Bingo Lingo – F

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Face
A singular bingo sheet which usually has a 24 numbers including the free space in the middle of the card.

False Alarm
Similar to Jumping the Gun, it is a player who thinks they have the correct sequence, the house, but are mistaken. False Alarms and Jumping the Gun are two very common occurrences in Bingo.

Fat Lady with a Crutch
A slang term for the number eighty seven being called out. It achieves the name from an 8 looking like a fat lady and the seven represents the crutch.

Fireworks
A pattern in the shape of fireworks will win the player the game of Bingo. This option is available in static games only.

Flimsy
These are Bingo cards which are only to be used once. They are, as the name suggests flimsy. They hold 1, 2, 4, 6 or 9 card sheets and are sometimes known as throwaways.

Forwards
These are all the numbers beginning with the wild number. For example, If the first ball out is 32, all of the next numbers announced are named a called number. If the first ball ends in a 8,9 or a 0 then it will only be a zero ball from then on.

Four Corners
A pattern game by which you should match all four numbers in the corners of the square card.

Four Dozen
A slang term for the number forty eight being called out.

Free Space
This is a blank space in the middle of a bingo card. This also counts towards a players winning numbers. Without any numbers it counts as a free space which is always given in every game