Used areagentexpired2+ yearsUsedacronym trickto shortenpaper wordcountStarted gelwithoutrunningbufferForgot tochangemediaReached intothe incubatorwithoutethanol-edglovesFellasleepat labStayed inlab for12+ hoursRan out ofan importantreagent mid-experimentLeft blotsout to rotUsed anantibody5+ timesGot"scooped"Left blots insecondariesfor 3+ hoursMisattributeddonors onpurpose10+ failedtransfectionsFaked lotnumbersin write-upsLost $500+worth ofreagents ormaterialsRansamplesoff the gelDid not logsamples infreezerinventory for1+ monthWent"dumpsterdiving"Forgotand leftblots inthe readerUsed wronggel type(TRIS/MOPS)Flippeda PCRplateSpilled adangerousreagent onyourselfWorked inthe fumehood withoutsash properlyclosedUsed areagentexpired2+ yearsUsedacronym trickto shortenpaper wordcountStarted gelwithoutrunningbufferForgot tochangemediaReached intothe incubatorwithoutethanol-edglovesFellasleepat labStayed inlab for12+ hoursRan out ofan importantreagent mid-experimentLeft blotsout to rotUsed anantibody5+ timesGot"scooped"Left blots insecondariesfor 3+ hoursMisattributeddonors onpurpose10+ failedtransfectionsFaked lotnumbersin write-upsLost $500+worth ofreagents ormaterialsRansamplesoff the gelDid not logsamples infreezerinventory for1+ monthWent"dumpsterdiving"Forgotand leftblots inthe readerUsed wronggel type(TRIS/MOPS)Flippeda PCRplateSpilled adangerousreagent onyourselfWorked inthe fumehood withoutsash properlyclosed

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