Talk 20minuteslongerspeakertakes offpiece ofclothingAudiencememberleaveshand in airTalk cutshortSpeakermovesbackwards inslides & getslostPI answersmore than1 questionafter a talkPIs getintoargumentFree!Speakernot part ofdiscussionfor 10 minSpeakerwearsDPZ t-shirtBingo partof talk/slide!speakerinstant win!“is still notwellunderstood”TalkpostponedPhone ringsduring talkordiscussionQuestionerloses trainof thoughtSomeonesneezes2x duringtalkAudiencememberpicksnoseSpeakerconfusescorrelationfor causationPI fallsasleep!Bonuspoint!Discussiontakes 60minutesFudgeProjectorproblemcausesdelaySpeakerwearsshorts andt-shirtComputerproblemcausesdelayPhD orPostdocfallsasleep"notsignificant,but...""cognitiveability"Audiencememberasks 3questionsAudiencememberasks 4questionsGratuitousanimationDiscussiontakes 45minutesPIs discussonlybetweenthemselvesDiscussiontakes 30minutesTalk 10minuteslongerSpeakerloses trainof thoughtmonkeylackedmotivation2 PIquestionsduring talkTalk 30minuteslongerSpeakerwears shirtand dresspantsLaserPointercausesdelayPI spendsentire talktyping oncomputerQuestionnerconfusescorrelationfor causationPI repeatsquestion 3times“I’m notsure youmentionedit, but...”Speakernot part ofdiscussionfor 20 minTalk 20minuteslongerspeakertakes offpiece ofclothingAudiencememberleaveshand in airTalk cutshortSpeakermovesbackwards inslides & getslostPI answersmore than1 questionafter a talkPIs getintoargumentFree!Speakernot part ofdiscussionfor 10 minSpeakerwearsDPZ t-shirtBingo partof talk/slide!speakerinstant win!“is still notwellunderstood”TalkpostponedPhone ringsduring talkordiscussionQuestionerloses trainof thoughtSomeonesneezes2x duringtalkAudiencememberpicksnoseSpeakerconfusescorrelationfor causationPI fallsasleep!Bonuspoint!Discussiontakes 60minutesFudgeProjectorproblemcausesdelaySpeakerwearsshorts andt-shirtComputerproblemcausesdelayPhD orPostdocfallsasleep"notsignificant,but...""cognitiveability"Audiencememberasks 3questionsAudiencememberasks 4questionsGratuitousanimationDiscussiontakes 45minutesPIs discussonlybetweenthemselvesDiscussiontakes 30minutesTalk 10minuteslongerSpeakerloses trainof thoughtmonkeylackedmotivation2 PIquestionsduring talkTalk 30minuteslongerSpeakerwears shirtand dresspantsLaserPointercausesdelayPI spendsentire talktyping oncomputerQuestionnerconfusescorrelationfor causationPI repeatsquestion 3times“I’m notsure youmentionedit, but...”Speakernot part ofdiscussionfor 20 min

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