Show Details
1998-01-31
- First: Margo Kaufman 24.5
- Second: Roy Blount, Jr. 22
- Third: Peter Sagal 20.5
Week in Review; Bonus Phrase: Political Kaopectate; We'll Wait, You Tell Us about England apologizing to Italy; We'll Wait, You Tell Us #2 about an American celebrity finding a home in Cuba; Lightning True or False; Gossip, Rumor & Innuendo; Why Should We Know Who You Are?; Double Point Bonus Round; News Etymology: Suborn; Wait Wait I'm Pontificating; Predicting Next Week's Headlines
For We'll Wait, You Tell Us, the first listener contestant chose Roy Blount, Jr.'s answer, but Margo Kaufman had the correct answer. The second listener contestant chose Roy's answer, who had the correct answer.
For News Etomology, the listener contestant chose Margo's answer, but Roy had the correct answer.
Peter Sagal had a total of 20.5 points and Margo had a total of 24.5 points. Peter's score has been rounded up to 21 and Margo's rounded up to 25 as the Wait Wait Stats Database currently has the scores defined as integers.