Put downthe districtcourtjudgeAvoidansweringthe questionasked at oralargumentInterruptthe judgeat oralargumentRequestextensionof pagelimitOverclaimthestrength ofyour caseLongsentencesLots ofacronymsUseLatinDon't knowthe recordinside andoutMakemarginssmaller formore spacePut downopposingcounselUselegaljargonMake ajuryargumentMake thejudge/clerksearch therecordthemselvesAssembleyour briefincorrectlyPrintbrief withlow tonerTalk aboutpolicyratherthan lawDon'tappendstatutorylanguageBury yourwinningargumentFree!BlockquotesaboundMake fontsmallerfor morespaceFree!Interruptthe judgeat oralargumentPut downthe districtcourtjudgeAvoidansweringthe questionasked at oralargumentInterruptthe judgeat oralargumentRequestextensionof pagelimitOverclaimthestrength ofyour caseLongsentencesLots ofacronymsUseLatinDon't knowthe recordinside andoutMakemarginssmaller formore spacePut downopposingcounselUselegaljargonMake ajuryargumentMake thejudge/clerksearch therecordthemselvesAssembleyour briefincorrectlyPrintbrief withlow tonerTalk aboutpolicyratherthan lawDon'tappendstatutorylanguageBury yourwinningargumentFree!BlockquotesaboundMake fontsmallerfor morespaceFree!Interruptthe 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. Put down the district court judge
  2. Avoid answering the question asked at oral argument
  3. Interrupt the judge at oral argument
  4. Request extension of page limit
  5. Overclaim the strength of your case
  6. Long sentences
  7. Lots of acronyms
  8. Use Latin
  9. Don't know the record inside and out
  10. Make margins smaller for more space
  11. Put down opposing counsel
  12. Use legal jargon
  13. Make a jury argument
  14. Make the judge/clerk search the record themselves
  15. Assemble your brief incorrectly
  16. Print brief with low toner
  17. Talk about policy rather than law
  18. Don't append statutory language
  19. Bury your winning argument
  20. Free!
  21. Block quotes abound
  22. Make font smaller for more space
  23. Free!
  24. Interrupt the judge at oral argument