The actual phrase Bingo was coined after the game was first introduced in New York and a woman tongue tied with the excitement of winning yelled out B-B-B-Bingo!. Now, when you have all the required numbers, or pattern, to win you are suppose to yell out Bingo! right after your last winning number is called.
The winner is the first person to cover five spaces in a row vertical, horizontal or diagonal in basic Bingo. Shout BINGO when you get five marks in a row. Your card will be checked and if correct, you win the jackpot! When more than one person wins, the jackpot is evenly divided.