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2025-11-29
Turkey too dry? Just pour this rich voice all over itBill Kurtis
- Paul Giamatti Score: 2
- Laufey Score: 2
- James Gunn Score: 3
- Ibtihaj Muhammad Score: 2
Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! with some of the segments we're most thankful for
The Bluff the Listener segment was from the show that aired on 2025-05-24.
2025-11-22
I'm the voice so intoxicating you need to stop operating heavy machineryBill Kurtis
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Zach Zimmerman
Total: 15
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 6
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Faith Salie
Total: 12
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 5
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Joyelle Nicole Johnson
Total: 7
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 2
Who's Bill This Time?; Panel Questions; Bluff the Listener about an up and coming Hollywood star; Not My Job about Harry Houdini; Panel Questions; Listener Limerick Challenge; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: after raccoons, what will be the next pet welcome into our homes?
For the third Not My Job question, Niki Russ Federman chose "B" while Josh Russ Tupper chose "C", with "C" being the correct answer.
The listener contestants for Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener and Listener Limerick Challenge were all teachers.
2025-11-15
Warning: there's no lifeguard on duty, then you're in the deep end of my voiceBill Kurtis
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Roxanne Roberts
Total: 19
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 8
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Paula Poundstone
Total: 13
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 5
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Brian Babylon
Total: 12
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 5
- Tiffany Haddish Score: 2
Who's Bill This Time?; Panel Questions; Bluff the Listener about a women named Tallulah; Not My Job about comic strips with female leads; Panel Questions; Listener Limerick Challenge; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: what will be The Pope's favorite movie of 2026?
The initials of each of the three panelists contain the same letter twice: BB (Brian Babylon), RR (Roxanne Roberts) and PP (Paula Poundstone).
2025-11-08
The man they bring in when the show conflicts with Bill's daily mani-pediGuest: Alzo Slade
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Tom Papa
Total: 18
Lightning Start: 4 Correct: 7
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Karen Chee
Total: 12
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 5
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Negin Farsad
Total: 11
Lightning Start: 1 Correct: 5
- Roy Choi Score: 2
Who's Alzo This Time?; Panel Questions; Bluff the Listener about jobs of the future; Not My Job about different kinds of trucks; Panel Questions; Listener Limerick Challenge; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: now that they've started selling junk food, what will be the next big change at Whole Foods?
Another instance where all three choices for the third Not My Job question were correct.
2025-11-01
Even though I'm a doctor, I still can't cure my rhymes diseaseGuest: Che "Rhymefest" Smith
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Josh Gondelman
Total: 18
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 8
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Adam Burke
Total: 13
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 5
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Third:
Alonzo Bodden
Total: 8
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 3
- Julia Fox Score: 3
Who's Rhymefest This Time?; Panel Questions; Bluff the Listener about an innovation in walking; Not My Job about movies that were recut from their original versions; Panel Questions; Listener Limerick Challenge; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: what the panelists are doing with the extra hour they get this week?
This is the first time the show has had a panel with three men.
Another instance where all three choices for the third Not My Job question were correct.