BINGO

Charlie Hill watches the television screen for the next bingo ball to appear Monday, January 10, 2010 at Bingo World. Hill made his own table stand for his game sheets. (Laura Simon)

Rhonda Brown of Cairo, Il. checks her numbers with her dauber ready to mark Monday, January 10, 2010 at Bingo World in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)

Bingo daubers and game packs wait to be purchased Monday, January 10, 2010 at Bingo World. (Laura Simon)

Three hundred and eighty people keep their eyes on their game sheets Monday, January 10, 2010 at Bingo World in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)

Ron Gosche calls the bingo balls Monday, January 10, 2010 at Bingo World in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)

Millie Sykes of Cape Girardeau purchases pull tabs from Chip Janet Monday, January 10, 2010 at Bingo World. (Laura Simon)

Paula Cox of Perryville, Mo. waits for the next ball to be called Monday, January 10, 2010 at Bingo World in Cape Girardeau. Cox traveled from Perryville for a chance to win the $11,000 jackpot Monday because "when it's this high a thing, it's hard not to". (Laura Simon)

Ron Gosche calls the bingo balls Monday, January 10, 2010 at Bingo World in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)

A bag of bingo daubers wait for action Monday, January 10, 2010 at Bingo World in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)

Tommie Elkins raises her winning bingo sheet Monday, January 10, 2010 at Bingo World. Elkins had to split the $100 bingo with three other winners of that game. (Laura Simon)

Tom Brandtner prepares bingo packets for next week Monday, January 10, 2010 at Bingo World in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)

Bingo balls circulate before one gets picked at random Monday, January 10, 2010 at Bingo World in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)

Paula Cox of Perryville sets up her good luck charms Monday, January 10, 2010 at Bingo World in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)

Three hundred and eighty people keep their eyes on their game sheets Monday, January 10, 2010 at Bingo World in Cape Girardeau. (Laura Simon)

Rosiland Sedlacek, right, hands her winning bingo card to Kiwanis volunteer James Banken Monday, January 10, 2010 at Bingo World in Cape Girardeau. Sadlacek and her friend Jan Stout come from Alto Pass, Il. to play bingo. (Laura Simon)

Earnestine Howard of Carbondale, Ill. reacts after being one ball away from winning Monday, January 10, 2010 at Bingo World in Cape Girardeau. Howard travels to Bingo World to play because, "This is my favorite place". (Laura Simon)