Lookedforward tomonthly PhDSeminarEnded up in anawkwardconversation ata networkingeventWrote anentireparagraphonly todelete it laterNodded alongin a supervisionmeeting whilesecretlyGoogling atermSurvived ateachingsession withzero technicaldifficultiesAttended aconferencejust for thesnacks orcoffee breaksTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskCelebratedwhen yourdata finallymade senseAccidentallytaught yourselfsomethingwhile explainingit to someoneelseFelt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceForgot to muteyourself andsaid somethingembarrassingon ZoomMetsomeoneinteresting ata conferenceSubmittedan abstractor paper forpublicationGave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesRewardedyourself forfinishing a taskby binge-watching yourfavorite showPretended towrite whilescrolling socialmedia or onlineshoppingReceivedethicsapprovalSuccessfullynegotiated adeadlineextension withyour supervisorUsed a memeor pop culturereference toexplain aconceptRealized it’salready Friday,and you don’tknow what youaccomplishedHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicStarted readinga paper but gotdistracted bythe referencesrabbit holeLookedforward tomonthly PhDSeminarEnded up in anawkwardconversation ata networkingeventWrote anentireparagraphonly todelete it laterNodded alongin a supervisionmeeting whilesecretlyGoogling atermSurvived ateachingsession withzero technicaldifficultiesAttended aconferencejust for thesnacks orcoffee breaksTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskCelebratedwhen yourdata finallymade senseAccidentallytaught yourselfsomethingwhile explainingit to someoneelseFelt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceForgot to muteyourself andsaid somethingembarrassingon ZoomMetsomeoneinteresting ata conferenceSubmittedan abstractor paper forpublicationGave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesRewardedyourself forfinishing a taskby binge-watching yourfavorite showPretended towrite whilescrolling socialmedia or onlineshoppingReceivedethicsapprovalSuccessfullynegotiated adeadlineextension withyour supervisorUsed a memeor pop culturereference toexplain aconceptRealized it’salready Friday,and you don’tknow what youaccomplishedHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicStarted readinga paper but gotdistracted bythe referencesrabbit hole

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