Flippeda PCRplateWorked inthe fumehood withoutsash properlyclosedDid not logsamples infreezerinventory for1+ monthStarted gelwithoutrunningbufferUsed anantibody5+ timesFellasleepat labReached intothe incubatorwithoutethanol-edglovesWent"dumpsterdiving"Forgot tochangemediaRan out ofan importantreagent mid-experimentRansamplesoff the gelGot"scooped"Spilled adangerousreagent onyourselfLost $500+worth ofreagents ormaterialsUsed areagentexpired2+ yearsLeft blots insecondariesfor 3+ hoursFaked lotnumbersin write-upsUsedacronym trickto shortenpaper wordcountStayed inlab for12+ hours10+ failedtransfectionsForgotand leftblots inthe readerLeft blotsout to rotUsed wronggel type(TRIS/MOPS)Misattributeddonors onpurposeFlippeda PCRplateWorked inthe fumehood withoutsash properlyclosedDid not logsamples infreezerinventory for1+ monthStarted gelwithoutrunningbufferUsed anantibody5+ timesFellasleepat labReached intothe incubatorwithoutethanol-edglovesWent"dumpsterdiving"Forgot tochangemediaRan out ofan importantreagent mid-experimentRansamplesoff the gelGot"scooped"Spilled adangerousreagent onyourselfLost $500+worth ofreagents ormaterialsUsed areagentexpired2+ yearsLeft blots insecondariesfor 3+ hoursFaked lotnumbersin write-upsUsedacronym trickto shortenpaper wordcountStayed inlab for12+ hours10+ failedtransfectionsForgotand leftblots inthe readerLeft blotsout to rotUsed wronggel type(TRIS/MOPS)Misattributeddonors onpurpose

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.


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