1-100 bingo cards (4x4 cards)
A 1-100 bingo card is a 4x4 grid of 16 numbers, with columns 1-25, 26-50, 51-75 and 76-100. It covers the numbers to 100 on smaller cards that are quicker to scan. About 8.5 sextillion different cards exist; with 30 in play, the first line comes around call 24.
11 | 35 | 69 | 79 |
22 | 34 | 57 | 94 |
18 | 32 | 70 | 92 |
20 | 47 | 55 | 77 |
4x4 cards, 16 numbers each. Caller sheet included.
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Caller sheet
Every call in a shuffled order. Tick each one as you read it out; the same share link always gives the same order.
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How 1-100 4x4 cards are laid out
Columns have fixed ranges: column 1 1-25, column 2 26-50, column 3 51-75 and column 4 76-100. Every column gets 4 numbers. A card covers 16% of the values 1 to 100, so a given card is marked on only about one call in 6.3 and games run long.
In our 400 simulated games with 30 cards, the first straight line fell at call 24 and the first full card (blackout) at call 81, out of 100 possible calls from 1 to 100.
How to make 1-100 bingo cards (4x4 cards) by hand
- Draw a 4x4 grid for each 1-100 4x4 card.
- Fill each column from its own range: 4 from 1-25 in column 1, 4 from 26-50 in column 2, 4 from 51-75 in column 3 and 4 from 76-100 in column 4, never repeating a number.
- Each 1-100 4x4 card now holds 16 of the 100 values. Compare new cards with the ones you have made, since two identical cards would win together.
- Write 1 to 100 on 100 slips (or print the caller sheet) and draw them one at a time.
1-100 bingo (4x4 cards) compared with 1-100 bingo
With 30 cards the first line came 3 calls earlier than with 1-100 bingo (median call 24 against 27).
| 1-100 bingo (4x4 cards) | 1-100 bingo | |
|---|---|---|
| Card | 4x4 cards, 16 numbers each | 5x5 cards with a free center, 24 numbers each |
| Numbers called | 1 to 100 | 1 to 100 |
| Column ranges | 1-25, 26-50, 51-75, 76-100 | 1-20, 21-40, 41-60, 61-80, 81-100 |
| Different cards | about 8.5 sextillion | about 1.39 nonillion |
| A given line complete by call 50 | 6% | 3% |
| First line, 30 in play (median call) | 24 | 27 |
| First full card, 30 in play (median call) | 81 | 88 |
How many different 1-100 4x4 cards exist
| Different cards | about 8.5 sextillion |
|---|---|
| Exact count | 8,495,854,555,161,600,000,000 |
| Scientific notation | 8.50 × 10²¹ |
| How it is counted | Each column is an ordered choice from its own range (303,600 for column 1, 303,600 for column 2, 303,600 for column 3, 303,600 for column 4); multiplying the columns gives the total. |
| Numbers per card | 16 of 100 |
Exact chances: what is marked after 25, 50 and 75 calls
Chance that the numbers you need from 1 to 100 have all been called by each point, and the expected call at which the last of them comes up: k × (100 + 1) ÷ (k + 1).
| Goal | By call 25 | By call 50 | By call 75 | Expected call |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One number you need | 25% | 50% | 75% | 50.5 |
| A given line (4 numbers) | 0.3% | 6% | 31% | 80.8 |
| Full card (16 numbers) | under 0.1% | under 0.1% | 0.6% | 95.1 |
How many calls until the first bingo
400 simulated games per row with cards from this page's generator; a card wins on any full row, column or diagonal. The range covers 8 games out of 10.
| Cards in play | Median calls | Range (10th-90th percentile) | Share of the numbers called |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 card | 55 | 37-73 | 55% |
| 10 cards | 30 | 20-41 | 30% |
| 30 cards | 24 | 15-32 | 24% |
| 100 cards | 18 | 12-24 | 18% |
How many 1-100 4x4 cards per person
Start with one card per player; keen players can take two or three. In our runs a card on its own needed 55 calls for a line, while the first line among 10 cards came at call 30, among 30 at call 24 and among 100 at call 18.
So for 1-100 4x4 bingo, 10 players with 3 cards each, or 15 players with 2 each, should expect a winner around call 24 of 100; a class of 30 with one card each gives the same figure.
That spread (31 calls between one card and thirty) is large for a 100-number game, so giving keen players 2 or 3 cards each speeds things up noticeably without changing the chances for anyone holding the same number of cards.
1-100 (4x4 cards) caller board
Every number that can be called, by column: 100 in all. Cross them off as you call so you can check a winning card in seconds.
| 1-25 | 26-50 | 51-75 | 76-100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | 51 | 76 |
| 2 | 27 | 52 | 77 |
| 3 | 28 | 53 | 78 |
| 4 | 29 | 54 | 79 |
| 5 | 30 | 55 | 80 |
| 6 | 31 | 56 | 81 |
| 7 | 32 | 57 | 82 |
| 8 | 33 | 58 | 83 |
| 9 | 34 | 59 | 84 |
| 10 | 35 | 60 | 85 |
| 11 | 36 | 61 | 86 |
| 12 | 37 | 62 | 87 |
| 13 | 38 | 63 | 88 |
| 14 | 39 | 64 | 89 |
| 15 | 40 | 65 | 90 |
| 16 | 41 | 66 | 91 |
| 17 | 42 | 67 | 92 |
| 18 | 43 | 68 | 93 |
| 19 | 44 | 69 | 94 |
| 20 | 45 | 70 | 95 |
| 21 | 46 | 71 | 96 |
| 22 | 47 | 72 | 97 |
| 23 | 48 | 73 | 98 |
| 24 | 49 | 74 | 99 |
| 25 | 50 | 75 | 100 |
How to play 1-100 4x4 bingo
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Make the cards
Generate cards above (free up to 30 per set, all different) and print one per player; a single card already finds a line in about 55 calls.
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Prepare the calls
Print the caller sheet: 1 to 100 (100 numbers) in a shuffled order.
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Call and mark
Read each number twice and cross it off the caller board. Expect the first line around call 24 with 30 cards.
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Check the winner
Ask the winner to read back their line; every number must be on your board. A blackout needs all 16 numbers; with 30 cards that took 81 calls in our runs.
Frequently asked questions
What numbers go on a 1-100 4x4 bingo card?
4x4 cards, 16 numbers each. Columns have fixed ranges: column 1 1-25, column 2 26-50, column 3 51-75 and column 4 76-100. Every column gets 4 numbers.
How many different 1-100 4x4 bingo cards are there?
8,495,854,555,161,600,000,000 (about 8.5 sextillion). Each column is an ordered choice from its own range (303,600 for column 1, 303,600 for column 2, 303,600 for column 3, 303,600 for column 4); multiplying the columns gives the total.
How do you make 1-100 4x4 bingo cards?
The generator above is already set to 1 to 100: choose how many cards you need and print or download them; every card in a set is different and the caller sheet lists every value from 1 to 100. To make them by hand, follow the 4 steps above.
How many cards should each person get?
One or two 1-100 4x4 cards. With 10 cards in play the first bingo comes around call 30, with 30 around call 24 and with 100 around call 18; more cards per player mainly makes the game shorter.