Ended up in anawkwardconversation ata networkingeventFelt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemSpent hourssearching forone missingcitationRewardedyourself forfinishing a taskby binge-watching yourfavorite showSuccessfullynegotiated adeadlineextension withyour supervisorRealized it’salready Friday,and you don’tknow what youaccomplishedNodded alongin a supervisionmeeting whilesecretlyGoogling atermPretended towrite whilescrolling socialmedia or onlineshoppingTook amentalhealth orself-care dayHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceFree!Gave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesStarted readinga paper but gotdistracted bythe referencesrabbit holeTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskWrote anentireparagraphonly todelete it laterSubmittedan abstractor paper forpublicationSurvived ateachingsession withzero technicaldifficultiesUsed a memeor pop culturereference toexplain aconceptAccidentallytaught yourselfsomethingwhile explainingit to someoneelseHad anawkwardsilenceduring aQ&A sessionMade a to-do list butcompletedonly oneitemTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresAttended aconferencejust for thesnacks orcoffee breaksForgot to muteyourself andsaid somethingembarrassingon ZoomEnded up in anawkwardconversation ata networkingeventFelt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemSpent hourssearching forone missingcitationRewardedyourself forfinishing a taskby binge-watching yourfavorite showSuccessfullynegotiated adeadlineextension withyour supervisorRealized it’salready Friday,and you don’tknow what youaccomplishedNodded alongin a supervisionmeeting whilesecretlyGoogling atermPretended towrite whilescrolling socialmedia or onlineshoppingTook amentalhealth orself-care dayHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceFree!Gave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesStarted readinga paper but gotdistracted bythe referencesrabbit holeTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskWrote anentireparagraphonly todelete it laterSubmittedan abstractor paper forpublicationSurvived ateachingsession withzero technicaldifficultiesUsed a memeor pop culturereference toexplain aconceptAccidentallytaught yourselfsomethingwhile explainingit to someoneelseHad anawkwardsilenceduring aQ&A sessionMade a to-do list butcompletedonly oneitemTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresAttended aconferencejust for thesnacks orcoffee breaksForgot to muteyourself andsaid somethingembarrassingon Zoom

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