Celebratedwhen yourdata finallymade senseSubmittedan abstractor paper forpublicationHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceAccidentallytaught yourselfsomethingwhile explainingit to someoneelseEnded up in anawkwardconversation ata networkingeventGave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesRealized it’salready Friday,and you don’tknow what youaccomplishedAttended aconferencejust for thesnacks orcoffee breaksLookedforward tomonthly PhDSeminarHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicMetsomeoneinteresting ata conferenceWrote anentireparagraphonly todelete it laterSurvived ateachingsession withzero technicaldifficultiesTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskFelt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemReceivedethicsapprovalNodded alongin a supervisionmeeting whilesecretlyGoogling atermTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresUsed a memeor pop culturereference toexplain aconceptStarted readinga paper but gotdistracted bythe referencesrabbit holePretended towrite whilescrolling socialmedia or onlineshoppingSuccessfullynegotiated adeadlineextension withyour supervisorRewardedyourself forfinishing a taskby binge-watching yourfavorite showForgot to muteyourself andsaid somethingembarrassingon ZoomCelebratedwhen yourdata finallymade senseSubmittedan abstractor paper forpublicationHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceAccidentallytaught yourselfsomethingwhile explainingit to someoneelseEnded up in anawkwardconversation ata networkingeventGave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesRealized it’salready Friday,and you don’tknow what youaccomplishedAttended aconferencejust for thesnacks orcoffee breaksLookedforward tomonthly PhDSeminarHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicMetsomeoneinteresting ata conferenceWrote anentireparagraphonly todelete it laterSurvived ateachingsession withzero technicaldifficultiesTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskFelt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemReceivedethicsapprovalNodded alongin a supervisionmeeting whilesecretlyGoogling atermTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresUsed a memeor pop culturereference toexplain aconceptStarted readinga paper but gotdistracted bythe referencesrabbit holePretended towrite whilescrolling socialmedia or onlineshoppingSuccessfullynegotiated adeadlineextension withyour supervisorRewardedyourself forfinishing a taskby binge-watching yourfavorite showForgot 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. Celebrated when your data finally made sense
  2. Submitted an abstract or paper for publication
  3. Hid in a corner to avoid small talk at a conference
  4. Accidentally taught yourself something while explaining it to someone else
  5. Ended up in an awkward conversation at a networking event
  6. Gave up and blamed the software for your analysis issues
  7. Realized it’s already Friday, and you don’t know what you accomplished
  8. Attended a conference just for the snacks or coffee breaks
  9. Looked forward to monthly PhD Seminar
  10. Had an existential crisis about your thesis topic
  11. Met someone interesting at a conference
  12. Wrote an entire paragraph only to delete it later
  13. Survived a teaching session with zero technical difficulties
  14. Turned procrastination into "productive" tasks like cleaning your desk
  15. Felt like a data wizard after solving a coding problem
  16. Received ethics approval
  17. Nodded along in a supervision meeting while secretly Googling a term
  18. Tried explaining your research to family and got blank stares
  19. Used a meme or pop culture reference to explain a concept
  20. Started reading a paper but got distracted by the references rabbit hole
  21. Pretended to write while scrolling social media or online shopping
  22. Successfully negotiated a deadline extension with your supervisor
  23. Rewarded yourself for finishing a task by binge-watching your favorite show
  24. Forgot to mute yourself and said something embarrassing on Zoom