The National Bingo Game is a bingo game that takes place across the United Kingdom thanks to a network of 500 bingo clubs. The game is controlled by computer, so although players buy tickets from and play in their local club, the game they enjoy is the same one being played in all of the other participating clubs, with the same numbers being called at exactly the same moment, regardless of location.

Launched in 1986, the National Bingo Game is the most popular traditional bingo game in the UK, and for one simple reason: the prizes on offer are truly colossal. The top prize from Monday to Thursday is £50,000, and on Friday, Saturday and Sunday this doubles to £100,000. In the daytime, players can participate in Afternoon Delight, a game that offers a top prize of £20,000 from Sunday to Friday and £50,000 on Saturdays. Despite the huge prizes, tickets cost from just £1 for 6.

In addition to these regular games, the National Bingo Game Association also offers something called “The Big’N”. This is an additional game that can only be played in conjunction with a regular National Bingo Game ticket, and gives players a chance of winning a gold jackpot fund worth five, six or even seven figures – the amounts grow from game to game until they are won. To win, players need match 6, 7 or 8 Big’N numbers on a ticket that wins the National Bingo Game. It costs an additional £1 to participate in The Big’N, and players need to make sure that their entry is validated by having their ticket stamped at the point of purchase.

Thanks to the National Bingo Game, bingo players have – for the first time ever – the chance of winning lottery-sized prizes. With a growing number of players being attracted by such prizes, bingo in the UK cannot fail to go from strength to strength.