What is the undercut bonus in Gin Rummy?

If you knock and your opponent has equal or fewer deadwood points than you, the opponent wins the round and earns a 25-point undercut bonus plus the deadwood difference. This makes knocking with high deadwood risky.

What is the game bonus in Gin Rummy?

The player who reaches 100 points first wins the game and earns a 100-point game bonus added to their total. If the losing player has not won any hands (a shutout or blitz), the winner receives a 200-point game bonus instead.

Gin Rummy Score Sheet — Free Printable Scorecard

Q: How is Gin Rummy scored?

When a player knocks, they score the difference between their deadwood and the opponent's deadwood. Going gin (0 deadwood) scores all of the opponent's deadwood plus a 25-point gin bonus. If the opponent's deadwood is equal to or lower (undercut), the opponent scores the deadwood difference plus a 25-point undercut bonus. The first player to reach 100 points wins the game, plus a 100-point game bonus.

Q: What is the gin bonus?

Going gin means you have no unmatched (deadwood) cards. You score all of the opponent's deadwood points plus a 25-point gin bonus. Some house rules use a 20-point gin bonus — check before you play.

A clean printable Gin Rummy scorecard with columns for knock points, gin bonuses, undercut bonuses, and running totals. Supports standard and Oklahoma Gin variants.

May 24, 2026 2 min read

Print this score sheet or copy the table for your Gin Rummy game. First player to 100 points wins the game.

Gin Rummy Scoring Quick Reference

Event	Points Scored
Knocking — deadwood difference	Knocker scores (opponent deadwood − knocker deadwood)
Going Gin (0 deadwood)	Opponent’s full deadwood + 25 gin bonus
Undercut (opponent deadwood ≤ knocker deadwood)	Opponent scores deadwood difference + 25 undercut bonus
Winning the game (reaching 100 first)	+100 game bonus
Shutout / Blitz (opponent won no hands)	+200 game bonus (instead of 100)

Printable Score Sheet — 2 Players

To print: Press Ctrl+P (Windows) or Cmd+P (Mac). The score sheet prints cleanly on any paper size.

How to Fill In This Score Sheet

Points column: Write the points earned by the winner of each hand (+points for the knocking player, or +points for the opponent in an undercut)
Running column: Add to the previous running total after each hand
Game bonus: When the first player hits 100, add +100 game bonus (or +200 if the loser won no hands at all)
Final row: Add the game bonus to the running total for the true final score

Oklahoma Gin Scoring Variation

Oklahoma Gin changes the knock threshold each hand based on the first upcard:

First Upcard	Maximum Deadwood to Knock
Ace	Must go gin (0 deadwood)
2	2 points maximum
3–10	Face value of card
J/Q/K	10 points (standard knock)

Use the same score sheet — just note the upcard each hand in the “Hand” column so players remember the knock threshold.

FAQs

How is Gin Rummy scored?
The knocker scores the opponent’s deadwood minus their own. Going gin earns the opponent’s full deadwood + 25. An undercut earns the opponent the deadwood difference + 25.

What is the gin bonus?
25 extra points for going gin (zero deadwood when you knock).

What is the undercut bonus?
25 extra points if the opponent matches or beats your deadwood count when you knock — plus the deadwood difference.

What is the game bonus?
100 points added to the winner’s score when someone first reaches 100. If the loser won no hands (a shutout), the bonus is 200 instead.

For more on Gin Rummy scoring variants — including Oklahoma Gin, Hollywood Gin, and partnership Gin — ginrummy.cards has a comprehensive scoring guide.

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