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

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