Lookedforward tomonthly PhDSeminarNodded alongin a supervisionmeeting whilesecretlyGoogling atermUsed a memeor pop culturereference toexplain aconceptGave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesAccidentallytaught yourselfsomethingwhile explainingit to someoneelseTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskForgot to muteyourself andsaid somethingembarrassingon ZoomFelt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemMetsomeoneinteresting ata conferenceSuccessfullynegotiated adeadlineextension withyour supervisorRewardedyourself forfinishing a taskby binge-watching yourfavorite showHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicSurvived ateachingsession withzero technicaldifficultiesEnded up in anawkwardconversation ata networkingeventCelebratedwhen yourdata finallymade senseTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresWrote anentireparagraphonly todelete it laterPretended towrite whilescrolling socialmedia or onlineshoppingReceivedethicsapprovalSubmittedan abstractor paper forpublicationRealized it’salready Friday,and you don’tknow what youaccomplishedHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceStarted readinga paper but gotdistracted bythe referencesrabbit holeAttended aconferencejust for thesnacks orcoffee breaksLookedforward tomonthly PhDSeminarNodded alongin a supervisionmeeting whilesecretlyGoogling atermUsed a memeor pop culturereference toexplain aconceptGave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesAccidentallytaught yourselfsomethingwhile explainingit to someoneelseTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskForgot to muteyourself andsaid somethingembarrassingon ZoomFelt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemMetsomeoneinteresting ata conferenceSuccessfullynegotiated adeadlineextension withyour supervisorRewardedyourself forfinishing a taskby binge-watching yourfavorite showHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicSurvived ateachingsession withzero technicaldifficultiesEnded up in anawkwardconversation ata networkingeventCelebratedwhen yourdata finallymade senseTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresWrote anentireparagraphonly todelete it laterPretended towrite whilescrolling socialmedia or onlineshoppingReceivedethicsapprovalSubmittedan abstractor paper forpublicationRealized it’salready Friday,and you don’tknow what youaccomplishedHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceStarted readinga paper but gotdistracted bythe referencesrabbit holeAttended aconferencejust for thesnacks orcoffee breaks

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