Felt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemHas changedresearchtopics duringtheir PhDcareerHad anawkwardencounterwith theiracademic idolHas livedin morethan 3countriesPretended towrite whilescrolling socialmedia or onlineshoppingForgot toinclude animportant co-author in apaper orpresentationRewardedyourself forfinishing a taskby binge-watching yourfavorite showIf given thechance,would do thesame PhDagainHas neverdonefieldworkStarted readinga paper but gotdistracted bythe referencesrabbit holeSuccessfullynegotiated adeadlineextension withyour supervisorHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicHas beenasked "whenare youfinishing yourPhD ?" toomany timesWrote anentireparagraphonly todelete it laterGave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesNodded alongin a supervisionmeeting whilesecretlyGoogling atermHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceRealized it’salready Friday,and you don’tknow what youaccomplishedTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskSurvived ateachingsession withzero technicaldifficultiesAccidentallytaught yourselfsomethingwhile explainingit to someoneelseUsed a memeor pop culturereference toexplain aconceptTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresAttended aconferencejust for thesnacks orcoffee breaksFelt like adata wizardafter solvinga codingproblemHas changedresearchtopics duringtheir PhDcareerHad anawkwardencounterwith theiracademic idolHas livedin morethan 3countriesPretended towrite whilescrolling socialmedia or onlineshoppingForgot toinclude animportant co-author in apaper orpresentationRewardedyourself forfinishing a taskby binge-watching yourfavorite showIf given thechance,would do thesame PhDagainHas neverdonefieldworkStarted readinga paper but gotdistracted bythe referencesrabbit holeSuccessfullynegotiated adeadlineextension withyour supervisorHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour thesistopicHas beenasked "whenare youfinishing yourPhD ?" toomany timesWrote anentireparagraphonly todelete it laterGave up andblamed thesoftware foryour analysisissuesNodded alongin a supervisionmeeting whilesecretlyGoogling atermHid in acorner toavoid smalltalk at aconferenceRealized it’salready Friday,and you don’tknow what youaccomplishedTurnedprocrastinationinto "productive"tasks likecleaning yourdeskSurvived ateachingsession withzero technicaldifficultiesAccidentallytaught yourselfsomethingwhile explainingit to someoneelseUsed a memeor pop culturereference toexplain aconceptTriedexplaining yourresearch tofamily and gotblank staresAttended aconferencejust for thesnacks orcoffee breaks

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