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