Gave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesForgot toinclude animportant co-author in apaper orpresentationAccidentallytaught yourselfsomethingwhile explainingit to someoneelseHas beenasked "whenare youfinishing yourPhD ?" toomany timesStarted readinga paper but gotdistracted bythe referencesrabbit holeHas changedresearchtopics duringtheir PhDcareerPretended towrite whilescrolling socialmedia or onlineshoppingSuccessfullynegotiated adeadlineextension withyour supervisorNodded alongin a supervisionmeeting whilesecretlyGoogling atermAttended aconferencejust for thesnacks orcoffee breaksHas neverdonefieldworkTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskWrote anentireparagraphonly todelete it laterSurvived ateachingsession withzero technicaldifficultiesIf given thechance,would do thesame PhDagainFelt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemRealized it’salready Friday,and you don’tknow what youaccomplishedHad anawkwardencounterwith theiracademic idolUsed a memeor pop culturereference toexplain aconceptHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceHas livedin morethan 3countriesTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresRewardedyourself forfinishing a taskby binge-watching yourfavorite showHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicGave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesForgot toinclude animportant co-author in apaper orpresentationAccidentallytaught yourselfsomethingwhile explainingit to someoneelseHas beenasked "whenare youfinishing yourPhD ?" toomany timesStarted readinga paper but gotdistracted bythe referencesrabbit holeHas changedresearchtopics duringtheir PhDcareerPretended towrite whilescrolling socialmedia or onlineshoppingSuccessfullynegotiated adeadlineextension withyour supervisorNodded alongin a supervisionmeeting whilesecretlyGoogling atermAttended aconferencejust for thesnacks orcoffee breaksHas neverdonefieldworkTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskWrote anentireparagraphonly todelete it laterSurvived ateachingsession withzero technicaldifficultiesIf given thechance,would do thesame PhDagainFelt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemRealized it’salready Friday,and you don’tknow what youaccomplishedHad anawkwardencounterwith theiracademic idolUsed a memeor pop culturereference toexplain aconceptHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceHas livedin morethan 3countriesTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresRewardedyourself forfinishing a taskby binge-watching yourfavorite showHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopic

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.


1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
  1. Gave up and blamed the software for your analysis issues
  2. Forgot to include an important co-author in a paper or presentation
  3. Accidentally taught yourself something while explaining it to someone else
  4. Has been asked "when are you finishing your PhD ?" too many times
  5. Started reading a paper but got distracted by the references rabbit hole
  6. Has changed research topics during their PhD career
  7. Pretended to write while scrolling social media or online shopping
  8. Successfully negotiated a deadline extension with your supervisor
  9. Nodded along in a supervision meeting while secretly Googling a term
  10. Attended a conference just for the snacks or coffee breaks
  11. Has never done fieldwork
  12. Turned procrastination into "productive" tasks like cleaning your desk
  13. Wrote an entire paragraph only to delete it later
  14. Survived a teaching session with zero technical difficulties
  15. If given the chance, would do the same PhD again
  16. Felt like a data wizard after solving a coding problem
  17. Realized it’s already Friday, and you don’t know what you accomplished
  18. Had an awkward encounter with their academic idol
  19. Used a meme or pop culture reference to explain a concept
  20. Hid in a corner to avoid small talk at a conference
  21. Has lived in more than 3 countries
  22. Tried explaining your research to family and got blank stares
  23. Rewarded yourself for finishing a task by binge-watching your favorite show
  24. Had an existential crisis about your thesis topic