The lead ismild-mannered/notan “officialdetective”A message ismisinterpretedat first thenthe leadfigures outThe leadgets heldatgunpointThelead is awomanThe lead justhappens to beat the scene ofthe crime/whena suspect isarrestedThe leadmust breakintosomeone’shomeEncodedmessageThe jerksuspect turnsout to the anice personThe lead hasa sidekickthat is not inlaw-enforcementThe lead goesto investigatewithout backupbecause theycan’t waitTheauthoritiestell the leadto stay out ofitThe niceperson turnsout to be theculpritSecretroom/secretpassageThe lead thinksthe mainsuspect isinnocent basedon a hunch ortheir “gut”The leadhidesevidence theyfound from theauthoritiesThe lead noticessomethingforensically (like aphysical clue) thatno one elsenoticedThe show iscentered aroundMatlock, PerryMason, or JessicaFletcherThere is a firstperson POVsequence of themurder from theperspective of themurdererThe lead getsattacked/lockedin a room by asuspiciousfigureThe suspect thatis the lead’s frienddoes somethingsuspicious/has asuspicious pastA friend ofthe lead isa suspectThe leadchasessomeone that isleaving thescene of thecrimeThe lead has acostar that helpsand is theopposite genderbut they’re “justfriends”The lead hasa sidekickthat IS in lawenforcementThe lead ismild-mannered/notan “officialdetective”A message ismisinterpretedat first thenthe leadfigures outThe leadgets heldatgunpointThelead is awomanThe lead justhappens to beat the scene ofthe crime/whena suspect isarrestedThe leadmust breakintosomeone’shomeEncodedmessageThe jerksuspect turnsout to the anice personThe lead hasa sidekickthat is not inlaw-enforcementThe lead goesto investigatewithout backupbecause theycan’t waitTheauthoritiestell the leadto stay out ofitThe niceperson turnsout to be theculpritSecretroom/secretpassageThe lead thinksthe mainsuspect isinnocent basedon a hunch ortheir “gut”The leadhidesevidence theyfound from theauthoritiesThe lead noticessomethingforensically (like aphysical clue) thatno one elsenoticedThe show iscentered aroundMatlock, PerryMason, or JessicaFletcherThere is a firstperson POVsequence of themurder from theperspective of themurdererThe lead getsattacked/lockedin a room by asuspiciousfigureThe suspect thatis the lead’s frienddoes somethingsuspicious/has asuspicious pastA friend ofthe lead isa suspectThe leadchasessomeone that isleaving thescene of thecrimeThe lead has acostar that helpsand is theopposite genderbut they’re “justfriends”The lead hasa sidekickthat IS in lawenforcement

Hallmark Mystery Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. The lead is mild-mannered/not an “official detective”
  2. A message is misinterpreted at first then the lead figures out
  3. The lead gets held at gunpoint
  4. The lead is a woman
  5. The lead just happens to be at the scene of the crime/when a suspect is arrested
  6. The lead must break into someone’s home
  7. Encoded message
  8. The jerk suspect turns out to the a nice person
  9. The lead has a sidekick that is not in law-enforcement
  10. The lead goes to investigate without backup because they can’t wait
  11. The authorities tell the lead to stay out of it
  12. The nice person turns out to be the culprit
  13. Secret room/secret passage
  14. The lead thinks the main suspect is innocent based on a hunch or their “gut”
  15. The lead hides evidence they found from the authorities
  16. The lead notices something forensically (like a physical clue) that no one else noticed
  17. The show is centered around Matlock, Perry Mason, or Jessica Fletcher
  18. There is a first person POV sequence of the murder from the perspective of the murderer
  19. The lead gets attacked/locked in a room by a suspicious figure
  20. The suspect that is the lead’s friend does something suspicious/has a suspicious past
  21. A friend of the lead is a suspect
  22. The lead chases someone that is leaving the scene of the crime
  23. The lead has a costar that helps and is the opposite gender but they’re “just friends”
  24. The lead has a sidekick that IS in law enforcement