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

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