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2005-05-14

NPR DB ID: 114
Location Chase Auditorium (Chicago, Illinois)
Host Peter Sagal
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Panelists
  • First Tied: Adam Felber 13
    Lightning Start: 1 Correct: 6
  • First Tied: Kyrie O'Connor 13
    Lightning Start: 1 Correct: 6
  • Third: Sue Ellicott 10
    Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 4
Not My Job Guest(s)
Bluff
#1
Chosen Sue Ellicott
Correct Sue Ellicott
Description

Carl Kasell's Countdown, Bluff the Listener about new ways to do things which are better than new-fangled ways, Not My Job about a new Steve Wynn casino resort, Listener Mailbag, Who's Carl This Time?, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what will be the new Homeland Security alert system?

Notes

Although Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! has recorded several live shows at the Bank One/Chase Auditorium, this is the first regular live show from the Bank One/Chase Auditorium as their new home for shows taped in front of a live audience.

Start of the "666"/"616" debacle, in which Peter noted that the 616 area code was for Ann Arbor, Michigan, Kyrie made a funny sound after missing a Lightning Fill In The Blank question