Has livedin morethan 3countriesRealized it’salready Friday,and you don’tknow what youaccomplishedHas beenasked "whenare youfinishing yourPhD ?" toomany timesPretended towrite whilescrolling socialmedia or onlineshoppingFelt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskAttended aconferencejust for thesnacks orcoffee breaksNodded alongin a supervisionmeeting whilesecretlyGoogling atermHad anawkwardencounterwith theiracademic idolForgot toinclude animportant co-author in apaper orpresentationIf given thechance,would do thesame PhDagainWrote anentireparagraphonly todelete it laterHas neverdonefieldworkHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicGave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceRewardedyourself forfinishing a taskby binge-watching yourfavorite showStarted readinga paper but gotdistracted bythe referencesrabbit holeTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresSurvived ateachingsession withzero technicaldifficultiesUsed a memeor pop culturereference toexplain aconceptSuccessfullynegotiated adeadlineextension withyour supervisorAccidentallytaught yourselfsomethingwhile explainingit to someoneelseHas changedresearchtopics duringtheir PhDcareerHas livedin morethan 3countriesRealized it’salready Friday,and you don’tknow what youaccomplishedHas beenasked "whenare youfinishing yourPhD ?" toomany timesPretended towrite whilescrolling socialmedia or onlineshoppingFelt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskAttended aconferencejust for thesnacks orcoffee breaksNodded alongin a supervisionmeeting whilesecretlyGoogling atermHad anawkwardencounterwith theiracademic idolForgot toinclude animportant co-author in apaper orpresentationIf given thechance,would do thesame PhDagainWrote anentireparagraphonly todelete it laterHas neverdonefieldworkHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicGave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceRewardedyourself forfinishing a taskby binge-watching yourfavorite showStarted readinga paper but gotdistracted bythe referencesrabbit holeTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresSurvived ateachingsession withzero technicaldifficultiesUsed a memeor pop culturereference toexplain aconceptSuccessfullynegotiated adeadlineextension withyour supervisorAccidentallytaught yourselfsomethingwhile explainingit to someoneelseHas 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. Has lived in more than 3 countries
  2. Realized it’s already Friday, and you don’t know what you accomplished
  3. Has been asked "when are you finishing your PhD ?" too many times
  4. Pretended to write while scrolling social media or online shopping
  5. Felt like a data wizard after solving a coding problem
  6. Turned procrastination into "productive" tasks like cleaning your desk
  7. Attended a conference just for the snacks or coffee breaks
  8. Nodded along in a supervision meeting while secretly Googling a term
  9. Had an awkward encounter with their academic idol
  10. Forgot to include an important co-author in a paper or presentation
  11. If given the chance, would do the same PhD again
  12. Wrote an entire paragraph only to delete it later
  13. Has never done fieldwork
  14. Had an existential crisis about your thesis topic
  15. Gave up and blamed the software for your analysis issues
  16. Hid in a corner to avoid small talk at a conference
  17. Rewarded yourself for finishing a task by binge-watching your favorite show
  18. Started reading a paper but got distracted by the references rabbit hole
  19. Tried explaining your research to family and got blank stares
  20. Survived a teaching session with zero technical difficulties
  21. Used a meme or pop culture reference to explain a concept
  22. Successfully negotiated a deadline extension with your supervisor
  23. Accidentally taught yourself something while explaining it to someone else
  24. Has changed research topics during their PhD career