Bingo, Murder, and Big Hair

FAQs

How do I play?

Follow the steps below. You don't even need to play along with us; you can do it on your own time.

1. Use the interactive cards -OR- Download and print the Bingo Cards.
2. Start an episode of Murder She Wrote. (We don't skip the intro.)
3. Mark a bingo square when the event happens in the episode.
4. When you get 5 in a row you win MSD Bingo and earn insane bragging rights.

Do I need to use a new bingo card for each episode?

No, that would make bingo very hard. We opt to use one bingo card for the two episodes. (Unless we get bingo in the first one, but it normally takes two episodes to get close to winning.)

Are the episodes streaming anywhere?

Yes! All seasons are available on the Peacock app and Roku. Seasons 1-5 are streaming on Amazon Prime in the U.S. Canada has all seasons available through Amazon Prime.

Do I need to drink to participate?

Absolutely not. In fact, half of Murder HQ are sober folks. "Murder She Drank" just sounded hilarious to us and we had to run with it. We do encourage crappy jokes and snacking though.

Is this a regular thing?

Indeed, we've been doing this since 2014. We normally meet at 8pm Central on the third Friday of the month, but double check as this sometimes changes. We are currently working our way through season 9.

Who are the "murder buddies"?

We refer to the folks who join us during the live watch of Murder She Drank as "murder buddies." If you have ever joined us for a live watch, you are part of the murder buddy crew. We think you are awesome.

How do you divide the seasons/episodes?

After some trial and error we decided to do one season per year. We plot the episodes so that we do two episodes a month and there are typically 22 episodes in a season. This leaves us with one month where we have no Murder She Wrote episodes to watch. Some years we do a special "Halloween" edition where we watch a different show (*cough*Supernatural*cough*) and other years we decide to take a break in December so we can relax and refresh for the new year. We always announce what our plans are toward the end of the year, so keep an eye out.

Why do your bingo cards start with "set 3"?

We periodically created new bingo cards as we get on in the series. Sets 1-2 were very hard because they were specific to certain episodes. The earlier cards were based on a drinking game created by Bonnie Burton. As we got on in the series we ended-up expanding the bingo squares to more open tropes of the show as well as common things that we saw happen within the community. Since we've made the change folks are actually able to win bingo, which is a mighty great feeling.

What is the Discord used for?

We switched off of Twitter / X in Sept 2023 and migrated our watch parties to our Discord server. We also use Discord as a space for sub-groups of the Murder Buddies to gather, such as for book clubs. Patreons also have their own channel in the server.