“They toldme I couldjust call in totake care ofthis.”Researchertrying toverifypersonalidentifiers.“I need acertifieddeposition.”“I need tosquashmywarrant.”“I don’t evenknow if I’mcalling therightplace…”Lotttsabackgroundnoise.“Finally! Areal/liveperson totalk to!”Significantother callsin fordefendant.“I can’tjust payoff thewarrant?”“I think I haveCovid so I can’tcome in for mycourt datetomorrow.”Parentcalls in fordefendant.“I don’tknow thecasenumber”“Theydidn’t letme in thebuilding…”“I thoughtthis wastakencare of.”Calls in toreschedule acourt date that isscheduled forthat same day.“Is theCourtevenopen?”Gets upsetbecause theywaited a long timebut they actuallycalled the wrongcourt.Defendanttries to tellyou theirlife story.Defendantcalls whiledrunk and/orpossibly ondrugs.“I’ve beenon holdforeverrr.”“…BUT IDON’TEVEN LIVETHERE.”“There’ssomethingpopping up on mybackground and Idon’t know whatit’s about.”Gets upsetthat an oldwarrant isstill active.“…andwhat isyourname?”“They toldme I couldjust call in totake care ofthis.”Researchertrying toverifypersonalidentifiers.“I need acertifieddeposition.”“I need tosquashmywarrant.”“I don’t evenknow if I’mcalling therightplace…”Lotttsabackgroundnoise.“Finally! Areal/liveperson totalk to!”Significantother callsin fordefendant.“I can’tjust payoff thewarrant?”“I think I haveCovid so I can’tcome in for mycourt datetomorrow.”Parentcalls in fordefendant.“I don’tknow thecasenumber”“Theydidn’t letme in thebuilding…”“I thoughtthis wastakencare of.”Calls in toreschedule acourt date that isscheduled forthat same day.“Is theCourtevenopen?”Gets upsetbecause theywaited a long timebut they actuallycalled the wrongcourt.Defendanttries to tellyou theirlife story.Defendantcalls whiledrunk and/orpossibly ondrugs.“I’ve beenon holdforeverrr.”“…BUT IDON’TEVEN LIVETHERE.”“There’ssomethingpopping up on mybackground and Idon’t know whatit’s about.”Gets upsetthat an oldwarrant isstill active.“…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. “They told me I could just call in to take care of this.”
  2. Researcher trying to verify personal identifiers.
  3. “I need a certified deposition.”
  4. “I need to squash my warrant.”
  5. “I don’t even know if I’m calling the right place…”
  6. Lotttsa background noise.
  7. “Finally! A real/live person to talk to!”
  8. Significant other calls in for defendant.
  9. “I can’t just pay off the warrant?”
  10. “I think I have Covid so I can’t come in for my court date tomorrow.”
  11. Parent calls in for defendant.
  12. “I don’t know the case number”
  13. “They didn’t let me in the building…”
  14. “I thought this was taken care of.”
  15. Calls in to reschedule a court date that is scheduled for that same day.
  16. “Is the Court even open?”
  17. Gets upset because they waited a long time but they actually called the wrong court.
  18. Defendant tries to tell you their life story.
  19. Defendant calls while drunk and/or possibly on drugs.
  20. “I’ve been on hold foreverrr.”
  21. “…BUT I DON’T EVEN LIVE THERE.”
  22. “There’s something popping up on my background and I don’t know what it’s about.”
  23. Gets upset that an old warrant is still active.
  24. “…and what is your name?”