Felt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemRewardedyourself forfinishing a taskby binge-watching yourfavorite showSubmittedan abstractor paper forpublicationSuccessfullynegotiated adeadlineextension withyour supervisorNodded alongin a supervisionmeeting whilesecretlyGoogling atermRealized it’salready Friday,and you don’tknow what youaccomplishedHad anawkwardsilenceduring aQ&A sessionHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceMade a to-do list butcompletedonly oneitemAccidentallytaught yourselfsomethingwhile explainingit to someoneelseTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskForgot to muteyourself andsaid somethingembarrassingon ZoomPretended towrite whilescrolling socialmedia or onlineshoppingGave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesAttended aconferencejust for thesnacks orcoffee breaksSpent hourssearching forone missingcitationTook amentalhealth orself-care dayFree!Had anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicUsed a memeor pop culturereference toexplain aconceptEnded up in anawkwardconversation ata networkingeventSurvived ateachingsession withzero technicaldifficultiesStarted readinga paper but gotdistracted bythe referencesrabbit holeTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresWrote anentireparagraphonly todelete it laterFelt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemRewardedyourself forfinishing a taskby binge-watching yourfavorite showSubmittedan abstractor paper forpublicationSuccessfullynegotiated adeadlineextension withyour supervisorNodded alongin a supervisionmeeting whilesecretlyGoogling atermRealized it’salready Friday,and you don’tknow what youaccomplishedHad anawkwardsilenceduring aQ&A sessionHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceMade a to-do list butcompletedonly oneitemAccidentallytaught yourselfsomethingwhile explainingit to someoneelseTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskForgot to muteyourself andsaid somethingembarrassingon ZoomPretended towrite whilescrolling socialmedia or onlineshoppingGave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesAttended aconferencejust for thesnacks orcoffee breaksSpent hourssearching forone missingcitationTook amentalhealth orself-care dayFree!Had anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicUsed a memeor pop culturereference toexplain aconceptEnded up in anawkwardconversation ata networkingeventSurvived ateachingsession withzero technicaldifficultiesStarted readinga paper but gotdistracted bythe referencesrabbit holeTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresWrote anentireparagraphonly todelete it later

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