The statuspageloads...slowlySomeoneasks if it'sthe LavaLampsMisconfiguredDNS FieldIncident isinitiallyblamed on aDDoS attackCustomertweets ascreenshot oftheir emptydashboardStatus pagesays"Investigating"for over anhourError 500:InternalServerErrorReddit techsubredditserupt inchaosOutagecaused by"routineconfigurationchange"The problemis traced toa singledata centerCEOMatthewPrinceapology blogpostEngineerfixed it usinga singleBGP updateRay IDmentionedin an errormessageX (Twitter)is stillworkingWidespread5XX errorsarereported522:ConnectionTimed Out521: Webserver isdown"CloudflareCaptchaLoop"Someoneposts the "Firstday on the job"engineermemeServicerestoredin ~3hoursAn importantcrypto/NFTsite isunreachableAn entireregion/countryis "partiallyimpacted"A majornews siteis downDowndetectoris also downThe statuspageloads...slowlySomeoneasks if it'sthe LavaLampsMisconfiguredDNS FieldIncident isinitiallyblamed on aDDoS attackCustomertweets ascreenshot oftheir emptydashboardStatus pagesays"Investigating"for over anhourError 500:InternalServerErrorReddit techsubredditserupt inchaosOutagecaused by"routineconfigurationchange"The problemis traced toa singledata centerCEOMatthewPrinceapology blogpostEngineerfixed it usinga singleBGP updateRay IDmentionedin an errormessageX (Twitter)is stillworkingWidespread5XX errorsarereported522:ConnectionTimed Out521: Webserver isdown"CloudflareCaptchaLoop"Someoneposts the "Firstday on the job"engineermemeServicerestoredin ~3hoursAn importantcrypto/NFTsite isunreachableAn entireregion/countryis "partiallyimpacted"A majornews siteis downDowndetectoris also down

Cloudflare Outage bingo card - 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. The status page loads... slowly
  2. Someone asks if it's the Lava Lamps
  3. Misconfigured DNS Field
  4. Incident is initially blamed on a DDoS attack
  5. Customer tweets a screenshot of their empty dashboard
  6. Status page says "Investigating" for over an hour
  7. Error 500: Internal Server Error
  8. Reddit tech subreddits erupt in chaos
  9. Outage caused by "routine configuration change"
  10. The problem is traced to a single data center
  11. CEO Matthew Prince apology blog post
  12. Engineer fixed it using a single BGP update
  13. Ray ID mentioned in an error message
  14. X (Twitter) is still working
  15. Widespread 5XX errors are reported
  16. 522: Connection Timed Out
  17. 521: Web server is down
  18. "Cloudflare Captcha Loop"
  19. Someone posts the "First day on the job" engineer meme
  20. Service restored in ~3 hours
  21. An important crypto/NFT site is unreachable
  22. An entire region/country is "partially impacted"
  23. A major news site is down
  24. Downdetector is also down