Someoneapologizesfor toomany slidesA PhDstudentexplains aseniorauthor’s work“We needmoredata”A study isdescribedas “proofof concept”A grant isdescribed as“competitive”A figure wasremade atthe lastminute“Itworkedonce”“Thesamplesize islimited”A labmeetingruns overtimeSomeonementionsethicsapprovaldelaysAnexperimentis describedas “tricky”Fundingagencyacronym isused withoutexplanationSomeonementionsbatcheffects“Let’sdiscussthisoffline”“Thisopensmany newquestions”SomeonementionsimpactfactorSomeonereferencesSupplementaryFigure 12A result iscalled“unexpected”“This isoutside thescope ofthe study”“Statisticallysignificant”isemphasizedA methodisdescribedas “robust”A reviewerasks for anunrelatedexperimentSomeonesays “It’swell knownthat…”Someonementionsbioinformaticstroubleshooting“We areunderpowered”A datasetisdescribedas “messy”“The dataspeak forthemselves”A statisticaltest ischosenpost hocAdeadlineisextendedAdeadlineis missedA methodsectionreferencesanother paperfor detailsA methodonly oneperson in thelabunderstandsA reviewerrequestsmorereferences“Reviewer2” ismentionedSomeonementionslack offundingA PI says“Interesting…”A figure isdescribedas “self-explanatory”A figurelegend islonger thanthe textA negativeresult iscalled“interesting”Acollaborationis called“veryproductive”Someonesays “Intheory…”“We had tooptimizethisextensively”“This willstrengthenthe paper”“We don’tfullyunderstandthemechanism”Someonementionsworking onthe weekend“This should bestraightforward”A timeline isdescribedas“ambitious”“We’ll fixit inrevision”Someonementions arejectedmanuscriptA protocol isfollowed “withminormodifications”“This ispreliminary”“Wealmostgave upon this”Coffee istreated asa researchtoolA hypothesisis refinedafter seeingthe resultsA controlexperimentis addedlateA meetingcouldhave beenan emailSomeonementionssamplestorageissues“Due to timeconstraints…”Someonementionsresubmission“The resultsarereproducible…mostly”Someoneapologizesfor toomany slidesA PhDstudentexplains aseniorauthor’s work“We needmoredata”A study isdescribedas “proofof concept”A grant isdescribed as“competitive”A figure wasremade atthe lastminute“Itworkedonce”“Thesamplesize islimited”A labmeetingruns overtimeSomeonementionsethicsapprovaldelaysAnexperimentis describedas “tricky”Fundingagencyacronym isused withoutexplanationSomeonementionsbatcheffects“Let’sdiscussthisoffline”“Thisopensmany newquestions”SomeonementionsimpactfactorSomeonereferencesSupplementaryFigure 12A result iscalled“unexpected”“This isoutside thescope ofthe study”“Statisticallysignificant”isemphasizedA methodisdescribedas “robust”A reviewerasks for anunrelatedexperimentSomeonesays “It’swell knownthat…”Someonementionsbioinformaticstroubleshooting“We areunderpowered”A datasetisdescribedas “messy”“The dataspeak forthemselves”A statisticaltest ischosenpost hocAdeadlineisextendedAdeadlineis missedA methodsectionreferencesanother paperfor detailsA methodonly oneperson in thelabunderstandsA reviewerrequestsmorereferences“Reviewer2” ismentionedSomeonementionslack offundingA PI says“Interesting…”A figure isdescribedas “self-explanatory”A figurelegend islonger thanthe textA negativeresult iscalled“interesting”Acollaborationis called“veryproductive”Someonesays “Intheory…”“We had tooptimizethisextensively”“This willstrengthenthe paper”“We don’tfullyunderstandthemechanism”Someonementionsworking onthe weekend“This should bestraightforward”A timeline isdescribedas“ambitious”“We’ll fixit inrevision”Someonementions arejectedmanuscriptA protocol isfollowed “withminormodifications”“This ispreliminary”“Wealmostgave upon this”Coffee istreated asa researchtoolA hypothesisis refinedafter seeingthe resultsA controlexperimentis addedlateA meetingcouldhave beenan emailSomeonementionssamplestorageissues“Due to timeconstraints…”Someonementionsresubmission“The resultsarereproducible…mostly”

Nobel dinner: Academic 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. Someone apologizes for too many slides
  2. A PhD student explains a senior author’s work
  3. “We need more data”
  4. A study is described as “proof of concept”
  5. A grant is described as “competitive”
  6. A figure was remade at the last minute
  7. “It worked once”
  8. “The sample size is limited”
  9. A lab meeting runs over time
  10. Someone mentions ethics approval delays
  11. An experiment is described as “tricky”
  12. Funding agency acronym is used without explanation
  13. Someone mentions batch effects
  14. “Let’s discuss this offline”
  15. “This opens many new questions”
  16. Someone mentions impact factor
  17. Someone references Supplementary Figure 12
  18. A result is called “unexpected”
  19. “This is outside the scope of the study”
  20. “Statistically significant” is emphasized
  21. A method is described as “robust”
  22. A reviewer asks for an unrelated experiment
  23. Someone says “It’s well known that…”
  24. Someone mentions bioinformatics troubleshooting
  25. “We are underpowered”
  26. A dataset is described as “messy”
  27. “The data speak for themselves”
  28. A statistical test is chosen post hoc
  29. A deadline is extended
  30. A deadline is missed
  31. A method section references another paper for details
  32. A method only one person in the lab understands
  33. A reviewer requests more references
  34. “Reviewer 2” is mentioned
  35. Someone mentions lack of funding
  36. A PI says “Interesting…”
  37. A figure is described as “self-explanatory”
  38. A figure legend is longer than the text
  39. A negative result is called “interesting”
  40. A collaboration is called “very productive”
  41. Someone says “In theory…”
  42. “We had to optimize this extensively”
  43. “This will strengthen the paper”
  44. “We don’t fully understand the mechanism”
  45. Someone mentions working on the weekend
  46. “This should be straightforward”
  47. A timeline is described as “ambitious”
  48. “We’ll fix it in revision”
  49. Someone mentions a rejected manuscript
  50. A protocol is followed “with minor modifications”
  51. “This is preliminary”
  52. “We almost gave up on this”
  53. Coffee is treated as a research tool
  54. A hypothesis is refined after seeing the results
  55. A control experiment is added late
  56. A meeting could have been an email
  57. Someone mentions sample storage issues
  58. “Due to time constraints…”
  59. Someone mentions resubmission
  60. “The results are reproducible… mostly”