Successfullynegotiated adeadlineextension withyour supervisorSubmittedan abstractor paper forpublicationTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicNodded alongin a supervisionmeeting whilesecretlyGoogling atermForgot to muteyourself andsaid somethingembarrassingon ZoomMade a to-do list butcompletedonly oneitemGave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesSpent hourssearching forone missingcitationPretended towrite whilescrolling socialmedia or onlineshoppingFree!Ended up in anawkwardconversation ata networkingeventTook amentalhealth orself-care dayTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceAttended aconferencejust for thesnacks orcoffee breaksAccidentallytaught yourselfsomethingwhile explainingit to someoneelseHad anawkwardsilenceduring aQ&A sessionRealized it’salready Friday,and you don’tknow what youaccomplishedUsed a memeor pop culturereference toexplain aconceptWrote anentireparagraphonly todelete it laterSurvived ateachingsession withzero technicaldifficultiesStarted readinga paper but gotdistracted bythe referencesrabbit holeRewardedyourself forfinishing a taskby binge-watching yourfavorite showFelt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemSuccessfullynegotiated adeadlineextension withyour supervisorSubmittedan abstractor paper forpublicationTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicNodded alongin a supervisionmeeting whilesecretlyGoogling atermForgot to muteyourself andsaid somethingembarrassingon ZoomMade a to-do list butcompletedonly oneitemGave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesSpent hourssearching forone missingcitationPretended towrite whilescrolling socialmedia or onlineshoppingFree!Ended up in anawkwardconversation ata networkingeventTook amentalhealth orself-care dayTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceAttended aconferencejust for thesnacks orcoffee breaksAccidentallytaught yourselfsomethingwhile explainingit to someoneelseHad anawkwardsilenceduring aQ&A sessionRealized it’salready Friday,and you don’tknow what youaccomplishedUsed a memeor pop culturereference toexplain aconceptWrote anentireparagraphonly todelete it laterSurvived ateachingsession withzero technicaldifficultiesStarted readinga paper but gotdistracted bythe referencesrabbit holeRewardedyourself forfinishing a taskby binge-watching yourfavorite showFelt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblem

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. Successfully negotiated a deadline extension with your supervisor
  2. Submitted an abstract or paper for publication
  3. Tried explaining your research to family and got blank stares
  4. Had an existential crisis about your thesis topic
  5. Nodded along in a supervision meeting while secretly Googling a term
  6. Forgot to mute yourself and said something embarrassing on Zoom
  7. Made a to-do list but completed only one item
  8. Gave up and blamed the software for your analysis issues
  9. Spent hours searching for one missing citation
  10. Pretended to write while scrolling social media or online shopping
  11. Free!
  12. Ended up in an awkward conversation at a networking event
  13. Took a mental health or self-care day
  14. Turned procrastination into "productive" tasks like cleaning your desk
  15. Hid in a corner to avoid small talk at a conference
  16. Attended a conference just for the snacks or coffee breaks
  17. Accidentally taught yourself something while explaining it to someone else
  18. Had an awkward silence during a Q&A session
  19. Realized it’s already Friday, and you don’t know what you accomplished
  20. Used a meme or pop culture reference to explain a concept
  21. Wrote an entire paragraph only to delete it later
  22. Survived a teaching session with zero technical difficulties
  23. Started reading a paper but got distracted by the references rabbit hole
  24. Rewarded yourself for finishing a task by binge-watching your favorite show
  25. Felt like a data wizard after solving a coding problem