Full House Bingo Pattern

While most of the bingo line patterns, letters, etc. bring considerable prizes for the player, it is ultimately the full house that offers the jackpot. But what is this full house and what are the chances of a player getting all numbers covered on a bingo ticket? Let’s understand in detail.

What Is a Full House In Bingo?

A full house in bingo is a winning pattern covering all the numbers on the bingo card. Essentially, apart from the blank spaces on the bingo ticket, there is no number left that has not been marked. A full house takes time for the player to complete. Also, the probability of getting a full house is very low. However, if a player is able to mark off all the numbers on the bingo ticket and achieve a full house, they generally receive a fixed jackpot or the share of a progressive jackpot (escalator).

Full House In 90-Ball Bingo

The 90-ball bingo ticket has 3 rows and 9 columns with 15 random numbers placed across the ticket. Basically, each of the rows contains 5 numbers and 4 blank spaces. A full house is when all these 15 numbers are covered or marked. Now, the tickets in 90-ball bingo are sold in strips of six tickets so that the numbers 1-90 appear once on these tickets. This makes it possible for the player to put a spot on the numbers on their six-strip tickets as the numbers are being announced. In the 90-ball bingo, when the player completes a full house, he is awarded the share of a fixed or a progressive jackpot, which is further divided equally between all the winners who get a full house.

Full House In 75-Ball Bingo

The 75-ball bingo or the American bingo card structure differs from that of the 90-ball bingo. In the US bingo, there are 5 rows and 5 columns with 24 numbers and 1 blank or free space in the middle. Covering the full house would require the player to strike off all these 24 numbers. The full house is also referred to as blackout or coverall in the context of US bingo. The blackout or full house patterns are common in these bingo games with progressive jackpots where players get prizes when they mark off all the numbers on the ticket within a predetermined number of balls.

Full House In 80-Ball Bingo

A full house is a jackpot-winning pattern in the 80-ball bingo too. The 80-ball bingo card comprises 4 rows and 4 columns with 16 numbers spread across the same. Getting a full house requires the player to mark off all the 16 numbers on the card as there are no free spaces. Like in all the bingo variants, a full house in 80-ball bingo rewards players with a jackpot.

Probability of Getting a Full House

The probability of getting a full house in bingo depends on the number of players in the bingo hall. When there are 25 players in a session, the chances of any of them getting a full house with one ticket would be about 4% and this will drop to 2% when there are 50 players in the game.

The probability of a full house also increases when fewer numbers are left to be called. As an estimation, in the 75-ball American bingo, it takes approximately 73 balls to strike off all the ticket numbers. The odd of achieving a full house in the UK bingo on the 73^rd call is just 3.17%.

Full House Bingo Pattern: FAQ

Here are some of the common questions about the Full House patterns answered in brief.

So, a full house is hard to achieve but a rewarding pattern to aim at in any bingo variant. Some quicker bingo styles with fewer balls even have the full house as the only winning pattern.