Speakerwears shirtand dresspantsSpeakerwearsshorts andt-shirtPhD orPostdocfallsasleepTalk 30minuteslongerAudiencememberleaveshand in airComputerproblemcausesdelayDiscussiontakes 60minutes2 PIquestionsduring talkPI fallsasleep!Bonuspoint!ProjectorproblemcausesdelaySpeakermovesbackwards inslides & getslostTalkpostponedSpeakernot part ofdiscussionfor 20 minAudiencememberasks 3questionsDiscussiontakes 30minutesTalk 10minuteslongerPI spendsentire talktyping oncomputerPIs discussonlybetweenthemselvesSpeakernot part ofdiscussionfor 10 minSpeakerloses trainof thoughtPIs getintoargumentFudgeDiscussiontakes 45minutesLaserPointercausesdelayPI answersmore than1 questionafter a talkPhone ringsduring talkordiscussionQuestionerloses trainof thoughtSomeonesneezes2x duringtalk"cognitiveability"Talk 20minuteslonger"notsignificant,but..."SpeakerwearsDPZ t-shirtAudiencememberasks 4questionsAudiencememberpicksnoseTalk cutshortPI repeatsquestion 3times“I’m notsure youmentionedit, but...”monkeylackedmotivationGratuitousanimationBingo partof talk/slide!speakerinstant win!Speakerwears shirtand dresspantsSpeakerwearsshorts andt-shirtPhD orPostdocfallsasleepTalk 30minuteslongerAudiencememberleaveshand in airComputerproblemcausesdelayDiscussiontakes 60minutes2 PIquestionsduring talkPI fallsasleep!Bonuspoint!ProjectorproblemcausesdelaySpeakermovesbackwards inslides & getslostTalkpostponedSpeakernot part ofdiscussionfor 20 minAudiencememberasks 3questionsDiscussiontakes 30minutesTalk 10minuteslongerPI spendsentire talktyping oncomputerPIs discussonlybetweenthemselvesSpeakernot part ofdiscussionfor 10 minSpeakerloses trainof thoughtPIs getintoargumentFudgeDiscussiontakes 45minutesLaserPointercausesdelayPI answersmore than1 questionafter a talkPhone ringsduring talkordiscussionQuestionerloses trainof thoughtSomeonesneezes2x duringtalk"cognitiveability"Talk 20minuteslonger"notsignificant,but..."SpeakerwearsDPZ t-shirtAudiencememberasks 4questionsAudiencememberpicksnoseTalk cutshortPI repeatsquestion 3times“I’m notsure youmentionedit, but...”monkeylackedmotivationGratuitousanimationBingo partof talk/slide!speakerinstant win!

Retreat Talk Bingo (a.k.a staying awake 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. Speaker wears shirt and dress pants
  2. Speaker wears shorts and t-shirt
  3. PhD or Postdoc falls asleep
  4. Talk 30 minutes longer
  5. Audience member leaves hand in air
  6. Computer problem causes delay
  7. Discussion takes 60 minutes
  8. 2 PI questions during talk
  9. PI falls asleep !Bonus point!
  10. Projector problem causes delay
  11. Speaker moves backwards in slides & gets lost
  12. Talk postponed
  13. Speaker not part of discussion for 20 min
  14. Audience member asks 3 questions
  15. Discussion takes 30 minutes
  16. Talk 10 minutes longer
  17. PI spends entire talk typing on computer
  18. PIs discuss only between themselves
  19. Speaker not part of discussion for 10 min
  20. Speaker loses train of thought
  21. PIs get into argument
  22. Fudge
  23. Discussion takes 45 minutes
  24. Laser Pointer causes delay
  25. PI answers more than 1 question after a talk
  26. Phone rings during talk or discussion
  27. Questioner loses train of thought
  28. Someone sneezes 2x during talk
  29. "cognitive ability"
  30. Talk 20 minutes longer
  31. "not significant, but..."
  32. Speaker wears DPZ t-shirt
  33. Audience member asks 4 questions
  34. Audience member picks nose
  35. Talk cut short
  36. PI repeats question 3 times
  37. “I’m not sure you mentioned it, but...”
  38. monkey lacked motivation
  39. Gratuitous animation
  40. Bingo part of talk/slide !speaker instant win!