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01 Dec 2024—31 Oct 2025
Overview
Hello and welcome to the first ever Odd Lot Bingo Challenge!
The Odd Lot Bingo Challenge is a (nearly) year-long book reading/movie watching/game playing challenge created and hosted by oddrots (AKA oddie). It was originally designed as a reading-only challenge but quickly evolved to include additional types of media so even more people would be able to join in on the fun! Not a big reader or just don’t have the time for books right now? You can still participate by watching movies and/or playing games to satisfy the same prompts.
Unfortunately, this StoryGraph challenge will only be useful for those that want to track books read for the Challenge.
A helpful guide with the Challenge rules, descriptions of each prompt, FAQs, and info on where to find different versions of the Bingo board can be found in the 2025 Odd Lot Bingo Challenge doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qYH65UPBuiiqt6DTzeO_gpHWs2DACj8dL7x_7sgvWV4/edit
Unfortunately, this StoryGraph challenge will only be useful for those that want to track books read for the Challenge.
A helpful guide with the Challenge rules, descriptions of each prompt, FAQs, and info on where to find different versions of the Bingo board can be found in the 2025 Odd Lot Bingo Challenge doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qYH65UPBuiiqt6DTzeO_gpHWs2DACj8dL7x_7sgvWV4/edit
2025 ODD LOT BINGO CHALLENGE
28 participants (374 books)
STARTS: 01 Dec 2024ENDS: 31 Oct 2025
Overview
Hello and welcome to the first ever Odd Lot Bingo Challenge!
The Odd Lot Bingo Challenge is a (nearly) year-long book reading/movie watching/game playing challenge created and hosted by oddrots (AKA oddie). It was originally designed as a reading-only challenge but quickly evolved to include additional types of media so even more people would be able to join in on the fun! Not a big reader or just don’t have the time for books right now? You can still participate by watching movies and/or playing games to satisfy the same prompts.
Unfortunately, this StoryGraph challenge will only be useful for those that want to track books read for the Challenge.
A helpful guide with the Challenge rules, descriptions of each prompt, FAQs, and info on where to find different versions of the Bingo board can be found in the 2025 Odd Lot Bingo Challenge doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qYH65UPBuiiqt6DTzeO_gpHWs2DACj8dL7x_7sgvWV4/edit
Unfortunately, this StoryGraph challenge will only be useful for those that want to track books read for the Challenge.
A helpful guide with the Challenge rules, descriptions of each prompt, FAQs, and info on where to find different versions of the Bingo board can be found in the 2025 Odd Lot Bingo Challenge doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qYH65UPBuiiqt6DTzeO_gpHWs2DACj8dL7x_7sgvWV4/edit
Challenge Prompts
21. _<type>_ squash/pumpkin (3 added)
title contains the name of any type of squash/pumpkin
(examples: acorn, zucchini, fairytale, etc.)
(examples: acorn, zucchini, fairytale, etc.)
- hard mode / the story contains a moment where someone eats a fruit or vegetable
22. over the garden wall (13 added)
features multiple kinds of plants on the cover
- hard mode / the cover is generally colorful but some of the plants are NOT green
23. out of your comfort zone (15 added)
read/watch/play something that is from a genre you wouldn’t typically choose
- hard mode / you end up rating your pick 4+ out of 5 ★ upon completion
24. cruel nature (14 added)
story features nature behaving badly
(examples: snowstorms, earthquakes, tornadoes, etc.)
(examples: snowstorms, earthquakes, tornadoes, etc.)
- hard mode / the type of event is NOT mentioned in the title (so Twister would not work for this)
25. unusual media (15 added)
contains media that is presented in an unusual way
(examples: mixed media, found footage, choose your own adventure, etc.)
(examples: mixed media, found footage, choose your own adventure, etc.)
- hard mode / nearly ALL of the book/movie/game is presented in this style