PI fallsasleep!Bonuspoint!PIs discussonlybetweenthemselvesBingo partof talk/slide!speakerinstant win!PI repeatsquestion 3timesPI answersmore than1 questionafter a talkTalkpostponedQuestionnerconfusescorrelationfor causationDiscussiontakes 45minutesSpeakerloses trainof thoughtAudiencememberasks 4questionsSomeonesneezes2x duringtalkPIs getintoargumentAudiencememberasks 3questionsTalk 20minuteslongerProjectorproblemcausesdelayPhone ringsduring talkordiscussionPhD orPostdocfallsasleep“is still notwellunderstood”Discussiontakes 30minutesDiscussiontakes 60minutesTalk cutshortAudiencememberpicksnosePI spendsentire talktyping oncomputerSpeakerconfusescorrelationfor causationGratuitousanimationSpeakernot part ofdiscussionfor 20 minSpeakerwearsDPZ t-shirtComputerproblemcausesdelayFudgeTalk 30minuteslonger"notsignificant,but..."Speakermovesbackwards inslides & getslostSpeakerwears shirtand dresspantsQuestionerloses trainof thoughtLaserPointercausesdelaymonkeylackedmotivationspeakertakes offpiece ofclothing"cognitiveability"Speakernot part ofdiscussionfor 10 minFree!Audiencememberleaveshand in air2 PIquestionsduring talkSpeakerwearsshorts andt-shirt“I’m notsure youmentionedit, but...”Talk 10minuteslongerPI fallsasleep!Bonuspoint!PIs discussonlybetweenthemselvesBingo partof talk/slide!speakerinstant win!PI repeatsquestion 3timesPI answersmore than1 questionafter a talkTalkpostponedQuestionnerconfusescorrelationfor causationDiscussiontakes 45minutesSpeakerloses trainof thoughtAudiencememberasks 4questionsSomeonesneezes2x duringtalkPIs getintoargumentAudiencememberasks 3questionsTalk 20minuteslongerProjectorproblemcausesdelayPhone ringsduring talkordiscussionPhD orPostdocfallsasleep“is still notwellunderstood”Discussiontakes 30minutesDiscussiontakes 60minutesTalk cutshortAudiencememberpicksnosePI spendsentire talktyping oncomputerSpeakerconfusescorrelationfor causationGratuitousanimationSpeakernot part ofdiscussionfor 20 minSpeakerwearsDPZ t-shirtComputerproblemcausesdelayFudgeTalk 30minuteslonger"notsignificant,but..."Speakermovesbackwards inslides & getslostSpeakerwears shirtand dresspantsQuestionerloses trainof thoughtLaserPointercausesdelaymonkeylackedmotivationspeakertakes offpiece ofclothing"cognitiveability"Speakernot part ofdiscussionfor 10 minFree!Audiencememberleaveshand in air2 PIquestionsduring talkSpeakerwearsshorts andt-shirt“I’m notsure youmentionedit, but...”Talk 10minuteslonger

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