Felt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicWrote anentireparagraphonly todelete it laterHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceSuccessfullynegotiated adeadlineextension withyour supervisorTook amentalhealth orself-care dayMade a to-do list butcompletedonly oneitemRewardedyourself forfinishing a taskby binge-watching yourfavorite showTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresEnded up in anawkwardconversation ata networkingeventSubmittedan abstractor paper forpublicationAccidentallytaught yourselfsomethingwhile explainingit to someoneelseTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskForgot to muteyourself andsaid somethingembarrassingon ZoomFree!Nodded alongin a supervisionmeeting whilesecretlyGoogling atermGave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesPretended towrite whilescrolling socialmedia or onlineshoppingAttended aconferencejust for thesnacks orcoffee breaksSurvived ateachingsession withzero technicaldifficultiesRealized it’salready Friday,and you don’tknow what youaccomplishedUsed a memeor pop culturereference toexplain aconceptStarted readinga paper but gotdistracted bythe referencesrabbit holeSpent hourssearching forone missingcitationHad anawkwardsilenceduring aQ&A sessionFelt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicWrote anentireparagraphonly todelete it laterHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceSuccessfullynegotiated adeadlineextension withyour supervisorTook amentalhealth orself-care dayMade a to-do list butcompletedonly oneitemRewardedyourself forfinishing a taskby binge-watching yourfavorite showTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresEnded up in anawkwardconversation ata networkingeventSubmittedan abstractor paper forpublicationAccidentallytaught yourselfsomethingwhile explainingit to someoneelseTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskForgot to muteyourself andsaid somethingembarrassingon ZoomFree!Nodded alongin a supervisionmeeting whilesecretlyGoogling atermGave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesPretended towrite whilescrolling socialmedia or onlineshoppingAttended aconferencejust for thesnacks orcoffee breaksSurvived ateachingsession withzero technicaldifficultiesRealized it’salready Friday,and you don’tknow what youaccomplishedUsed a memeor pop culturereference toexplain aconceptStarted readinga paper but gotdistracted bythe referencesrabbit holeSpent hourssearching forone missingcitationHad anawkwardsilenceduring aQ&A session

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