Lotera (Spanish word meaning "lottery") is a traditional game of chance, similar to bingo, and is played on a deck of cards instead of numbered ping pong balls. Every image has a name and an assigned number, but the number is usually ignored.

Whereas bingo cards are filled with numbers, the Mexicano lotera cards, called tablas, feature vibrant pictures of animals, objects, and characters. Once every jugador has their tablas, the game can begin. Instead of matching numbers as in bingo, La Lotera players match pictures.

Granville's Method\n\n Granville, this strategy involves card selection based on the idea of number balance and probability in the long run. His strategy assumes an equal number of high and low, even and odd, and numbers ending with 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 0 will be called.

Several players said they scour their lawns for four-leaf clovers before hitting the bingo halls or keep a rabbit's foot close-by. Emildred Doucet of Galliano, dubbed "The Bingo Queen" by her grandchildren, said a rabbit's foot stays in her purse for every game, and it works.