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Below is a list of shows that have recently aired shows.
2026-08-15
I'm the guy who had to quit working as a lifeguard because people kept pretending to drown so they could meet meAlzo Slade
- Jason Benetti Score: 2
- Mychal Threets Score: 2
- Lilly King Score: 2
- Reneé Rapp Score: 3
Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! where we celebrate our endless summer with some of our favorite guests
Bill Kurtis was the scorekeeper for the Not My Job segments that were included in this show.
2026-08-08
I'm your judge and scorekeeper, classically trained by Judge Judy herselfAlzo Slade
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Tom Bodett
Total: 15
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 6
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Second:
Shantira Jackson
Total: 13
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 5
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Paula Poundstone
Total: 8
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 3
- Sally Field Score: 2
Who's Alzo This Time?; Panel Questions; Bluff the Listener about a show that just couldn't go on; Not My Job about the dumbest animals on Earth; Panel Questions; Listener Limerick Challenge; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: after the big crash, what's the next story that'll get the Moon into the news?
2026-08-01
Want a full-bodied vintage with notes of oak? Try meAlzo Slade
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First:
Shane Torres
Total: 13
Lightning Start: 1 Correct: 6
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Second:
Tom Papa
Total: 12
Lightning Start: 4 Correct: 4
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Third:
Joyelle Nicole Johnson
Total: 8
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 3
- Mary Roach Score: 2
Who's Alzo This Time?; Panel Questions; Bluff the Listener about cheapskates in the news; Not My Job about crazy sounds; Panel Questions; Listener Limerick Challenge; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: now that wrinkles are back, what's the next fashion trend in the news?
At the end of the Lightning Fill In The Blank round, Alzo Slade said that "Shane (Torres) has one of the greatest comebacks in Wait Wait history". There have been several other instances where panelists have started the Lighting Fill In The Blank segment in third place and correctly answered seven questions to come out the winnner.
On the 2015-05-09 show, Jessie Klein started the Lightning Fill In The Blank segment in third place with zero points, answered seven questions correct, and won with 14 points.
2026-07-25
The air quality may be bad, but the Alzo quality if off the chartsAlzo Slade
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Josh Gondelman
Total: 16
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 7
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Second:
Hari Kondabolu
Total: 15
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 6
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Faith Salie
Total: 14
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 6
- Tyler James Williams Score: 2
Who's Also This Time?; Panel Questions; Bluff the Listener about books in the news; Not My Job about Hollywood A-list Chrises; Panel Questions; Listener Limerick Challenge; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: after the success of "The Odyssey," what will be the next classic piece of literature made into a movie?
There is a common thread between Faith Salie, Matt Damon (from one of the topics from Who's Alzo This Time?), and Jeff Dolvin (Professor of English at Princeton who provided the details of the true story at the end of Bluff the Listener).