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Below is a list of shows that have recently aired shows.
2026-02-07
I'm the reason everybody's throwing Super Bill parties this weekendBill Kurtis
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First:
Josh Gondelman
Total: 15
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 6
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Second:
Tig Notaro
Total: 13
Lightning Start: 1 Correct: 6
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Third:
Tom Bodett
Total: 11
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 4
- Mychal Threets Score: 2
Who's Bill This Time?; Panel Questions; Bluff the Listener about a secret revealed in the news; Not My Job about Skittles; Panel Questions; Listener Limerick Challenge; Lightning Fill In the Blank; Panelist Predictions: what Super Bowl commercial we'll all be talking about next week?
Another instance where all three choices for the third Not My Job question were correct.
2026-01-31
It's cold out there. But, don't worry, I'm still hotBill Kurtis
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First:
Negin Farsad
Total: 15
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 6
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Second Tied:
Peter Grosz
Total: 10
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 4
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Second Tied:
Annie Rauwerda
Total: 10
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 4
- Jon M. Chu Score: 3
Who's Bill This Time?; Panel Questions; Bluff the Listener about a surprising new international tourist attraction; Not My Job about Boston, Massachusetts; Panel Questions; Listener Limerick Challenge; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: now that we know trees can explode, what will trees do next?
2026-01-24
My voice is the only set of pipes in America that's not freezing this weekendBill Kurtis
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First:
Adam Burke
Total: 13
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 5
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Second:
Mo Rocca
Total: 12
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 5
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Third:
Shantira Jackson
Total: 8
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 3
- Kevin O'Leary Score: 2
Who's Bill This Time?; Panel Questions; Bluff the Listener about innovation in stadiums; Not My Job about the biggest parties ever; Panel Questions; Listener Limerick Challenge; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: now that they can use tools, what'll be the next surprising thing cows do?
2026-01-17
I'm the voice so smooth, lullabies listen to me to fall asleepBill Kurtis
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First:
Luke Burbank
Total: 12
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 5
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Second:
Hari Kondabolu
Total: 11
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 4
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Third:
Rachel Coster
Total: 10
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 4
- Kali Reis Score: 3
Who's Bill This Time?; Panel Questions; Bluff the Listener about a celebrity encounter; Not My Job about the Consumer Electronics Show; Panel Questions; Listener Limerick Challenge; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: what we'll find when we travel back to the Moon