Bingo cardsNumbers 1 to 75
Printable bingo cards
Classic 5 × 5 number bingo cards with a free middle square and every card different. It suits family nights, fundraisers and classrooms, with up to 12 pages of cards in one print.
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On this page
This page deals classic 75-ball bingo. Each card has five columns headed B, I, N, G and O, and each column pulls its numbers from its own range.
What prints
The title is "Bingo". The rule line says squares get marked as called, and a row of five wins in any direction. The top row of each card shows B, I, N, G and O in shaded boxes, above a 5 × 5 grid of bold numbers. The center square reads FREE in grey. Cards are drawn at 2 per page by default, each one centered in its half of the sheet, and there are 2 pages, which makes 4 cards. There is no answer key and no name line, since a bingo card has nothing to check.
How the numbers are chosen
Each column draws five different numbers at random from its range:
- B: 1 to 15
- I: 16 to 30
- N: 31 to 45
- G: 46 to 60
- O: 61 to 75
No number repeats within a card, and each card is shuffled on its own, so no two cards are the same. If you call numbers by letter and number, like "N 38", the player only needs to look in one column.
The settings
- Title (optional): a custom heading of at most 32 characters; blank gives "Bingo".
- Card type: Numbers 1 to 75 is on, and the word-based kinds sit beside it in the same menu.
- Cards per page: 2 at first, with 1 and 4 available.
- Pages of cards (each card is different): a number from 1 to 12, set to 2 at first.
- Free space in the middle: switched on by default; turn it off to put a number in the center.
When the card type is Numbers 1 to 75, the Card size setting is hidden, because a number card is always 5 × 5.
With 4 cards per page and 12 pages, you get 48 different cards from one print. Print them single-sided so each player gets a clean card.
Running a game
Put the numbers 1 to 75 on slips or use a set of balls and draw one at a time, saying the letter and number. Players mark squares with a counter, a dot marker or a crayon. Check any call of bingo by reading back the line's numbers against the ones you have drawn. Decide before you start whether you are playing a single line, four corners or a full card, because the sheet only prints the one standard line rule.
If you copy cards for many players, use paper heavy enough that markers do not bleed through.
Worked example: a church hall fundraiser
Tom expects 36 players. He chooses 4 cards per page across 9 pages, which gives 36 cards. He cuts each page into quarters on a paper trimmer, sets out a bowl of dried beans as markers, and sells cards at the door. Because every card is different, two players rarely call a line on the same number, and the prize table stays orderly. He draws numbers from a drum and writes each one on a board.
More bingo
For words in place of numbers, try the bingo card generator, or sight word bingo for early readers.
Sources
- NRICH, University of Cambridge: Probability problems and tools nrich.maths.org