Proper use of the dayof the week (theevent happenedduring the week itwas published, doesnot include month,day)Correct useof an oxfordcomma (notusing it in asimple list)INCORRECTpossessiveform of teamname (ex. girl'svarsitybasketball)A videowith B-rollAnintriguinglead thatuses a listA fullstorytellingcaptionAnexclamationpointASmugMugimageA studentwith a titleother thantheir gradelevelMinneapolis(usedwithoutmention ofMinnesota)Aninfographic(that wecreated)What sectiondoesn't mentionCOVID in its fivemost recentstories?A podcastwithenvironmentalnoiseINCORRECTcapitalization ofa general title(ex. coach,captain, teacher,etc.)Quoteformat:"...," Xsaid.Quoteformat: Xsaid, "..."A videowith 2+interviewsA gridformattedstoryAnembeddedsocialmedia post"Ninth-grader..."Proper dateformat(Abbreviatedmonth anddate, ex. Jan.2)Reference todata (astatistic,percentage,etc.)An imagesomeoneon stafftookAny embed(that is not asocial mediapost)Proper use of the dayof the week (theevent happenedduring the week itwas published, doesnot include month,day)Correct useof an oxfordcomma (notusing it in asimple list)INCORRECTpossessiveform of teamname (ex. girl'svarsitybasketball)A videowith B-rollAnintriguinglead thatuses a listA fullstorytellingcaptionAnexclamationpointASmugMugimageA studentwith a titleother thantheir gradelevelMinneapolis(usedwithoutmention ofMinnesota)Aninfographic(that wecreated)What sectiondoesn't mentionCOVID in its fivemost recentstories?A podcastwithenvironmentalnoiseINCORRECTcapitalization ofa general title(ex. coach,captain, teacher,etc.)Quoteformat:"...," Xsaid.Quoteformat: Xsaid, "..."A videowith 2+interviewsA gridformattedstoryAnembeddedsocialmedia post"Ninth-grader..."Proper dateformat(Abbreviatedmonth anddate, ex. Jan.2)Reference todata (astatistic,percentage,etc.)An imagesomeoneon stafftookAny embed(that is not asocial mediapost)

AP Style (and other good things) - 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. Proper use of the day of the week (the event happened during the week it was published, does not include month, day)
  2. Correct use of an oxford comma (not using it in a simple list)
  3. INCORRECT possessive form of team name (ex. girl's varsity basketball)
  4. A video with B-roll
  5. An intriguing lead that uses a list
  6. A full storytelling caption
  7. An exclamation point
  8. A SmugMug image
  9. A student with a title other than their grade level
  10. Minneapolis (used without mention of Minnesota)
  11. An infographic (that we created)
  12. What section doesn't mention COVID in its five most recent stories?
  13. A podcast with environmental noise
  14. INCORRECT capitalization of a general title (ex. coach, captain, teacher, etc.)
  15. Quote format: "...," X said.
  16. Quote format: X said, "..."
  17. A video with 2+ interviews
  18. A grid formatted story
  19. An embedded social media post
  20. "Ninth-grader ..."
  21. Proper date format (Abbreviated month and date, ex. Jan. 2)
  22. Reference to data (a statistic, percentage, etc.)
  23. An image someone on staff took
  24. Any embed (that is not a social media post)