National Bingo Game it was last won. The current LIVE Jackpot Prize value is displayed on the official National Bingo Game website and is updated regularly. The then new format proved popular with players and operators, with new clubs joining the Game and increased ticket sales. Gala Bingo returned to the National game in February 2017 with the launch of a new look National Bingo Game: no longer a full house only game, the current format costs £1 for a strip of six tickets, with each game offering a line, 2 line and full house prizes. On a weekly basis a community prize
Bingo (United Kingdom) the first modern version of the game appearing at carnivals and fairs in the 1920s, and is attributed to a Hugh J. Ward, who for marketing reasons most probably took the name from pre-existing slang. The patent for a modern Bingo card design went to Erwin S. Lowe in 1942. A typical bingo ticket is shown to the right. It contains 27 spaces, arranged in nine columns by three rows. Each row contains five numbers and four blank spaces. Each column contains up to three numbers, which are arranged as follows, with some variation depending on bingo companies and/or where