Ended up in anawkwardconversation ata networkingeventSurvived ateachingsession withzero technicaldifficultiesRealized it’salready Friday,and you don’tknow what youaccomplishedWrote anentireparagraphonly todelete it laterTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskPretended towrite whilescrolling socialmedia or onlineshoppingRewardedyourself forfinishing a taskby binge-watching yourfavorite showAccidentallytaught yourselfsomethingwhile explainingit to someoneelseCelebratedwhen yourdata finallymade senseLookedforward tomonthly PhDSeminarHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicNodded alongin a supervisionmeeting whilesecretlyGoogling atermTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresAttended aconferencejust for thesnacks orcoffee breaksStarted readinga paper but gotdistracted bythe referencesrabbit holeUsed a memeor pop culturereference toexplain aconceptGave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceReceivedethicsapprovalFelt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemForgot to muteyourself andsaid somethingembarrassingon ZoomSuccessfullynegotiated adeadlineextension withyour supervisorSubmittedan abstractor paper forpublicationMetsomeoneinteresting ata conferenceEnded up in anawkwardconversation ata networkingeventSurvived ateachingsession withzero technicaldifficultiesRealized it’salready Friday,and you don’tknow what youaccomplishedWrote anentireparagraphonly todelete it laterTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskPretended towrite whilescrolling socialmedia or onlineshoppingRewardedyourself forfinishing a taskby binge-watching yourfavorite showAccidentallytaught yourselfsomethingwhile explainingit to someoneelseCelebratedwhen yourdata finallymade senseLookedforward tomonthly PhDSeminarHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicNodded alongin a supervisionmeeting whilesecretlyGoogling atermTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresAttended aconferencejust for thesnacks orcoffee breaksStarted readinga paper but gotdistracted bythe referencesrabbit holeUsed a memeor pop culturereference toexplain aconceptGave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceReceivedethicsapprovalFelt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemForgot to muteyourself andsaid somethingembarrassingon ZoomSuccessfullynegotiated adeadlineextension withyour supervisorSubmittedan abstractor paper forpublicationMetsomeoneinteresting ata conference

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