Felt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemPretended towrite whilescrolling socialmedia or onlineshoppingReceivedethicsapprovalMetsomeoneinteresting ata conferenceCarefulnow!RephraseGrammar!!Attended aconferencejust for thesnacks orcoffee breaksSurvived ateachingsession withzero technicaldifficultiesLookedforward tomonthly PhDSeminarUnclearRealized it’salready Friday,and you don’tknow what youaccomplishedUsed a memeor pop culturereference toexplain aconceptForgot to muteyourself andsaid somethingembarrassingon ZoomGave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesYousound likea robotSuccessfullynegotiated adeadlineextension withyour supervisorSoundsweirdCelebratedwhen yourdata finallymade senseWhat areyou tryingto say???Nodded alongin a supervisionmeeting whilesecretlyGoogling atermNo!???Elaborate!Accidentallytaught yourselfsomethingwhile explainingit to someoneelseMakesnosenseHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceEnded up in anawkwardconversation ata networkingeventSee mycommentaboveRewardedyourself forfinishing a taskby binge-watching yourfavorite showIt's veryunstructuredRelevance...?I assumethis iswork inprogressI've saidthis a fewtimesalready,,,Triedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresVagueThisbelongs indiscussionnot resultsEpistemologicallyirrelevantThat's abigstatementTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicNiceNeeds to linkback to yourresearchquestionEvidence?ThatsoundsbadFelt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemPretended towrite whilescrolling socialmedia or onlineshoppingReceivedethicsapprovalMetsomeoneinteresting ata conferenceCarefulnow!RephraseGrammar!!Attended aconferencejust for thesnacks orcoffee breaksSurvived ateachingsession withzero technicaldifficultiesLookedforward tomonthly PhDSeminarUnclearRealized it’salready Friday,and you don’tknow what youaccomplishedUsed a memeor pop culturereference toexplain aconceptForgot to muteyourself andsaid somethingembarrassingon ZoomGave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesYousound likea robotSuccessfullynegotiated adeadlineextension withyour supervisorSoundsweirdCelebratedwhen yourdata finallymade senseWhat areyou tryingto say???Nodded alongin a supervisionmeeting whilesecretlyGoogling atermNo!???Elaborate!Accidentallytaught yourselfsomethingwhile explainingit to someoneelseMakesnosenseHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceEnded up in anawkwardconversation ata networkingeventSee mycommentaboveRewardedyourself forfinishing a taskby binge-watching yourfavorite showIt's veryunstructuredRelevance...?I assumethis iswork inprogressI've saidthis a fewtimesalready,,,Triedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresVagueThisbelongs indiscussionnot resultsEpistemologicallyirrelevantThat's abigstatementTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicNiceNeeds to linkback to yourresearchquestionEvidence?Thatsoundsbad

PhD - 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. Felt like a data wizard after solving a coding problem
  2. Pretended to write while scrolling social media or online shopping
  3. Received ethics approval
  4. Met someone interesting at a conference
  5. Careful now!
  6. Rephrase
  7. Grammar!!
  8. Attended a conference just for the snacks or coffee breaks
  9. Survived a teaching session with zero technical difficulties
  10. Looked forward to monthly PhD Seminar
  11. Unclear
  12. Realized it’s already Friday, and you don’t know what you accomplished
  13. Used a meme or pop culture reference to explain a concept
  14. Forgot to mute yourself and said something embarrassing on Zoom
  15. Gave up and blamed the software for your analysis issues
  16. You sound like a robot
  17. Successfully negotiated a deadline extension with your supervisor
  18. Sounds weird
  19. Celebrated when your data finally made sense
  20. What are you trying to say???
  21. Nodded along in a supervision meeting while secretly Googling a term
  22. No!
  23. ???
  24. Elaborate!
  25. Accidentally taught yourself something while explaining it to someone else
  26. Makes no sense
  27. Hid in a corner to avoid small talk at a conference
  28. Ended up in an awkward conversation at a networking event
  29. See my comment above
  30. Rewarded yourself for finishing a task by binge-watching your favorite show
  31. It's very unstructured
  32. Relevance...?
  33. I assume this is work in progress
  34. I've said this a few times already,,,
  35. Tried explaining your research to family and got blank stares
  36. Vague
  37. This belongs in discussion not results
  38. Epistemologically irrelevant
  39. That's a big statement
  40. Turned procrastination into "productive" tasks like cleaning your desk
  41. Had an existential crisis about your thesis topic
  42. Nice
  43. Needs to link back to your research question
  44. Evidence?
  45. That sounds bad