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Rules for St. Jude's Bingo
Effective 9 July 2000
Doors
open 4pm...................Warm Up Games 5pm....................Early
Birds 6pm
Sales start 4pm.........................................................Regular
Games 6:30pm
1. Smoking is prohibited in the Blue Room (where admissions are sold), the restrooms, and the Kitchen.
2. Each person playing must have a current admission ticket displayed in front of them at all times. No soliciting of any item is allowed without the express permission of management.
3. No children under 16 years of age are permitted in the bingo playing area.
4. No alcoholic beverages are allowed in the halls while bingo is being played.
5. In accordance with Montgomery County law, any prize above $500 will have the amount above $500 paid in gift certificates.
6. In accordance with IRS rules, anyone winning $1200 or more must supply their Social Security Acct. No., Name, Address, Phone, and Free Space number, and two forms of identification. A W-2G will be mailed to the winners home and submitted to the IRS. Failure to supply the required information will limit the prize to $1199.
7. To win, Bingo must be made on the last number called before the caller completes calling the next number. It is the player's responsibility to ensure the caller is aware of the Bingo before the caller proceeds to the next number. If there is more than one winner per game, the prize will be divided equally among the winners. Minimum Prize per player is $20, except for Good Neighbor which is $10.
8. All games must be marked with a dauber. Only paper sold that day by St. Jude's may be played.
9. Bonus Bingo. Each time a bingo is verified, mark your Bonus Special sheets with the winning number (exceptions indicated on the other side of this sheet). The first player to BINGO on the Bonus game must have a double bingo (4 corners allowed) to win. Bonus Game Sales stop at the beginning of game #1. Repeated game winning numbers for the Bonus Game are NOT valid numbers to Bingo on. If the Bonus Game has not been won by the end of the U-PICK-EM Game, it will be played-off prior to the Bonanza Game. Red Ball does not apply.
10. Red Ball is a progressive game that starts by "buying-in" each week for $1 per guest (included in admission price). The prize is 50/50 and the prize pot continues to grow each week until won. When the prize reaches $500, another prize will be started. The Red Ball number(s) will be drawn by the caller prior to game #1. The first two numbers drawn do not count. The next number will be for the largest prize pot. To win, you must Bingo (games omitted from the Red Ball are shown on the program) on the Red Ball number for that week. You must have a current valid admission to win.
11. Double Postage Stamp. Game #8 is won by having two disjointed (separate) "postage stamps" (blocks of four). The postage stamps must be in any two of the four corners on a single bingo card face.
12. St. Jude's Double-Shot Special. After the Red Ball number(s) are drawn, two numbers will be drawn from a special box of numbers. The numbers in this box represent the game numbers that are eligible for this game. The game numbers that are drawn will have their prize amounts DOUBLED for that night. The games excluded are: Early Birds, Bonus, Quickie Coveralls, Specials (game numbers 4,8,17, and 20), Little Jackpot, Winner Take All, Bonanza, Big Jackpot, and Nite Cap.