Stayed inlab for12+ hoursReached intothe incubatorwithoutethanol-edglovesRan out ofan importantreagent mid-experiment10+ failedtransfectionsMisattributeddonors onpurposeLeft blotsout to rotLost $500+worth ofreagents ormaterialsRansamplesoff the gelUsedacronym trickto shortenpaper wordcountUsed anantibody5+ timesWorked inthe fumehood withoutsash properlyclosedUsed areagentexpired2+ yearsForgot tochangemediaDid not logsamples infreezerinventory for1+ monthWent"dumpsterdiving"Used wronggel type(TRIS/MOPS)Flippeda PCRplateGot"scooped"Fellasleepat labForgotand leftblots inthe readerStarted gelwithoutrunningbufferSpilled adangerousreagent onyourselfLeft blots insecondariesfor 3+ hoursFaked lotnumbersin write-upsStayed inlab for12+ hoursReached intothe incubatorwithoutethanol-edglovesRan out ofan importantreagent mid-experiment10+ failedtransfectionsMisattributeddonors onpurposeLeft blotsout to rotLost $500+worth ofreagents ormaterialsRansamplesoff the gelUsedacronym trickto shortenpaper wordcountUsed anantibody5+ timesWorked inthe fumehood withoutsash properlyclosedUsed areagentexpired2+ yearsForgot tochangemediaDid not logsamples infreezerinventory for1+ monthWent"dumpsterdiving"Used wronggel type(TRIS/MOPS)Flippeda PCRplateGot"scooped"Fellasleepat labForgotand leftblots inthe readerStarted gelwithoutrunningbufferSpilled adangerousreagent onyourselfLeft blots insecondariesfor 3+ hoursFaked lotnumbersin write-ups

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