Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! Stats Page

Show Details

1998-03-21

NPR DB ID: 563

Location

Chicago Public Radio/WBEZ (Chicago, IL)

Host

Dan Coffey

Scorekeeper

Carl Kasell

Panelists

First: Peter Sagal 18.5
Second: Roxanne Roberts 16.5
Third: Charlie Pierce 5

Guests

N/A

Bluff(s)

            #1
        
            Chosen:
                Charlie Pierce
        
            Correct:
                Roxanne Roberts

            #2
        
            Chosen:
                Peter Sagal
        
            Correct:
                Peter Sagal

            #3
        
            Chosen:
                Roxanne Roberts
        
            Correct:
                Charlie Pierce

Description

Week in Review; Bonus Phrase: Slurp from Gorbachev; We'll Wait, You Tell Us; Lightning True or False; Gossip, Rumor & Innuendo; Why Should We Know Who You Are?; Triple Point Bonus Round; News Etymology: The Full Monty; Why Should We Know Who You Are? #2; Predicting Next Week's Headlines

Notes

The 888-WAIT-WAIT (888-924-8924) phone number made its debut on this show.

For We'll Wait, You Tell Us, the first listener contestant chose Charlie Pierce's answer, but Roxanne Roberts had the correct answer. The second listener contestant chose Peter Sagal's answer, which was correct.

For News Etyomolgy, the listener contestant chose Roxanne's answer, but Charlie's answer was correct.

Peter had a total of 18.5 points and Roxanne had a total of 16.5 points. Both scores have been rounded up to 19 and 17 points, respectively, as the Wait Wait Stats Database currently has scores defined as integers.