Telly Bingo: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Telly Bingo is an Irish National Lottery draw that works like a traditional game of bingo, with a full house prize of €10,000 and the opportunity to win much more if you complete your card on or before the Snowball number is drawn. Telly Bingo was launched in 1999 and ticket holders watch the game take place every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday on television channel RTÉ One.

Series details

• Title: Telly Bingo
• Format: Game Show
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1999-09-02
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: RTÉ ONE
• Network country: Ireland
• Typical episode runtime: 15 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 27122

Cast and credited roles

• Declan Buckley — Declan Buckley

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1999: premiered 1999-09-02; final listed air date 1999-09-02.
• Season 2017: premiered 2017-01-03; final listed air date 2017-06-09.
• Season 2020: premiered 2020-04-21; final listed air date 2020-07-03.
• Season 2022: premiered 2022-08-25; final listed air date 2022-09-09.
• Season 2024: premiered 2024-07-09; final listed air date 2024-12-31; episode order: 157.
• Season 2025: premiered 2025-01-02; final listed air date 2025-12-30; episode order: 156.
• Season 2026: premiered 2026-01-01; final listed air date 2026-01-23.

Source and licence

Adapted from Telly Bingo on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.