Discussiontakes 60minutesAudiencememberasks 4questionsPhD orPostdocfallsasleepQuestionnerconfusescorrelationfor causationPI repeatsquestion 3timesTalk 10minuteslongerPI fallsasleep!Bonuspoint!Phone ringsduring talkordiscussionSomeonesneezes2x duringtalkPI spendsentire talktyping oncomputerSpeakerwearsDPZ t-shirtTalkpostponedBingo partof talk/slide!speakerinstant win!“I’m notsure youmentionedit, but...”Speakerconfusescorrelationfor causationspeakertakes offpiece ofclothingSpeakermovesbackwards inslides & getslostPIs getintoargument"notsignificant,but...""cognitiveability"Speakerwears shirtand dresspantsSpeakernot part ofdiscussionfor 10 min2 PIquestionsduring talkFudgeDiscussiontakes 45minutes“is still notwellunderstood”LaserPointercausesdelayQuestionerloses trainof thoughtPIs discussonlybetweenthemselvesGratuitousanimationSpeakerloses trainof thoughtComputerproblemcausesdelayAudiencememberleaveshand in airmonkeylackedmotivationDiscussiontakes 30minutesTalk cutshortSpeakernot part ofdiscussionfor 20 minTalk 30minuteslongerTalk 20minuteslongerProjectorproblemcausesdelayAudiencememberasks 3questionsFree!AudiencememberpicksnosePI answersmore than1 questionafter a talkSpeakerwearsshorts andt-shirtDiscussiontakes 60minutesAudiencememberasks 4questionsPhD orPostdocfallsasleepQuestionnerconfusescorrelationfor causationPI repeatsquestion 3timesTalk 10minuteslongerPI fallsasleep!Bonuspoint!Phone ringsduring talkordiscussionSomeonesneezes2x duringtalkPI spendsentire talktyping oncomputerSpeakerwearsDPZ t-shirtTalkpostponedBingo partof talk/slide!speakerinstant win!“I’m notsure youmentionedit, but...”Speakerconfusescorrelationfor causationspeakertakes offpiece ofclothingSpeakermovesbackwards inslides & getslostPIs getintoargument"notsignificant,but...""cognitiveability"Speakerwears shirtand dresspantsSpeakernot part ofdiscussionfor 10 min2 PIquestionsduring talkFudgeDiscussiontakes 45minutes“is still notwellunderstood”LaserPointercausesdelayQuestionerloses trainof thoughtPIs discussonlybetweenthemselvesGratuitousanimationSpeakerloses trainof thoughtComputerproblemcausesdelayAudiencememberleaveshand in airmonkeylackedmotivationDiscussiontakes 30minutesTalk cutshortSpeakernot part ofdiscussionfor 20 minTalk 30minuteslongerTalk 20minuteslongerProjectorproblemcausesdelayAudiencememberasks 3questionsFree!AudiencememberpicksnosePI answersmore than1 questionafter a talkSpeakerwearsshorts andt-shirt

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