Attended aconferencejust for thesnacks orcoffee breaksRewardedyourself forfinishing a taskby binge-watching yourfavorite showStarted readinga paper but gotdistracted bythe referencesrabbit holeNodded alongin a supervisionmeeting whilesecretlyGoogling atermFelt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemHas beenasked "whenare youfinishing yourPhD ?" toomany timesIf given thechance,would do thesame PhDagainHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceSurvived ateachingsession withzero technicaldifficultiesGave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresRealized it’salready Friday,and you don’tknow what youaccomplishedWrote anentireparagraphonly todelete it laterHas changedresearchtopics duringtheir PhDcareerUsed a memeor pop culturereference toexplain aconceptAccidentallytaught yourselfsomethingwhile explainingit to someoneelseSuccessfullynegotiated adeadlineextension withyour supervisorTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskForgot toinclude animportant co-author in apaper orpresentationHas neverdonefieldworkHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicHas livedin morethan 3countriesPretended towrite whilescrolling socialmedia or onlineshoppingHad anawkwardencounterwith theiracademic idolAttended aconferencejust for thesnacks orcoffee breaksRewardedyourself forfinishing a taskby binge-watching yourfavorite showStarted readinga paper but gotdistracted bythe referencesrabbit holeNodded alongin a supervisionmeeting whilesecretlyGoogling atermFelt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemHas beenasked "whenare youfinishing yourPhD ?" toomany timesIf given thechance,would do thesame PhDagainHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceSurvived ateachingsession withzero technicaldifficultiesGave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresRealized it’salready Friday,and you don’tknow what youaccomplishedWrote anentireparagraphonly todelete it laterHas changedresearchtopics duringtheir PhDcareerUsed a memeor pop culturereference toexplain aconceptAccidentallytaught yourselfsomethingwhile explainingit to someoneelseSuccessfullynegotiated adeadlineextension withyour supervisorTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskForgot toinclude animportant co-author in apaper orpresentationHas neverdonefieldworkHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicHas livedin morethan 3countriesPretended towrite whilescrolling socialmedia or onlineshoppingHad anawkwardencounterwith theiracademic idol

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