Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! Stats Page
Show Details: April 1998
1998-04-04
For We'll Wait, You Tell Us, the first listener contestant chose Peter Sagal's answer, but Roxanne Roberts had the correct answer. The second listener contestant chose Roxanne's answer, but Margo Kaufman had the correct answer.
The show page on NPR.org listed the segment order as: Week in Review; Why Should We Know Who You Are?; We'll Wait, You Tell Us; Lightning True or False; Gossip, Rumor & Innuendo; Who Should We Know Why You Are #2; Triple Point Bonus Round; Why Would We Know Who You Are? #3
The Triple Point Bonus Round was not included in the version of the show that was aired.
Even though the third Why Should We Know Who You Are? segment was the final segment, panelist scores were not stated at the start nor were total scores mentioned at the end. The only thing stated was that Peter was the winner again. Thus, the only scoring and ranking information recorded for this show was that Peter finished in first place.
1998-04-11
- First: Roxanne Roberts 20
- Second: Peter Sagal 16
- Third: Charlie Pierce 11
For the first We'll Wait, You Tell Us segment, the listener contestant chose Peter Sagal's answer, which was correct.
For the second We'll Wait, You Tell Us segment, the listener contestant chose Roxanne Roberts' answer, but Charlie Pierce had the correct answer.
For News Etymology, the listener contestant chose Roxanne's answer, which was correct.
1998-04-18
- First: Roxanne Roberts 15
- Second: Charlie Pierce 6
- Third: Margo Kaufman 4
For We'll Wait, You Tell Us, the listener contestant chose Charlie Pierce's answer, which was correct.
For News Etymology, the listener contestant chose Roxanne Roberts' answer, which was correct.
The winner of the second Why Should We Know Who You Are? received 5 points instead of the usual 3 points for that segment.
1998-04-25
- First: Roxanne Roberts 17
- Second: Margo Kaufman 14
- Third: Peter Sagal 11
For the first We'll Wait, You Tell Us, the listener contestant chose Margo Kaufman's answer, which was correct.
For the second We'll Wait, You Tell Us, the listener contestant chose Margo's answer, but Roxanne Roberts had the correct answer.
For New Etymology, the listener contestant chose Peter Sagal's answer, which was correct.
This is the last show in which Dan Coffey is the host of the show.