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