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

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