Number 26 Bingo Call Half A Crown

Nicknames

Half a crown
Bed and breakfast
Pick and mix

Where The Calls Come From

In UK bingo halls you’ll find that the number 26 bingo ball is usually called as Half A Crown. This is because in old money half a crown was two shillings and 6 pence in value. This nickname also gave birth to the call Bed And Breakfast because B&B used to cost a standard two shillings and 6 pence.

The only reason we could find that Pick And Mix is used to call the 26 ball is because pick and mix rhymes with twenty six.