Bury yourwinningargumentDon't knowthe recordinside andoutMake thejudge/clerksearch therecordthemselvesPut downthe districtcourtjudgeAvoidansweringthe questionasked at oralargumentRequestextensionof pagelimitBlockquotesaboundMake ajuryargumentDon'tappendstatutorylanguageMakemarginssmaller formore spaceFree!Free!Printbrief withlow tonerPut downopposingcounselMake fontsmallerfor morespaceLots ofacronymsLongsentencesTalk aboutpolicyratherthan lawAssembleyour briefincorrectlyUseLatinOverclaimthestrength ofyour caseUselegaljargonInterruptthe judgeat oralargumentInterruptthe judgeat oralargumentBury yourwinningargumentDon't knowthe recordinside andoutMake thejudge/clerksearch therecordthemselvesPut downthe districtcourtjudgeAvoidansweringthe questionasked at oralargumentRequestextensionof pagelimitBlockquotesaboundMake ajuryargumentDon'tappendstatutorylanguageMakemarginssmaller formore spaceFree!Free!Printbrief withlow tonerPut downopposingcounselMake fontsmallerfor morespaceLots ofacronymsLongsentencesTalk aboutpolicyratherthan lawAssembleyour briefincorrectlyUseLatinOverclaimthestrength ofyour caseUselegaljargonInterruptthe judgeat oralargumentInterruptthe judgeat oralargument

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