Went"dumpsterdiving"Forgot tochangemediaLeft blotsout to rotLost $500+worth ofreagents ormaterialsRan out ofan importantreagent mid-experimentFlippeda PCRplateFellasleepat labStarted gelwithoutrunningbufferMisattributeddonors onpurposeDid not logsamples infreezerinventory for1+ monthFaked lotnumbersin write-ups10+ failedtransfectionsStayed inlab for12+ hoursUsed wronggel type(TRIS/MOPS)Spilled adangerousreagent onyourselfUsed areagentexpired2+ yearsWorked inthe fumehood withoutsash properlyclosedUsedacronym trickto shortenpaper wordcountLeft blots insecondariesfor 3+ hoursReached intothe incubatorwithoutethanol-edglovesGot"scooped"Ransamplesoff the gelUsed anantibody5+ timesForgotand leftblots inthe readerWent"dumpsterdiving"Forgot tochangemediaLeft blotsout to rotLost $500+worth ofreagents ormaterialsRan out ofan importantreagent mid-experimentFlippeda PCRplateFellasleepat labStarted gelwithoutrunningbufferMisattributeddonors onpurposeDid not logsamples infreezerinventory for1+ monthFaked lotnumbersin write-ups10+ failedtransfectionsStayed inlab for12+ hoursUsed wronggel type(TRIS/MOPS)Spilled adangerousreagent onyourselfUsed areagentexpired2+ yearsWorked inthe fumehood withoutsash properlyclosedUsedacronym trickto shortenpaper wordcountLeft blots insecondariesfor 3+ hoursReached intothe incubatorwithoutethanol-edglovesGot"scooped"Ransamplesoff the gelUsed anantibody5+ timesForgotand leftblots inthe reader

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