Has discovereda critical errorright before /aftersubmissionBringshis/herpet to theofficeHas spenta night inthe lab/officeHas eatenmore thanone meal attheir desk inone dayForgot toinclude animportant co-author in apaper orpresentationHas lostdata due toa computercrashComesinto officeevery dayHas changedresearchtopics duringtheir PhDcareerHas livedin morethan 3countriesHas had anawkwardencounterwith theiracademic idolCan playa musicinstrumentHasattended aconferencejust for thefoodWorks in alab withdangerouschemicalsHas had toredo an entireexperimentbecause of aminor mistakeSpeaksmore than4languagesHas beena researchassistantat IRASHad a posterthat gotdamagedduring travelUses thestandingdesk at leastonce eachdayHasparticipatedin ahackathonKnowstheir H-index byheartUses thestandingdesk as leastonce eachdayRealized he/she was usingthe wrongdataset formonthsHas auniquecoffee/ teamugHas neverdonefieldworkHas discovereda critical errorright before /aftersubmissionBringshis/herpet to theofficeHas spenta night inthe lab/officeHas eatenmore thanone meal attheir desk inone dayForgot toinclude animportant co-author in apaper orpresentationHas lostdata due toa computercrashComesinto officeevery dayHas changedresearchtopics duringtheir PhDcareerHas livedin morethan 3countriesHas had anawkwardencounterwith theiracademic idolCan playa musicinstrumentHasattended aconferencejust for thefoodWorks in alab withdangerouschemicalsHas had toredo an entireexperimentbecause of aminor mistakeSpeaksmore than4languagesHas beena researchassistantat IRASHad a posterthat gotdamagedduring travelUses thestandingdesk at leastonce eachdayHasparticipatedin ahackathonKnowstheir H-index byheartUses thestandingdesk as leastonce eachdayRealized he/she was usingthe wrongdataset formonthsHas auniquecoffee/ teamugHas neverdonefieldwork

PhD 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. Has discovered a critical error right before / after submission
  2. Brings his/her pet to the office
  3. Has spent a night in the lab/ office
  4. Has eaten more than one meal at their desk in one day
  5. Forgot to include an important co-author in a paper or presentation
  6. Has lost data due to a computer crash
  7. Comes into office every day
  8. Has changed research topics during their PhD career
  9. Has lived in more than 3 countries
  10. Has had an awkward encounter with their academic idol
  11. Can play a music instrument
  12. Has attended a conference just for the food
  13. Works in a lab with dangerous chemicals
  14. Has had to redo an entire experiment because of a minor mistake
  15. Speaks more than 4 languages
  16. Has been a research assistant at IRAS
  17. Had a poster that got damaged during travel
  18. Uses the standing desk at least once each day
  19. Has participated in a hackathon
  20. Knows their H-index by heart
  21. Uses the standing desk as least once each day
  22. Realized he/ she was using the wrong dataset for months
  23. Has a unique coffee/ tea mug
  24. Has never done fieldwork