In either game, the first player to appropriately fill the game board or tabla in a predefined pattern will shout either Bingo! or Lotera!  to win the game and receive the prize.

The most well-known bingo pattern is a single line of marked numbers. Both the U.S. and U.K. versions use one-line patterns, but only horizontal lines count as winning combinations in 90-ball bingo. In 75-ball, a filled line can go in any direction, be it horizontal, vertical or diagonal.