Lost $500+worth ofreagents ormaterialsUsedacronym trickto shortenpaper wordcountWorked inthe fumehood withoutsash properlyclosedUsed anantibody5+ timesWent"dumpsterdiving"Spilled adangerousreagent onyourselfReached intothe incubatorwithoutethanol-edglovesForgotand leftblots inthe readerLeft blotsout to rotStayed inlab for12+ hoursDid not logsamples infreezerinventory for1+ monthUsed wronggel type(TRIS/MOPS)Flippeda PCRplateRansamplesoff the gel10+ failedtransfectionsUsed areagentexpired2+ yearsLeft blots insecondariesfor 3+ hoursGot"scooped"Fellasleepat labRan out ofan importantreagent mid-experimentStarted gelwithoutrunningbufferMisattributeddonors onpurposeFaked lotnumbersin write-upsForgot tochangemediaLost $500+worth ofreagents ormaterialsUsedacronym trickto shortenpaper wordcountWorked inthe fumehood withoutsash properlyclosedUsed anantibody5+ timesWent"dumpsterdiving"Spilled adangerousreagent onyourselfReached intothe incubatorwithoutethanol-edglovesForgotand leftblots inthe readerLeft blotsout to rotStayed inlab for12+ hoursDid not logsamples infreezerinventory for1+ monthUsed wronggel type(TRIS/MOPS)Flippeda PCRplateRansamplesoff the gel10+ failedtransfectionsUsed areagentexpired2+ yearsLeft blots insecondariesfor 3+ hoursGot"scooped"Fellasleepat labRan out ofan importantreagent mid-experimentStarted gelwithoutrunningbufferMisattributeddonors onpurposeFaked lotnumbersin write-upsForgot tochangemedia

Lab BINGO - 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. Lost $500+ worth of reagents or materials
  2. Used acronym trick to shorten paper word count
  3. Worked in the fume hood without sash properly closed
  4. Used an antibody 5+ times
  5. Went "dumpster diving"
  6. Spilled a dangerous reagent on yourself
  7. Reached into the incubator without ethanol-ed gloves
  8. Forgot and left blots in the reader
  9. Left blots out to rot
  10. Stayed in lab for 12+ hours
  11. Did not log samples in freezer inventory for 1+ month
  12. Used wrong gel type (TRIS/MOPS)
  13. Flipped a PCR plate
  14. Ran samples off the gel
  15. 10+ failed transfections
  16. Used a reagent expired 2+ years
  17. Left blots in secondaries for 3+ hours
  18. Got "scooped"
  19. Fell asleep at lab
  20. Ran out of an important reagent mid-experiment
  21. Started gel without running buffer
  22. Misattributed donors on purpose
  23. Faked lot numbers in write-ups
  24. Forgot to change media