Number 1 Bingo Call Kelly’s Eye

Nicknames

- Kelly’s Eye
- Number Ace
- First On The Board
- B1 Baby Of Bingo
- Little Jimmy
- At The Beginning
- Buttered Scone
- Nelson’s Column

Where The Calls Come From

The most popular call for the number 1 bingo ball is Kelly’s Eye. The ball is called this, and don’t ask us any more details, because of a cartoon gangster character from Australia who only had one eye. Ned Kelly, the gangster in question, was famous for defying the colonials who were trying to take over Australia at the time.

Buttered Scone is used because it rhymes with number 1.

Number Ace and First On The Board are used because number 1 is the first ball.

A strange one is Nelson’s column. This is used because the number 1 ball is said to resemble Nelson’s Column with it being long, thin, upright and tall just like Nelson’s Column is in real life.