Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! Stats Page
Show Details
1998-02-14
- First: Margo Kaufman 24
- Second: Peter Sagal 22.5
- Third: Roxanne Roberts 4.5
For We'll Wait, You Tell Us, both listener contestants chose Peter Sagal's answer, but Margo Kaufman had the correct answer for the first and Roxanne Roberts had the correct answer for the second.
The Double Point Bonus Round seemed to have been skipped for this show.
For News Etymology, the listener contestant chose Margo's answer, who had the correct answer. The contestant also used the bonus phrase.
After Carl Kasell read the number of points the panelists had at the start of the Wait Wait I'm Pontificating round, Roxanne said the bonus phrase and added two points. Due to Roxanne being far behind on points, her was passed over and only Peter and Margo read their respective essay.
Roxanne had a total of 4.5 points and Peter had a total of 22.5 points. Both scores have been rounded up to 5 and 23 points, respectively, as the Wait Wait Stats Database currently has the scores defined as integers.