "Pull 'em up".
- All the fours. Self explanatory.
- Diana Dors. The famous actress.
Bingo calls for the number 45
- Halfway there. Because 45 is half of 90, the numbers of balls used in Bingo. The players often start singing the Bon Jovi song "Living on a Prayer", which includes the lyrics "We're halfway there".
- Halfway home. For the same reason.
- Cowboy's friend. The Colt 45 gun was commonly owned by cowboys.
Bingo calls for the number 46
- Up to tricks. Another simple rhyme.
Bingo calls for the number 47
- 4 and 7. What? No rhyme for the word heaven?
Bingo calls for the number 48
- 4 dozen. A dozen is a term for 12, and 4 12s make 48.
Bingo calls for the number 49
- P.C. 49. As in Police Constable. From the radio show, TV programme, and film about the P.C. 49.
- Copper. A term for police officer.
- Rise and shine. Another rhyme.
Bingo calls for the number 50
- Half a century. A century is 100, and 50 is half of 100.
- Bullseye. The name of the center of a dart board, worth a score of 50.
- Hawaii five oh. The TV series and film.
- Blind fifty. The players will often say "Five, Oh" in a northern accent, and the caller will respond "Aye".
