The Bingo Cruise is back on the table. The winner of Game 6 on 20 August took the 1,000 Emerald alternative, so the tickets went unclaimed — and this time we're racing for them.
The prize: an 8-Day Mexican Riviera Cruise, 24 October – 1 November 2026, on the Bingo Bugle Cruise. One winner, two tickets, valued at $3,940 USD.
The tournament in one line
Six horse races. Five qualifiers, one final. The winner of the final race wins the cruise.
Every race runs a field of 15 horses. You get a horse by buying a pull tab. The top three finishers in each of the five qualifying races go through to the final — three from each race fills all 15 horses in the final. One race, one winner, one cruise.
Key times
When | What |
7:00pm CT, Monday 24 August 2026 | Pull tab sales open across all five qualifying races |
8:00pm CT, Thursday 27 August 2026 | Sales close (or earlier, if a race sells out) |
From approx. 8:00pm CT, Thursday 27 August 2026 | All six races run live on the Bingo Stream |
11:59pm CT, Thursday 27 August 2026 | Hard deadline — the winner must confirm by this time |
That deadline is set by the cruise operator's booking requirements and cannot be extended for any reason.
The five qualifying races
Race | Name | Pull tabs | Horses | Entry | Chance of getting a horse |
1 | Emerald Guaranteed Horse I | 15 | 15 | 50 Em | 100% — guaranteed |
2 | Emerald Guaranteed Horse II | 15 | 15 | 50 Em | 100% — guaranteed |
3 | Contender I | 50 | 15 | 15 Em | 30% |
4 | Contender II | 50 | 15 | 15 Em | 30% |
5 | The Open | 150 | 15 | 5 Em | 10% |
Races 1 and 2 — the Guaranteed tier. 15 tabs, 15 horses. Every tab is a horse. Buy a tab, you're in the race. No better-luck-next-time tabs at all.
Races 3, 4 and 5 — the volume tier. More tabs than horses. Fifteen tabs in each race are allocated a horse; the rest are better-luck-next-time and return no horse and no other prize. Cheaper entry, wider field, longer odds.
You can enter as many races as you like, and buy as many tabs in a race as you like, up to the number available in that race.
Race 6 — The Cruise Final
15 horses. Three qualifiers from each of races 1 to 5. The winner takes the cruise.
Every Emerald buys the same shot
Whichever race you play, every Emerald you spend buys exactly the same chance at the cruise.
Race | Get a horse | Reach the final | Win the final | Overall odds per tab | Cost |
1 & 2 | 1 in 1 | 3 in 15 | 1 in 15 | 1 in 75 | 50 Em |
3 & 4 | 15 in 50 | 3 in 15 | 1 in 15 | 1 in 250 | 15 Em |
5 | 15 in 150 | 3 in 15 | 1 in 15 | 1 in 750 | 5 Em |
What you're choosing is variance, not value. 50 Emeralds buys one clean, guaranteed run at a race — or ten shots in The Open. Same expected outcome, completely different ride.
Things worth knowing
Not every tab gets a horse. In races 3, 4 and 5 most tabs are better-luck-next-time — 35 of 50 in each Contender race, and 135 of 150 in The Open. Those tabs return no horse and no other prize.
Which tab gets which horse is chance. It's determined by the pull tab mechanic. Nobody can select, influence or predict it.
You can hold more than one horse. In a qualifying race, in the final, or both. If two of your tabs finish in the top three of the same race, each one carries its own horse into the final. There's no cap.
You don't need to be watching to win. You don't have to be at the live session to buy a tab, be allocated a horse, qualify, or win. But you must be reachable on the night to claim the prize.
If a race undersells, unfilled horses run as unassigned house horses. If a house horse places in the top three, that qualifying slot passes down to the next-placed player-held horse. No horse is scratched and no race is shortened.
If you win
You'll be contacted the same night, and you need to confirm by 11:59pm CT on Thursday 27 August. That's roughly three and a half hours after the final race — please make sure you're contactable in that window.
To claim, you'll need to confirm you'll travel and provide:
Your full legal name as it appears on your travel documents
Your date of birth
Your contact telephone number and mailing address
Your Ruby Bingo username
Your travelling companion's full legal name, date of birth and passport details
We may take your confirmation live on the broadcast, in stream chat, by in-app message, by email, or any other way we reasonably designate on the night.
There is no cash alternative and no Emerald alternative. If the winner declines, can't travel, can't be reached, or doesn't confirm in time, the prize passes to second place in the final, then third, and on down the finishing order until someone accepts or the deadline passes. Anyone who forfeits or is passed over receives nothing in its place.
You'll also need to make your own way to the departure port (Long Beach, Los Angeles, California) for the 24 October departure, and cover your own gratuities, onboard purchases, excursions and travel insurance.
Need help?
If you need help, please don't hesitate to contact us via [email protected] or send us a chat.