“I think I haveCovid so I can’tcome in for mycourt datetomorrow.”“There’ssomethingpopping up on mybackground and Idon’t know whatit’s about.”“I thoughtthis wastakencare of.”“Theydidn’t letme in thebuilding…”Lotttsabackgroundnoise.“I need acertifieddeposition.”“I need tosquashmywarrant.”“I don’tknow thecasenumber”Defendanttries to tellyou theirlife story.Parentcalls in fordefendant.“I can’tjust payoff thewarrant?”Defendantcalls whiledrunk and/orpossibly ondrugs.Calls in toreschedule acourt date that isscheduled forthat same day.“…BUT IDON’TEVEN LIVETHERE.”“They toldme I couldjust call in totake care ofthis.”“Finally! Areal/liveperson totalk to!”“Is theCourtevenopen?”Researchertrying toverifypersonalidentifiers.Gets upsetthat an oldwarrant isstill active.“I don’t evenknow if I’mcalling therightplace…”Significantother callsin fordefendant.“I’ve beenon holdforeverrr.”Gets upsetbecause theywaited a long timebut they actuallycalled the wrongcourt.“…andwhat isyourname?”“I think I haveCovid so I can’tcome in for mycourt datetomorrow.”“There’ssomethingpopping up on mybackground and Idon’t know whatit’s about.”“I thoughtthis wastakencare of.”“Theydidn’t letme in thebuilding…”Lotttsabackgroundnoise.“I need acertifieddeposition.”“I need tosquashmywarrant.”“I don’tknow thecasenumber”Defendanttries to tellyou theirlife story.Parentcalls in fordefendant.“I can’tjust payoff thewarrant?”Defendantcalls whiledrunk and/orpossibly ondrugs.Calls in toreschedule acourt date that isscheduled forthat same day.“…BUT IDON’TEVEN LIVETHERE.”“They toldme I couldjust call in totake care ofthis.”“Finally! Areal/liveperson totalk to!”“Is theCourtevenopen?”Researchertrying toverifypersonalidentifiers.Gets upsetthat an oldwarrant isstill active.“I don’t evenknow if I’mcalling therightplace…”Significantother callsin fordefendant.“I’ve beenon holdforeverrr.”Gets upsetbecause theywaited a long timebut they actuallycalled the wrongcourt.“…andwhat isyourname?”

Phonez - 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. “I think I have Covid so I can’t come in for my court date tomorrow.”
  2. “There’s something popping up on my background and I don’t know what it’s about.”
  3. “I thought this was taken care of.”
  4. “They didn’t let me in the building…”
  5. Lotttsa background noise.
  6. “I need a certified deposition.”
  7. “I need to squash my warrant.”
  8. “I don’t know the case number”
  9. Defendant tries to tell you their life story.
  10. Parent calls in for defendant.
  11. “I can’t just pay off the warrant?”
  12. Defendant calls while drunk and/or possibly on drugs.
  13. Calls in to reschedule a court date that is scheduled for that same day.
  14. “…BUT I DON’T EVEN LIVE THERE.”
  15. “They told me I could just call in to take care of this.”
  16. “Finally! A real/live person to talk to!”
  17. “Is the Court even open?”
  18. Researcher trying to verify personal identifiers.
  19. Gets upset that an old warrant is still active.
  20. “I don’t even know if I’m calling the right place…”
  21. Significant other calls in for defendant.
  22. “I’ve been on hold foreverrr.”
  23. Gets upset because they waited a long time but they actually called the wrong court.
  24. “…and what is your name?”