Forgot toinclude animportant co-author in apaper orpresentationWrote anentireparagraphonly todelete it laterTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskAccidentallytaught yourselfsomethingwhile explainingit to someoneelseRealized it’salready Friday,and you don’tknow what youaccomplishedSuccessfullynegotiated adeadlineextension withyour supervisorPretended towrite whilescrolling socialmedia or onlineshoppingHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceHad anawkwardencounterwith theiracademic idolRewardedyourself forfinishing a taskby binge-watching yourfavorite showAttended aconferencejust for thesnacks orcoffee breaksTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresHas livedin morethan 3countriesHas beenasked "whenare youfinishing yourPhD ?" toomany timesHas neverdonefieldworkNodded alongin a supervisionmeeting whilesecretlyGoogling atermStarted readinga paper but gotdistracted bythe referencesrabbit holeGave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesFelt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemUsed a memeor pop culturereference toexplain aconceptHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicIf given thechance,would do thesame PhDagainSurvived ateachingsession withzero technicaldifficultiesHas changedresearchtopics duringtheir PhDcareerForgot toinclude animportant co-author in apaper orpresentationWrote anentireparagraphonly todelete it laterTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskAccidentallytaught yourselfsomethingwhile explainingit to someoneelseRealized it’salready Friday,and you don’tknow what youaccomplishedSuccessfullynegotiated adeadlineextension withyour supervisorPretended towrite whilescrolling socialmedia or onlineshoppingHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceHad anawkwardencounterwith theiracademic idolRewardedyourself forfinishing a taskby binge-watching yourfavorite showAttended aconferencejust for thesnacks orcoffee breaksTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresHas livedin morethan 3countriesHas beenasked "whenare youfinishing yourPhD ?" toomany timesHas neverdonefieldworkNodded alongin a supervisionmeeting whilesecretlyGoogling atermStarted readinga paper but gotdistracted bythe referencesrabbit holeGave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesFelt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemUsed a memeor pop culturereference toexplain aconceptHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicIf given thechance,would do thesame PhDagainSurvived ateachingsession withzero technicaldifficultiesHas changedresearchtopics duringtheir PhDcareer

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. Forgot to include an important co-author in a paper or presentation
  2. Wrote an entire paragraph only to delete it later
  3. Turned procrastination into "productive" tasks like cleaning your desk
  4. Accidentally taught yourself something while explaining it to someone else
  5. Realized it’s already Friday, and you don’t know what you accomplished
  6. Successfully negotiated a deadline extension with your supervisor
  7. Pretended to write while scrolling social media or online shopping
  8. Hid in a corner to avoid small talk at a conference
  9. Had an awkward encounter with their academic idol
  10. Rewarded yourself for finishing a task by binge-watching your favorite show
  11. Attended a conference just for the snacks or coffee breaks
  12. Tried explaining your research to family and got blank stares
  13. Has lived in more than 3 countries
  14. Has been asked "when are you finishing your PhD ?" too many times
  15. Has never done fieldwork
  16. Nodded along in a supervision meeting while secretly Googling a term
  17. Started reading a paper but got distracted by the references rabbit hole
  18. Gave up and blamed the software for your analysis issues
  19. Felt like a data wizard after solving a coding problem
  20. Used a meme or pop culture reference to explain a concept
  21. Had an existential crisis about your thesis topic
  22. If given the chance, would do the same PhD again
  23. Survived a teaching session with zero technical difficulties
  24. Has changed research topics during their PhD career