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

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