What is a bingo jackpot? Find out how to win a jackpot on Sun Bingo | The Sun

WINNING a bingo game means winning the full house prize. However, not every game ends with a jackpot winner.

Do you know how to win a bingo jackpot?

The jackpot is an extra opportunity for a game payout that’s in addition to the standard bingo wins of 1L, 2L and full house.

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Bingo players can win huge sums of cash through jackpots.

So, Sun Bingo has put together this guide on how bingo jackpots work.

What is a bingo jackpot?

Not every game of bingo has a jackpot. However, if they do, the jackpot is a prize (usually a sum of money) that can be won IF the full house is called below a certain ball count.

For instance, a game may have a jackpot of £500 and trigger of 30 balls.

This means that if the full house is won in 30 calls or less, £500 is won IN ADDITION to the full house prize.

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How are bingo jackpots calculated?

Sites will use different ways to calculate the jackpots. It will also depend on if the jackpot is progressive or fixed.

However, it is common for a portion of the ticket sales to fund the jackpot.

Most progressive jackpots have a seed value. This is the minimum jackpot that’s guaranteed to be won.

When a progressive jackpot is won, the jackpot is “re-seeded”.

This means that the jackpot returns to the seed value, ready to be built back up again, until it is won.

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What are the different types of bingo jackpot?

Most games have only one jackpot. However, there are a few different types of bingo jackpot that can be won.

• Fixed jackpots

Fixed jackpots can be considered the original form of jackpot. They are always the same amount (eg, £10, £100, £500) and they are won if the full house is called below a given ball count.

It doesn’t matter if there are consecutive jackpot wins; the full jackpot amount will be awarded each time.

• Progressive jackpots

The winnings from a progressive jackpot can change, paying out more or less than the previous jackpot win.

A progressive jackpot will build and build with each game, until it is won.

When this happens, the jackpot value returns to the seed value. This means that if there are no jackpot wins for a while, the value can get really high.

That's a benefit over a fixed jackpot, which never changes.

However, if there are consecutive wins on games with a progressive jackpot, the second winner will most likely not win as much as the first winner.

This is because the second winner is awarded only the seed value because the jackpot has not had a chance to build up.

That being said, progressive jackpots can grow hugely between wins, meaning the potential payout can be very exciting!

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• Community jackpots

Jackpots aren’t just for the full house winner(s), they can also be a treat for everyone!

With a community jackpot, when someone wins the jackpot, everyone benefits.

Community jackpots will share the winnings between the full house winner(s) who triggered the jackpot AND any players with tickets for the winning game.

The split is usually 50/50. However, the share given to each player may be equal (i.e. equally shared among all players with at least one ticket) or proportional (i.e. proportionally shared, depending on the number of tickets that each player had for the winning game).

So, jackpots can be a great way to still win, even if your numbers don’t come up!

• Escalator jackpots

An escalator jackpot, like a progressive jackpot, changes.

However, while a progressive jackpot will increase in winnings, an escalator jackpot will increase the triggering ball count.

This makes it more likely that the jackpot will be won because there are more chances for a full house to be called before the maximum call is reached.

For instance, if the usual ball count for the jackpot is 35 calls or less, if this were increased to 40 calls or less, there’s an extra five chances for the full house to be called and the jackpot won.

Sites usually use an escalator jackpot as part of a promotion, promising that the jackpot WILL be won because the ball count will keep increasing until either the jackpot is win or the triggering ball count is the maximum number of calls in that game, guaranteeing a jackpot win.

For instance, in a game of 75-ball bingo, a jackpot ball count may start at 38 calls but increase by two balls hourly until either it is won or the triggering ball count is 75 (whichever comes first).

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Sun Bingo jackpots  

Before you click on a bingo game, click on the “i” icon next to “Play Now” to read about the details of that game.

This includes information on any jackpots available.

This key information includes the following.

JP value – this is how much the jackpot is currently worth. It will also tell you whether it is a fixed or progressive jackpot.

Win trigger – this is the number of calls within which the jackpot can be triggered.

Winner / community – this tells you how the jackpot is split:

• N/A means that all the money goes to the full house winner(s).
• 50% / 50% means that the money will be evenly split between the full house winner(s) and all other players with a ticket for the winning game (the community).
• 0% / 100% means that the entire jackpot will be shared among the community.

Community share – This lets you know how the winnings will be shared amongst the community, if it’s a shared pot. “Proportional” means that the share is proportional to the number of tickets each player has for that game.

Last seed / re-seed – This is the starting value of a progressive jackpot.

Multiple winners – If there is more than one full house winner, the jackpot can either be split between them or each winner can receive the full amount (“split amount” or “full amount”).

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How much can I win on Sun Bingo?

Each bingo room has a different jackpot available on Sun Bingo. Here’s a breakdown of what you can win across the site:

The winner takes it all
In these rooms, the entire jackpot is awarded to the full house winner(s)

• Candy Room – Progressive jackpot – 40 calls of less – seeded at £0.
• Penny Press Room – Progressive jackpot – 28 calls or less – seeded at £100.
• Cabaret Room – Progressive jackpot – 38 calls or less – seeded at £100.
• Showboat Room – Progressive jackpot – 40 calls or less – seeded at £100.
• Oasis Room – Progressive jackpot – 40 calls or less – seeded at £250.
• Heart Room – Progressive jackpot – 38 calls or less – seeded at £1000.

Sharing is caring
In the following rooms, the jackpot amount is shared between the full house winner(s) and the community.

50% goes to the winner(s) and 50% is shared amongst the other players with tickets for that game.

• Romance Room – Progressive jackpot – 40 calls or less – seeded at £100.
• Pick n Mix – Progressive jackpot – 48 calls or less – seeded at £500.
• Spirit Twister Bingo – Progressive jackpot – 40 calls or less – seeded at £1000
• Fluffy Favourites Bingo – Progressive jackpot – 35 calls or less – seeded at £1000.
• Rapid Room – Progressive jackpot – 35 calls or less – seeded at £2500.
• Glamour Room – Progressive jackpot – 43 calls or less – seeded at £2500.
• Deal or No Deal Bingo 75 – Progressive jackpot – 43 calls or less – seeded at £3000.
• Cash Cave – Progressive jackpot – 33 calls or less – seeded at £5000.
• Deal or No Deal Bingo – Progressive jackpot – 34 calls or less – seeded at £5000.

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Community spirit
Everyone’s a winner in the following rooms, as 100% of the jackpot is shared among the players with tickets in the winning game.

• Cash Cubes Bingo – Progressive jackpot – 18 calls or less – seeded at £500.
• Brit 50 Bingo – Progressive jackpot – 19 calls or less – seeded at £1500.

The more, the merrier
These rooms are the gift that keeps on giving, as they have MULTIPLE jackpots available to win.

• Winning Headlines Bingo – There are three jackpots up for grabs, two are fixed and one is a progressive jackpot. The size of the jackpot depends on the winning player’s stake.
  1) Hot off the Press! 100% goes to the full house winner(s) – winnings are £500 (10p stake), £2500 (50p stake), £5000 (£1 stake) and £10,000 (£2 stake) – 16 calls or less.
  2) Deadline Jackpot! 100% goes to the full house winner(s) – winnings are £50 (10p stake), £250 (50p stake), £500 (£1 stake) and £1000 (£2 stake) – 18 calls of less.
  3) Headline Jackpot! Community jackpot – the winning call must be on a special Sun symbol ball AND all six such symbols have been called during the game – seeded at £10. 
• Mystic Meg Bingo – There are two jackpots to be won in this room, both are progressive.
  1) Mini Meg’s Bingo Jackpot – split 50/50 between the winner(s) and the community – 19 calls or less – seeded at £200
  2) Mystic Meg’s Bingo Jackpot – split 50/50 between the winner(s) and the community – 16 calls or less – seeded at £1500
• Rainbow Riches Bingo – There are three jackpots that could be triggered here, all of which are fixed.
  1) Bronze – Community jackpot – triggered once 10 clovers have been collected – worth £50.
  2) Silver – Community jackpot – triggered once 25 clovers have been collected – worth £150.
  3) Gold – Community jackpot – triggered once 50 clovers have been collected – worth £300.

• Grease – There are two jackpots to be won, oh oh oh yeah! One is progressive and the other is fixed.
  1) Grease Bingo Progressive Jackpot – Progressive jackpot – 35 calls or less – seeded at £1000
  2) You’re the One That I Want Jackpot – 100% goes to the full house winner(s) – the final number called must end in a 1 (eg, 1, 11, 21, 31) – worth £50.

No jackpot
Not every bingo room has a jackpot. However, make sure to still check out these rooms, as there are some extra in-room features that are just as special as a jackpot!

• Learner Room
• Age of the Gods Bingo
• All Winners

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What Sun Bingo promotions involve jackpots?

Sun Bingo currently has a June Jubilee Escalator Jackpot, where there’s £9000 to be won!

Make sure to play in our Super Link games. There’s a fixed £15,000 jackpot that’s split 50/50 if the full house is won in 38 calls of less.

Sun Bingo jackpot winners

Head over to the “Winners” tab under “Community” to read about the fantastic wins that our players have had, many of which have come from jackpots!

The jackpot wins range from £500 to £1261.

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