We often get tickets or players in chat, asking why some people seem to win more often than others.
First of all, let me say that the mathematics of bingo probability is unbelievably complicated, so I’m going to keep this simple. It won’t be exact but it should be close enough for you to get the general idea.
Let’s take a look at the chances of winning:
In a game with 5 players, each holding 2 cards, there are 10 cards in play. Each player has a 20% chance of winning because he or she holds 20% of the cards that are in play. Next game, every player buys 6 cards each, so there are 30 cards in play. Each still has a 20% chance of winning (because 6 is 20% of 30).
Simple enough so far.
Now, if there are 5 players and one player has 6 cards, but the others only have 1 card each, there are only 10 cards in play. The player with 6 cards has a 60% chance of winning (6 is 60% of 10). The other players each have only a 10% chance of winning. If all 5 players buy the same number of cards for the next 10 games, statistically the player with 6 cards will win more often.
But that kind of buying pattern doesn’t happen very often, so let’s look at another, slightly more realistic, example:
Chocs, Midgey, Poppy, Snuggles and Womble decide to play 20 games of bingo.
Chocs and Midgey each buy 1 card per game, Poppy buys 5 and gets one free per game, and Snuggles and Womble each buy 10 and get two free per game. There are therefore 32 cards in play.
Chocs and Midgey have a 3.13% chance of winning each game.
Poppy has an 18.75% chance of winning each game.
Snuggles and Womble each have a 37.5% chance of winning each game.
Statistically speaking, over 20 games, Chocs and Midgey may not win at all. Poppy, Snuggles and Womble should all win. We would expect to see Snuggles and Womble winning the most games.
Because bingo isn’t as neat and tidy as that, what we actually see usually follows the pattern but it can vary slightly.
As I said earlier, the mathematics of bingo probability is unbelievably complicated and it depends on a whole stack of factors. But basically, although you can win with one card, you increase your chances of winning if you buy more than one.
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This bank holiday weekend (22 - 25 August) why not avoid all the usual traffic jams and miserable weather, and enjoy a great weekend of treats here at BingoMania UK?
For starters, we will be giving double BBs on all chat games as follows:
• 6pm to 10pm on Friday in Twisted Taco
• 9am to 1am on Saturday in Madhouse
• 4pm to 12am on Sunday in The Pound
• 9am to 1am on Monday in Little Britain
For the main course, all chat games on Monday, in all of our rooms, will be numbers-based games only – no nabors games.
For dessert, on Monday, we’re offering you the chance to win some Cash! Our very own Skippy will be making some surprise visits to our chat rooms and playing ‘Cash Back’.
When Skippy announces ‘Cash Back’ in chat, the two players that win the next chat game will win back (in cash) every penny they’ve spent in that room on the previous three games that played.
Yes, cash, not BBs!
Remember – you have to be in it to win it.
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Our usual terms and conditions apply, namely:
To be eligible to win the prizes, players must be active members whose accounts are in good standing and who have made a deposit in the past 30 days. Employees of Helix Gaming and their immediate family are not eligible to enter. Once a player has won a prize they are not eligible for another. No alternative prizes will be offered.
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Our deepest sympathies go to Gremlins and Mrsgrems on the tragic loss of their daughter, baby Leona, who sadly passed away in her grandmother’s arms on Monday, aged just 4 months.
Our words seem so indaequate, but the heartfelt thoughts and prayers of all of us here at BingoMania UK are with Jeff, Leanne and the family at this sad time.
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His Imperial Highness, Emperor Skippy the First of BingoMania, Jack of the Pot and Defender of the Slots, is pleased to announce that the nominees for the July’s Order of the BingoMania Empire are:
- WOOMYWOBBAPAT
- RuddyRedTrout
- SLIPPERLIMPET
- supergran24
- JANNY08
- lazydaizy
- StickyToffee
- Gremlins
and the Order of the BingoMania Empire for July goes to …
drum roll…
RuddyRedTrout who receives £50BBs. All the other nominees will receive £5BBs each.
Well done all of you.
If you want to be in with a chance of being August’s OBME winner, it’s easy:
Every month each of our GMs will be nominating players for inclusion in Skippy’s Monthly Honours List. Nominations will be made on the basis of ‘an outstanding contribution to chat’ for players who have demonstrated consistent friendliness, politeness, patience and community spirit. The nominations will then go before His Imperial Highness’s loyal advisors, who will consider all the nominees before finishing the champagne and truffles choosing one player to receive the prestigious OBME – the Order of the BingoMania Empire.
Our monthly OBME winner will be featured on the blog and the newsletter, and will be presented with £50 of BBs from the Ancient and Honourable Bearer of the Imperial Sack. They will also be entitled to use the letters OBME after their name in chat and on the blog.
All players whose accounts are in good standing and who have made a deposit within the past 30 days are eligible for an OBME, with the exception of employees of Helix Gaming International, and their relatives, who are not eligible.
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