Show Details: February 2006
2006-02-04
- First: Charlie Pierce Total Score: 15 (Starting Score: 3 / Correct Answers: 6)
- Second: Tom Bodett Total Score: 14 (Starting Score: 4 / Correct Answers: 5)
- Third: Sue Ellicott Total Score: 12 (Starting Score: 2 / Correct Answers: 5)
Who's Korva This Time?, Bluff the Listener about unusual corporate synergy, Not My Job about Jack Abramoff's short career as a movie producer, Who's Korva This Time? Round II, Panelist Predictions: what are some of the reactions to President Bush's "State of the Union" address from the human-animal hybrid-American community?
When the listener contestant for the Bluff the Listener round mentioned that she was playing the game as a wish list/gift for someone, the discussion devolved from there.
Peter messes up the retired Senator Gary Hart's introduction by stating Gary Hart served 8 years in the Senate instead of 12 years, as he forgot that each term is 6 years and not 4. One of Gary's retorts is "wait, wait... don't tell me." Peter also got under Gary's skin by calling him a "wise old man" instead of a "wise man".
The listener contestant for the second Who's Korva This Time? said that one of his boy-lesque names is "Brandon Vandermuffin".
2006-02-11
- First: Adam Felber Total Score: 18 (Starting Score: 2 / Correct Answers: 8)
- Second: Kyrie O'Connor Total Score: 17 (Starting Score: 3 / Correct Answers: 7)
- Third: Roxanne Roberts Total Score: 15 (Starting Score: 3 / Correct Answers: 6)
Who's Korva This Time?, Bluff the Listener about unusual kid shows, Not My Job about top British motorists excuses and stories, Korva Coleman's Countdown, Panelist Predictions: what cartoon will cause the next global outrage?
After Sally Jesse Raphael bombed the Not My Job segment, Sally said that she's "the Paula Poundstone of (inaudible)".
Peter somewhat insults Kyrie stating that some thinking is required as it is an NPR show.
2006-02-18
- First: Roy Blount, Jr. Total Score: 17 (Starting Score: 3 / Correct Answers: 7)
- Second: Charlie Pierce Total Score: 13 (Starting Score: 1 / Correct Answers: 6)
- Third: Amy Dickinson Total Score: 9 (Starting Score: 3 / Correct Answers: 3)
Carl Kasell's Countdown, Bluff the Listener about not-so-Wonders of the world, Not My Job about Kellogg's, Who's Carl This Time?, Panelist Predictions: what will be Dick Cheney's next "accident"?
2006-02-25
- First: Adam Felber Total Score: 13 (Starting Score: 3 / Correct Answers: 5)
- Second: Paula Poundstone Total Score: 12 (Starting Score: 2 / Correct Answers: 5)
- Third: Mo Rocca Total Score: 11 (Starting Score: 1 / Correct Answers: 5)
Who's Carl This Time?, Winter Olympics Personals, Not My Job with questions designed to stump Ken Jennings, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: how will the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver get better ratings than the games in Turin?
After Adam won the Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank round, Paula said "There it is... Adam Felber: the Ken Jennings of the panel; going into his first night."