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Show Details: February 2008

2008-02-02

NPR DB ID: 502
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Panelists
  • Rank: First: Adam Felber Total: 13
    Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 5
  • Rank: Second: Paula Poundstone Total: 12
    Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 5
  • Rank: Third: Luke Burbank Total: 8
    Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 3
Not My Job Guest(s)
Bluff
#1
Correct Luke Burbank
Description

Who's Carl This Time?; Opening Panel Round; Bluff the Listener about thrilling but potentially dangerous travel situations; Not My Job about the Smurfs, who will be celebrating their 50th anniversary in October; Panel Round #2; Who's Carl This Time? #2; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: what will be the big story out of Super Bowl XLII?

Notes

Several members of audience chanted "Luuuuuuke" when Luke Burbank was introduced by Peter Sagal

2008-02-09

NPR DB ID: 503
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Panelists
  • Rank: First: Kyrie O'Connor Total: 15
    Lightning Start: 1 Correct: 7
  • Rank: Second Tied: Adam Felber Total: 14
    Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 6
  • Rank: Second Tied: Paul Provenza Total: 14
    Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 6
Not My Job Guest(s)
Bluff
#1
Chosen Paul Provenza
Correct Adam Felber
Description

Carl Kasell's Countdown: Super Tuesday Palooza; Opening Panel Round; Bluff the Listener about adults using adolescent behavior to solve problems; Not My Job about college basketball coach Bobby Knight; Panel Round #2; Who's Carl This Time?; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: what will Mitt Romney do now that he's no longer running for president?

2008-02-16

NPR DB ID: 504
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Panelists
  • Rank: First: Roxanne Roberts Total: 18
    Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 8
  • Rank: Second: Tom Bodett Total: 14
    Lightning Start: 4 Correct: 5
  • Rank: Third: P.J. O'Rourke Total: 12
    Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 5
Not My Job Guest(s)
Bluff
#1
Chosen Tom Bodett
Correct Tom Bodett
Description

Who's Carl This Time?; Opening Panel Round; Bluff the Listener about cosmetic enhancement in the news; Not My Job about the Bush family from Jacob Weisberg's new book, "The Bush Tragedy"; Panel Round #2; Who's Carl This Time? #2; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: what will bring Barack Obama's campaign back down to Earth?

2008-02-23

NPR DB ID: 505
Scorekeeper Guest: Korva Coleman
Panelists
  • Rank: First Tied: Paula Poundstone Total: 13
    Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 5
  • Rank: First Tied: Luke Burbank Total: 13
    Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 5
  • Rank: Third: Mo Rocca Total: 7
    Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 2
Not My Job Guest(s)
Bluff
#1
Chosen Luke Burbank
Correct Luke Burbank
Description

Who's Korva This Time?; Opening Panel Round: Wait Wait On The Trail; Bluff the Listener about new developments in psychotherapy; Not My Job about Mr. Rogers taken from "Mental Floss" magazine; Panel Round #2; Listener Limerick Challenge; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Prediction: what will Fidel Castro do with his free time now that he has stepped down as the ruler of Cuba?

Notes

Mo Rocca's Bluff the Listener story includes another reference to "Dingos Ate My Baby".

Peter Sagal mention of Paula Poundstone's smack talk about Cleveland, Ohio was in reference to her comments from the show that aired on 2007-04-28.

Peter names the new blackest black as, "blackity black black black"