2007-02-03

Show Details

NPR DB ID: 23

Location Chase Auditorium (Chicago, Illinois)

Host Peter Sagal

Scorekeeper Carl Kasell

Panelists

First: Amy Dickinson Total Score: 13 (Starting Score: 3 / Correct Answers: 5)
Second: Tom Bodett Total Score: 10 (Starting Score: 2 / Correct Answers: 4)
Third: Paul Provenza Total Score: 7 (Starting Score: 3 / Correct Answers: 2)

Not My Job Guest(s)

John Mellencamp 0

Bluff

Chosen Paul Provenza

Correct Tom Bodett

Description

Who's Carl This Time?; Opening Panel Round; Listener Limerick Challenge; Not My Job about stupid questions reporters ask players during Super Bowl Media Week, as reported in "Sports Illustrated"; Panel Round #2; Bluff the Listener about disrespect in the news; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: how will Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE) make up for his verbal faux pas?

Notes

In the Lightning Fill In The Blank segment, when Tom Bodett was asked what was the name of a California energy bill requiring people to use more efficient lighting, Tom responded with "We'll turn off the lights for you"; which is a play on Tom's Motel 6 advert tagline.