Show Details: August 2008
2008-08-02
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Rank:
First:
Roy Blount, Jr.
Total: 16
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 7
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Rank:
Second:
Paula Poundstone
Total: 13
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 5
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Rank:
Third:
Alison Stewart
Total: 11
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 4
- Debra Winger Score: 2
Who's Carl This Time?; Opening Panel Round; Bluff the Listener about a new innovation that makes life great for men, Not My Job about recently indicted Alaska Senator Ted Stevens; Panel Round #2: Wait Wait Vets the Veepstakes; Who's Carl This Time? #2; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: who will be the big surprise vice presidential candidate?
Alison Stewart, who co-hosted NPR's "Bryant Park Project" with Luke Burbank before he left, made her debut as a panelist.
2008-08-09
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Rank:
First Tied:
Charlie Pierce
Total: 17
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 7
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Rank:
First Tied:
Roxanne Roberts
Total: 17
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 7
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Rank:
Third:
Paula Poundstone
Total: 12
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 5
- Jeanne Moos Score: 1
Who's Corey This Time?; Opening Panel Round; Bluff the Listener about the unexpected dangers of healthy living; Not My Job about the history of the modern Olympic movement based on an article in "The New York Times"; Panel Round #2; Listener Limerick Challenge; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: what will be the big story out of the Olympics in Beijing?
2008-08-16
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Rank:
First:
Kyrie O'Connor
Total: 17
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 7
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Rank:
Second:
Adam Felber
Total: 14
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 6
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Rank:
Third:
Mo Rocca
Total: 13
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 5
- Lewis Black Score: 2
Who's Korva This Time?; Opening Panel Round; Bluff the Listener about innovative ways to cut costs; Not My Job about Miss Manners, in honor of her 30th Anniversary in the manners business; Panel Round #2: Wait Wait Vets the Veepstakes; Who's Korva This Time? #2; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: what will Michael Phelps do next, now that he's conquered the Olympics?
2008-08-23
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Rank:
First:
Adam Felber
Total: 19
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 8
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Rank:
Second:
Roxanne Roberts
Total: 17
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 7
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Rank:
Third:
Roy Blount, Jr.
Total: 14
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 6
- Patrick Fitzgerald Score: 1 *
Who's Carl This Time?; Opening Panel Round; Listener Limerick Challenge, Not My Job about questions specifically created to not be about Scooter Libby; Panel Round #2; Bluff the Listener about unusual summer camps; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: now that the final Harry Potter book has arrived, what will be the next fantasy series to consume popular culture?
2008-08-30
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Rank:
First:
Roy Blount, Jr.
Total: 16
Lightning Start: 4 Correct: 6
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Rank:
Second:
Alison Stewart
Total: 11
Lightning Start: 1 Correct: 5
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Rank:
Third:
Tom Bodett
Total: 7
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 2
- Nastia Lukin Score: 1
Who's Carl This Time?; Opening Panel Round; Bluff The Listener about normally reserved dorks doing crazy things; Not My Job about Matthew McConaughey; Panel Round #2; Listener Limerick Challenge; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: what will John McCain do next week at the Republican National Convention to top Barack Obama's acceptance speech?
While commenting about the cable news coverage of the Democratic National Convention, Peter noted how "angry" Keith Olbermann was. Alison Stewart is a regular backup host for Countdown with Keith Olbermann.