Interruptthe judgeat oralargumentMake thejudge/clerksearch therecordthemselvesInterruptthe judgeat oralargumentBury yourwinningargumentLots ofacronymsUseLatinMakemarginssmaller formore spacePut downthe districtcourtjudgeAssembleyour briefincorrectlyFree!Don'tappendstatutorylanguageMake fontsmallerfor morespaceRequestextensionof pagelimitFree!UselegaljargonOverclaimthestrength ofyour caseMake ajuryargumentDon't knowthe recordinside andoutLongsentencesTalk aboutpolicyratherthan lawPrintbrief withlow tonerPut downopposingcounselAvoidansweringthe questionasked at oralargumentBlockquotesaboundInterruptthe judgeat oralargumentMake thejudge/clerksearch therecordthemselvesInterruptthe judgeat oralargumentBury yourwinningargumentLots ofacronymsUseLatinMakemarginssmaller formore spacePut downthe districtcourtjudgeAssembleyour briefincorrectlyFree!Don'tappendstatutorylanguageMake fontsmallerfor morespaceRequestextensionof pagelimitFree!UselegaljargonOverclaimthestrength ofyour caseMake ajuryargumentDon't knowthe recordinside andoutLongsentencesTalk aboutpolicyratherthan lawPrintbrief withlow tonerPut downopposingcounselAvoidansweringthe questionasked at oralargumentBlockquotesabound

The Wrong Stuff 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. Interrupt the judge at oral argument
  2. Make the judge/clerk search the record themselves
  3. Interrupt the judge at oral argument
  4. Bury your winning argument
  5. Lots of acronyms
  6. Use Latin
  7. Make margins smaller for more space
  8. Put down the district court judge
  9. Assemble your brief incorrectly
  10. Free!
  11. Don't append statutory language
  12. Make font smaller for more space
  13. Request extension of page limit
  14. Free!
  15. Use legal jargon
  16. Overclaim the strength of your case
  17. Make a jury argument
  18. Don't know the record inside and out
  19. Long sentences
  20. Talk about policy rather than law
  21. Print brief with low toner
  22. Put down opposing counsel
  23. Avoid answering the question asked at oral argument
  24. Block quotes abound