National Bingo Night (Australian game show)

National Bingo Night
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Genre	Game show
Presented by	Tim Campbell
Country of origin	Australia
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	3 (as of November 4, 2007)
Original release
Network	Seven Network
Release	October 21, 2007

National Bingo Night is an Australian game show, based on the American game show of the same name, which premiered on the Seven Network on October 21, 2007. The show is hosted by former Home and Away star Tim Campbell with former Girlband member Renee Bargh acting as the number caller. Tanveer Ahmed acts as the "commissioner", who referees the playing studio audience.

Overview

National Bingo Night is an interactive experience for both the studio audience and viewers at home. Members of the studio audience attempt to win a game of bingo while competing against a solo studio contestant. Each episode consists of three games represented by red, white and blue bingo cards.

The solo contestant competes in a minigame that also serves to draw the numbers being called for the game. He or she then must try to complete the minigame and outlast the audience before they can declare bingo by guessing whether the next number is either higher/lower, red/black, or odd/even. If they are successful, they win the major prize; if an audience member beats them to it, they walk away with nothing. The solo contestant plays for a substantial major prize (such as a Jeep Grand Cherokee, a holiday package or $50,000 cash), while members of the studio audience compete for a lesser cash prize of $5,000. Three special prize balls also gives the the contestant the chance to win up to an additional $10,000 if drawn.

Home viewers can play along with pre-printed game cards that were made available to download from the official website and in the local Sunday papers in the weeks before the premiere. Home viewers who have gotten a bingo on their cards are eligible to redeem their cards for a $100 cash prize and also are eligible to enter a weekly draw for $10,000.

There is some controversey in how players can be one away. In episode 4, after the first four numbers are called containing 4 Os and a G, a studio audience player was one away. It's possible that some numbers weren't called in the show to avoid many home viewers getting Bingo.

Because the show is pre-recorded, there are a set number of winning cards are in circulation

Numbers called

Episode 1 (October 21, 2007)

Red Card: 70, 63, 23, 18, ($10,000 cash prize ball)), 56, 11, 29, 47, 20, 61, 31, 41, 46, 4 - Solo contestant won and the $10,000 cash prize
White Card: 35, 42, 53, 26, 27, 2, 41, 69, 32, 30, 28, 75 - Audience member won
Blue Card: 3, 69, 1, 11, 14, 73, 50, 22, 28, 9, 58 - Solo contestant won

Episode 2 (October 28, 2007)

Red Card: 22, 52, 45, 1, 64, 11, 43, 65, ($10,000 cash prize ball), 40, 73 - Solo contestant won and the $10,000 cash prize
White Card: 57, 44, 69, 18, 63, 35, 7 - Audience member won
Blue Card: 59, 8, 54, 63, 22, 35, 27, 15, 71, 7, 9, 67, 19,34 - Audience member won

Episode 3 (November 4, 2007)

Red Card: 47, 10, 75, 1, ($10,000 cash prize ball), 71, 30, 32, 59, 14, 4, 69, 7 - Audience member won but the solo contestant won the $10,000 cash prize
White Card: 20, 11, 16, 31, 62, 49, 65, 44, 61, 67 - Audience member won
Blue Card: 19, 63, 34, 27, 38, 18, 47, 69, 4, 37, 62, 67 - Solo contestant won

Episode 4 (November 11, 2007)

Red Card: 61, 56, 67, 66, 62, 49, 18, 11, 24, 36, 26, 30, 59, 2, 39
White Card: TBA
Blue Card: TBA

See also

• National Bingo Night, the American version

• www.myspace.com/no-bingo Myspace for Tanny, The national bingo night commisioner