I did a night shifttoprepare apresentation thatwas due thenext day.I stayed inthe labfor more than10 hoursin a row.One of mytools/setupswasnot operationalfor at least 3weeks in a row.I skipped lunchbecauseI didn't want tointerrupt myexperiment.I worked orcheckedmails duringmy holidaysAt least 3 ofmyexperimentstotally failed.Iprocrastinatedwriting mydissertation.I intentionallydid not replyto an e-mailof mysupervisor.I haven'tbeen on aconferencethis year.I dreamedof my workduring thenight.I cancelled aprivatemeeting towork in thelab instead.Iprocrastinatedwriting apaper.I workedon aSaturday.I didn't gettheconferencetalk that Iwanted.I did notanalyzethe data of aleast oneexperiment.I still haven'tbeenfirst authorona paper.At least oneof myexperimentsfailed and Idon't know why.I destroyedat least oneimportantsample.I used ameasurement/depositiontechniquewithout actuallyknowing how itworks.Idownloaded10+papers that Ihaven't read.I annoyed myfriends bycomplainingabout mywork.I took moreprojects thanI can actuallymanage.I presentedthe samedata for thethird time.I was not able tounderstand thedata that Iacquiredwith at least oneexperiment.I selecteddataaccording tomy story.I did a night shifttoprepare apresentation thatwas due thenext day.I stayed inthe labfor more than10 hoursin a row.One of mytools/setupswasnot operationalfor at least 3weeks in a row.I skipped lunchbecauseI didn't want tointerrupt myexperiment.I worked orcheckedmails duringmy holidaysAt least 3 ofmyexperimentstotally failed.Iprocrastinatedwriting mydissertation.I intentionallydid not replyto an e-mailof mysupervisor.I haven'tbeen on aconferencethis year.I dreamedof my workduring thenight.I cancelled aprivatemeeting towork in thelab instead.Iprocrastinatedwriting apaper.I workedon aSaturday.I didn't gettheconferencetalk that Iwanted.I did notanalyzethe data of aleast oneexperiment.I still haven'tbeenfirst authorona paper.At least oneof myexperimentsfailed and Idon't know why.I destroyedat least oneimportantsample.I used ameasurement/depositiontechniquewithout actuallyknowing how itworks.Idownloaded10+papers that Ihaven't read.I annoyed myfriends bycomplainingabout mywork.I took moreprojects thanI can actuallymanage.I presentedthe samedata for thethird time.I was not able tounderstand thedata that Iacquiredwith at least oneexperiment.I selecteddataaccording tomy story.

2023 PhD Recap 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. I did a night shift to prepare a presentation that was due the next day.
  2. I stayed in the lab for more than 10 hours in a row.
  3. One of my tools/setups was not operational for at least 3 weeks in a row.
  4. I skipped lunch because I didn't want to interrupt my experiment.
  5. I worked or checked mails during my holidays
  6. At least 3 of my experiments totally failed.
  7. I procrastinated writing my dissertation.
  8. I intentionally did not reply to an e-mail of my supervisor.
  9. I haven't been on a conference this year.
  10. I dreamed of my work during the night.
  11. I cancelled a private meeting to work in the lab instead.
  12. I procrastinated writing a paper.
  13. I worked on a Saturday.
  14. I didn't get the conference talk that I wanted.
  15. I did not analyze the data of a least one experiment.
  16. I still haven't been first author on a paper.
  17. At least one of my experiments failed and I don't know why.
  18. I destroyed at least one important sample.
  19. I used a measurement /deposition technique without actually knowing how it works.
  20. I downloaded 10+ papers that I haven't read.
  21. I annoyed my friends by complaining about my work.
  22. I took more projects than I can actually manage.
  23. I presented the same data for the third time.
  24. I was not able to understand the data that I acquired with at least one experiment.
  25. I selected data according to my story.