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