"There's alid on thebasket"Referenceto "cuttingdown thenets""ONIONS!"Cheerleaderhelps to geta ball stuckon top of thebackboardReferenceto a "darkhorse"Player iscalled a"sixth man ofthe year"SurrendercobraBuzzer-beatermake, win orto overtime(must be astime expires)5-12upsethappensShot of a familymember ofcoach or playerlooking onanxiously in thecrowd"They arered hotfromthree!""Send itin,Jerome!""Theycan't buya bucketright now."Close-upof crazybench mobcelebrationPlayer does thebow and arrowcelebrationafter a big shot"Chuck..."Coach says"We just needto executebetter" in an in-game interview"Theydon't needa threehere"Playerin tearsTeam"punchestheirticket"Gene Steratoreasked about anobvious call(any time Genecuts in)Doubledigit seedwins"Theblow-by!""Do theyfoul upthreehere?"Black andwhitehistoricalphoto shownon screen"That won'tshow upon the statsheet!"PlayerthankingGod in apost-gameinterview"A littlelingerie onthe deck!"Fatigue issaid to be"setting ina little bit"Referenceto "chalk"Player shownslapping abracketsticker after awinReferenceto "OneShiningMoment"Someonereferences"The BigDance"Fan/cheerleaderin tearsPlayer is saidto be shootingfrom "thecharity stripe"or "the stripe"Post-gamelocker roomdancing/waterbottle showershot"Surviveandadvance"Player is saidto be"unconscious"Team isreferred toas a "bracketbuster""Good ifitgoes...!"Reference to abelovedCinderella run(GeorgeMason, St.Peter's, etc.)"Get thosepuppiesorganized!""With akiss!""Coach,what did youtell yourguys athalftime?"Seth Davisreferences"Sharpie"(only on TV,not Twitter)"That's thesort of thingthat drives acoach crazy"Announcerdescribes ashot from "waydowntown" or"the logo"Team'stournamentdrought orancient historybrought up"There's alid on thebasket"Referenceto "cuttingdown thenets""ONIONS!"Cheerleaderhelps to geta ball stuckon top of thebackboardReferenceto a "darkhorse"Player iscalled a"sixth man ofthe year"SurrendercobraBuzzer-beatermake, win orto overtime(must be astime expires)5-12upsethappensShot of a familymember ofcoach or playerlooking onanxiously in thecrowd"They arered hotfromthree!""Send itin,Jerome!""Theycan't buya bucketright now."Close-upof crazybench mobcelebrationPlayer does thebow and arrowcelebrationafter a big shot"Chuck..."Coach says"We just needto executebetter" in an in-game interview"Theydon't needa threehere"Playerin tearsTeam"punchestheirticket"Gene Steratoreasked about anobvious call(any time Genecuts in)Doubledigit seedwins"Theblow-by!""Do theyfoul upthreehere?"Black andwhitehistoricalphoto shownon screen"That won'tshow upon the statsheet!"PlayerthankingGod in apost-gameinterview"A littlelingerie onthe deck!"Fatigue issaid to be"setting ina little bit"Referenceto "chalk"Player shownslapping abracketsticker after awinReferenceto "OneShiningMoment"Someonereferences"The BigDance"Fan/cheerleaderin tearsPlayer is saidto be shootingfrom "thecharity stripe"or "the stripe"Post-gamelocker roomdancing/waterbottle showershot"Surviveandadvance"Player is saidto be"unconscious"Team isreferred toas a "bracketbuster""Good ifitgoes...!"Reference to abelovedCinderella run(GeorgeMason, St.Peter's, etc.)"Get thosepuppiesorganized!""With akiss!""Coach,what did youtell yourguys athalftime?"Seth Davisreferences"Sharpie"(only on TV,not Twitter)"That's thesort of thingthat drives acoach crazy"Announcerdescribes ashot from "waydowntown" or"the logo"Team'stournamentdrought orancient historybrought up

March Madness Cliche 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. "There's a lid on the basket"
  2. Reference to "cutting down the nets"
  3. "ONIONS!"
  4. Cheerleader helps to get a ball stuck on top of the backboard
  5. Reference to a "dark horse"
  6. Player is called a "sixth man of the year"
  7. Surrender cobra
  8. Buzzer-beater make, win or to overtime (must be as time expires)
  9. 5-12 upset happens
  10. Shot of a family member of coach or player looking on anxiously in the crowd
  11. "They are red hot from three!"
  12. "Send it in, Jerome!"
  13. "They can't buy a bucket right now."
  14. Close-up of crazy bench mob celebration
  15. Player does the bow and arrow celebration after a big shot
  16. "Chuck..."
  17. Coach says "We just need to execute better" in an in-game interview
  18. "They don't need a three here"
  19. Player in tears
  20. Team "punches their ticket"
  21. Gene Steratore asked about an obvious call (any time Gene cuts in)
  22. Double digit seed wins
  23. "The blow-by!"
  24. "Do they foul up three here?"
  25. Black and white historical photo shown on screen
  26. "That won't show up on the stat sheet!"
  27. Player thanking God in a post-game interview
  28. "A little lingerie on the deck!"
  29. Fatigue is said to be "setting in a little bit"
  30. Reference to "chalk"
  31. Player shown slapping a bracket sticker after a win
  32. Reference to "One Shining Moment"
  33. Someone references "The Big Dance"
  34. Fan/cheerleader in tears
  35. Player is said to be shooting from "the charity stripe" or "the stripe"
  36. Post-game locker room dancing/water bottle shower shot
  37. "Survive and advance"
  38. Player is said to be "unconscious"
  39. Team is referred to as a "bracket buster"
  40. "Good if it goes...!"
  41. Reference to a beloved Cinderella run (George Mason, St. Peter's, etc.)
  42. "Get those puppies organized!"
  43. "With a kiss!"
  44. "Coach, what did you tell your guys at halftime?"
  45. Seth Davis references "Sharpie" (only on TV, not Twitter)
  46. "That's the sort of thing that drives a coach crazy"
  47. Announcer describes a shot from "way downtown" or "the logo"
  48. Team's tournament drought or ancient history brought up