Acollaborationis called“veryproductive”SomeonereferencesSupplementaryFigure 12A reviewerrequestsmorereferencesSomeoneapologizesfor toomany slidesA hypothesisis refinedafter seeingthe results“We areunderpowered”Someonementionsbatcheffects“We don’tfullyunderstandthemechanism”“The resultsarereproducible…mostly”A figurelegend islonger thanthe textSomeonesays “Intheory…”Anexperimentis describedas “tricky”A figure isdescribedas “self-explanatory”A study isdescribedas “proofof concept”“We’ll fixit inrevision”A statisticaltest ischosenpost hocCoffee istreated asa researchtoolA datasetisdescribedas “messy”Someonesays “It’swell knownthat…”“This ispreliminary”A result iscalled“unexpected”A figure wasremade atthe lastminuteA negativeresult iscalled“interesting”“This isoutside thescope ofthe study”“We needmoredata”“Itworkedonce”“Wealmostgave upon this”A timeline isdescribedas“ambitious”A labmeetingruns overtimeSomeonementionsethicsapprovaldelaysA PI says“Interesting…”“The dataspeak forthemselves”A PhDstudentexplains aseniorauthor’s workA controlexperimentis addedlateA grant isdescribed as“competitive”A methodsectionreferencesanother paperfor detailsFundingagencyacronym isused withoutexplanation“We had tooptimizethisextensively”A meetingcouldhave beenan emailSomeonementionsworking onthe weekend“Reviewer2” ismentioned“Thisopensmany newquestions”Adeadlineis missedSomeonementionssamplestorageissues“Thesamplesize islimited”“Let’sdiscussthisoffline”SomeonementionsbioinformaticstroubleshootingA methodonly oneperson in thelabunderstands“This willstrengthenthe paper”Someonementions arejectedmanuscriptA protocol isfollowed “withminormodifications”“This should bestraightforward”A reviewerasks for anunrelatedexperiment“Statisticallysignificant”isemphasized“Due to timeconstraints…”A methodisdescribedas “robust”Someonementionslack offundingSomeonementionsimpactfactorAdeadlineisextendedSomeonementionsresubmissionAcollaborationis called“veryproductive”SomeonereferencesSupplementaryFigure 12A reviewerrequestsmorereferencesSomeoneapologizesfor toomany slidesA hypothesisis refinedafter seeingthe results“We areunderpowered”Someonementionsbatcheffects“We don’tfullyunderstandthemechanism”“The resultsarereproducible…mostly”A figurelegend islonger thanthe textSomeonesays “Intheory…”Anexperimentis describedas “tricky”A figure isdescribedas “self-explanatory”A study isdescribedas “proofof concept”“We’ll fixit inrevision”A statisticaltest ischosenpost hocCoffee istreated asa researchtoolA datasetisdescribedas “messy”Someonesays “It’swell knownthat…”“This ispreliminary”A result iscalled“unexpected”A figure wasremade atthe lastminuteA negativeresult iscalled“interesting”“This isoutside thescope ofthe study”“We needmoredata”“Itworkedonce”“Wealmostgave upon this”A timeline isdescribedas“ambitious”A labmeetingruns overtimeSomeonementionsethicsapprovaldelaysA PI says“Interesting…”“The dataspeak forthemselves”A PhDstudentexplains aseniorauthor’s workA controlexperimentis addedlateA grant isdescribed as“competitive”A methodsectionreferencesanother paperfor detailsFundingagencyacronym isused withoutexplanation“We had tooptimizethisextensively”A meetingcouldhave beenan emailSomeonementionsworking onthe weekend“Reviewer2” ismentioned“Thisopensmany newquestions”Adeadlineis missedSomeonementionssamplestorageissues“Thesamplesize islimited”“Let’sdiscussthisoffline”SomeonementionsbioinformaticstroubleshootingA methodonly oneperson in thelabunderstands“This willstrengthenthe paper”Someonementions arejectedmanuscriptA protocol isfollowed “withminormodifications”“This should bestraightforward”A reviewerasks for anunrelatedexperiment“Statisticallysignificant”isemphasized“Due to timeconstraints…”A methodisdescribedas “robust”Someonementionslack offundingSomeonementionsimpactfactorAdeadlineisextendedSomeonementionsresubmission

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