Bingo: National Bingo Caller of the Year Competition
The National Bingo Games, "National Caller of the Year 2008" Title is now up for grabs. This title is one of the most sought after titles by bingo callers throughout the UK and one of the most prestigious titles they can win within the bingo industry.
The race is now on to find the bingo caller of the year for 2008, so if you play at a land based bingo hall and your bingo caller makes it through to the regional finals, you can go along and give them your moral support as well as getting to see all the action take place first hand.
Last year this proved to be a fierce competition between bingo callers with Allen Musa from Buckingham Bingo in Preston, Blake Robson from Mecca Bingo in South Shields, Mark Lunn from Mecca Bingo in Wednesbury, Melanie Ceazer from Gala Bingo in Enfield, Robert "Will" Willard from the Mecca Club in Cwmbran and James Cook from Mecca Bingo in Edinburgh all becoming Regional Champion Winners for 2007.
Only one person however, can take away the title for National Bingo Caller of the Year and in 2007 this went to Regional Champion Blake Robson, who works at Mecca Bingo in Dean Road, South Shields.
This is what Mr Robson had to say when he won, "When they first announced me as the winner I was absolutely elated. Everything seemed to happen in a blur. I barely remember receiving the trophy. Within a few hours I was being interviewed on Radio Five Live, then the next morning I was a guest on BBC's Breakfast programme. It wasn't really until I walked into my club the following day and got a standing ovation that the sense of achievement in being Britain's best bingo caller really sank in.
"A couple of weeks later I was back in London to be trained as an Ambassador and media spokesperson for the bingo industry. That was a great experience, I learnt so much in just one day, including lots of techniques to help me get the best out of myself in an interview. Now it's only a few weeks until Denise and I are off to Las Vegas, we can hardly wait. Winning this competition has made a tremendous difference to my life."
Alan Stockdale was the Bingo Caller of the Year Winner in 2001 and bingo players are still able to hear him call out their bingo numbers today at the online bingo website, Think Bingo. Alan has been quoted as saying, "I've got the best job in the world."
This prestigious title will mean a great deal to your bingo callers, and they have to go through quite a long process to make the regional finals, so if one of them comes from your local bingo club, don't forget to give them your full support!
