Show Details: 2008
2008-01-05
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Rank:
First:
Paula Poundstone
Total: 17
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 7
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Rank:
Second Tied:
Adam Felber
Total: 13
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 5
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Rank:
Second Tied:
Sue Ellicott
Total: 13
Lightning Start: 1 Correct: 6
- Linda Ronstadt Score: 1
Who's Carl This Time?; Opening Panel Round; Not My Job about strange, but real, patents in recent years; Panel Round #2; Bluff the Listener about scandals from NASA's storied history; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: what will be in the letters that future presidents will send?
2008-01-12
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Rank:
First:
Adam Felber
Total: 16
Lightning Start: 4 Correct: 6
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Rank:
Second:
Amy Dickinson
Total: 14
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 6
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Rank:
Third:
Tom Bodett
Total: 11
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 4
- Paul Begala Score: 2
Who's Carl This Time?; Opening Panel Round; Bluff the Listener about innovative and surprising ways to recycle; Not My Job with questions taken from the "Wait Wait" archives during our first year on the air; Panel Round #2; Who's Carl This Time? #2; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: how Hillary Clinton will next display human emotion on the campaign trail?
2008-01-19
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Rank:
First:
Kyrie O'Connor
Total: 15
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 6
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Rank:
Second:
Roy Blount, Jr.
Total: 14
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 6
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Rank:
Third:
Mo Rocca
Total: 13
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 5
- Brad Bird Score: 2
Who's Carl This Time?; Opening Panel Round: Wait Wait On The Trail; Bluff the Listener about plagiarism in the news; Not My Job about the love affair between Dennis and Elizabeth Kucinich, taken from a "Washington Post" article about their courtship and marriage; Panel Round #2; Listener Limerick Challenge; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: what will the UFO that people in Texas saw this week turn out to be?
On the topic of men lying during the Listener Limerick Challenge, Roy Blount, Jr. told an anecdote about marriage counseling. This lead to Kyrie O'Connor to start laughing uncontrollably and Peter Sagal retorting with "been in counseling, Kyrie?"
2008-01-26
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Rank:
First:
Charlie Pierce
Total: 13
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 5
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Rank:
Second:
Paul Provenza
Total: 12
Lightning Start: 4 Correct: 4
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Rank:
Third:
Roxanne Roberts
Total: 9
Lightning Start: 1 Correct: 4
- Melissa Etheridge Score: 1
Who's Carl This Time?; Opening Panel Round: Wait Wait On The Trail; Bluff the Listener about unexpected labor unrest in the news; Not My Job about Richard Knerr, the founder of the Wham-O Toy Company, maker of the Hula Hoop and the Frisbee; Panel Round #2; Who's Carl This Time? #2; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: how will the Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke stimulate the economy?
2008-02-02
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Rank:
First:
Adam Felber
Total: 13
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 5
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Rank:
Second:
Paula Poundstone
Total: 12
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 5
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Rank:
Third:
Luke Burbank
Total: 8
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 3
- Joey Harrington Score: 2
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?
Several members of audience chanted "Luuuuuuke" when Luke Burbank was introduced by Peter Sagal
2008-02-09
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Rank:
First:
Kyrie O'Connor
Total: 15
Lightning Start: 1 Correct: 7
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Rank:
Second Tied:
Adam Felber
Total: 14
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 6
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Rank:
Second Tied:
Paul Provenza
Total: 14
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 6
- Janet Napolitano Score: 0
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
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Rank:
First:
Roxanne Roberts
Total: 18
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 8
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Rank:
Second:
Tom Bodett
Total: 14
Lightning Start: 4 Correct: 5
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Rank:
Third:
P.J. O'Rourke
Total: 12
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 5
- Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell Score: 1
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
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Rank:
First Tied:
Paula Poundstone
Total: 13
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 5
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Rank:
First Tied:
Luke Burbank
Total: 13
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 5
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Rank:
Third:
Mo Rocca
Total: 7
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 2
- Drew Carey Score: 2
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?
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"
2008-03-01
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Rank:
First:
Charlie Pierce
Total: 14
Lightning Start: 4 Correct: 5
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Rank:
Second:
Roy Blount, Jr.
Total: 13
Lightning Start: 1 Correct: 6
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Rank:
Third:
Paula Poundstone
Total: 12
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 5
Who's Carl This Time?; Opening Panel Found; Bluff the Listener about poor journalism; Not My Job about the other Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States; Panel Round #2; Who's Carl This Time? #2; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: who will a presidential candidate be forced to renounce next?
2008-03-08
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Rank:
First:
Amy Dickinson
Total: 16
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 7
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Rank:
Second:
Paul Provenza
Total: 11
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 4
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Rank:
Third:
Roy Blount, Jr.
Total: 9
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 3
- Margaret Spellings Score: 2
Who's Carl This Time?; Opening Panel Round; Bluff the Listener about innovations in the world of beauty pageants; Not My Job about Dungeons and Dragons in tribute to Gary Gygax, the game's inventor, who died this week; Panel Round #2; Who's Carl This Time? #2; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: what will John McCain do in his free time waiting for the Democrats to come up with a nominee?
2008-03-15
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Rank:
First:
Roxanne Roberts
Total: 18
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 8
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Rank:
Second:
Tom Bodett
Total: 16
Lightning Start: 4 Correct: 6
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Rank:
Third:
Mo Rocca
Total: 12
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 5
- Ed Rendell Score: 2
Carl Kasell's Countdown; Opening Panel Round; Bluff the Listener about people pursuing their dream jobs despite long odds; Not My Job about the film career of recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Madonna; Panel Round #2; Listener Limerick Challenge; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: what is Eliot Spitzer going to do now that he no longer has the burdens of office?
2008-03-22
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Rank:
First:
Kyrie O'Connor
Total: 16
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 7
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Rank:
Second:
P.J. O'Rourke
Total: 14
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 6
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Rank:
Third:
Charlie Pierce
Total: 13
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 5
- Maureen Dowd Score: 1
Who's Carl This Time?; Opening Panel Round; Bluff the Listener about one person's quest to fix something that's, well, kinda lame; Not My Job about visionary sci-fi great Arthur C. Clarke, who died this week; Panel Round #2; Who's Carl This Time? #2; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: what will be the next sign the economy is tanking?
2008-03-29
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Rank:
First:
Kyrie O'Connor
Total: 13
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 5
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Rank:
Second:
Paul Provenza
Total: 10
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 4
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Rank:
Third:
Paula Poundstone
Total: 2
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 0
- Fannie Flagg Score: 2
Who's Carl This Time?; Opening Panel Round; Bluff the Listener about people taking the wild out of the wilderness; Not My Job about Carl Karcher, the founder of fast food chain Carl's Jr.; Panel Round #2; Listener Limerick Challenge, Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: now that the U.S. military has sent nuclear weapons parts to Taiwan, what will be the next thing the U.S. mistakenly sends to the wrong country?
Paula Poundstone did not answer any Lightning Fill In The Blank questions correct, though she had a lot of fun in doing so.
2008-04-05
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Rank:
First:
Kyrie O'Connor
Total: 17
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 7
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Rank:
Second:
Tom Bodett
Total: 15
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 6
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Rank:
Third:
Mo Rocca
Total: 14
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 6
- Neil Patrick Harris Score: 1
Who's Carl This Time?; Opening Panel Round; Bluff the Listener about cartoon characters protecting their brand; Not My Job about famous pranks in British history as collected by the "Times of London" on April Fool's Day; Panel Round #2; Listener Limerick Challenge; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: now that we know John McCain's high school nickname, what other newsmaker nicknames will be revealed?
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! was one of thirty five recipients to be awarded the 67th Annual Peabody Award.
Tom Bodett's Bluff the Listener story involved enhanced mice touted as "Pinky and The Brain", which Tom did voiceover work on as well as "The Animaniacs".
During the Lightning Fill In The Blank segment, Tom tried to get a point by passing off Darth Vader (the current answer) an "uber" Storm Trooper (Tom's response), in which Peter went on exclaim that "Darth Vader is a fallen Jedi, whereas Storm Troopers are clones, and it's just not the same. Moving on, Moving on!".
2008-04-12
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Rank:
First:
Roxanne Roberts
Total: 17
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 7
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Rank:
Second:
Tom Bodett
Total: 15
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 6
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Rank:
Third:
Paula Poundstone
Total: 14
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 6
- Kim Cattrall Score: 2
Who's Carl This Time?; Opening Panel Round; Bluff the Listener about a new frontier for the popular gaming console, the Wii; Not My Job about the history of prohibition of alcohol in the U.S. 75 years after its repeal; Panel Round #2; Listener Limerick Challenge; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: what will be the next public relations disaster for the Olympics?
2008-04-19
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Rank:
First:
Roy Blount, Jr.
Total: 14
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 6
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Rank:
Second:
Roxanne Roberts
Total: 13
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 5
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Rank:
Third:
Tom Bodett
Total: 12
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 5
- Jane Curtin Score: 1
Who's Carl This Time?; Opening Panel Round; Listener Limerick Challenge; Not My Job about pheromones, taken from the book "Bonk" by Mary Roach; Panel Round #2; Bluff the Listener about employee motivation taken to an extreme; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: The Pope celebrated his 81 birthday at the White House this week, what did President Bush get the Pope for his birthday?
At the start of the second Panel Round segment, Peter Sagal said that the following segment would be Listener Limerick Challenge instead of Bluff the Listener. The version of the show that aired had the Listener Limerick Challenge and the Bluff the Listener segments swapped positions in the show when compared to previous shows.
2008-04-26
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Rank:
First Tied:
Charlie Pierce
Total: 14
Lightning Start: 4 Correct: 5
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Rank:
First Tied:
Kyrie O'Connor
Total: 14
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 6
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Rank:
Third:
Drew Carey
Total: 13
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 5
- Moby Score: 1
Who's Korva This Time?; Opening Panel Round; Bluff the Listener about family restaurants sharpening their image; Not My Job about the short-lived play "Moose Murders"; Panel Round #2; Listener Limerick Challenge; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: now that he's appeared on "Deal or No Deal", where will President Bush turn up next?
Peter Sagal started the show by saying that Carl Kasell is out on jury duty. Drew Carey, who made his debut appearance as a panelist, asked if somebody gets convicted, does Carl leave a message on their answering machine?
The second Panel Round segment includes a discussion about "Truck Nutz".
2008-05-03
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Rank:
First:
Adam Felber
Total: 15
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 6
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Rank:
Second:
Roy Blount, Jr.
Total: 11
Lightning Start: 1 Correct: 5
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Rank:
Third:
Paula Poundstone
Total: 10
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 4
- Stephen King Score: 1
Who's Carl This Time?; Opening Panel Round; Bluff the Listener about someone trying to close the barn door after the horse has bolted; Not My Job about nice things to ask the man who has scared us out of our wits for decades; Panel Round #2; Listener Limerick Challenge; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: how will Miley Cyrus rebuild her tattered image?
2008-05-10
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Rank:
First:
Charlie Pierce
Total: 17
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 7
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Rank:
Second:
Amy Dickinson
Total: 12
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 5
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Rank:
Third:
Mo Rocca
Total: 11
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 4
- Adam Savage Score: 3
Carl Kasell's Countdown; Opening Panel Round; Bluff the Listener about new and unexpected vacation destinations; Not My Job about "Dracula" author Bram Stoker from the book "The Dead Travel Fast"; Panel Round #2; Who's Carl This Time?; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: what will happen at Jenna Bush's wedding?
2008-05-17
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Rank:
First:
P.J. O'Rourke
Total: 17
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 7
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Rank:
Second:
Roy Blount, Jr.
Total: 16
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 7
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Rank:
Third:
Amy Dickinson
Total: 13
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 5
- Jesse Ventura Score: 2
Carl Kasell's Answering Machine; Opening Panel Round; Bluff the Listener about learning just how old or young somebody is; Not My Job about the lore and history of miniature golf; Panel Round #2; Listener Limerick Challenge; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: what will families do for a summer vacation now that gas prices are so high?
2008-05-24
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Rank:
First:
Adam Felber
Total: 16
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 7
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Rank:
Second:
Kyrie O'Connor
Total: 15
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 6
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Rank:
Third:
Tom Bodett
Total: 14
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 6
- William Safire Score: 2
Who's Carl This Time?; Opening Panel Round; Bluff the Listener about people in the news e-mailing us at "Wait Wait" and asking us not to make fun of them; Not My Job about the life and career of action star Steven Seagal; Panel Round #2; Listener Limerick Challenge; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: what will be the big story coming out of John McCain's weekend barbecue with his VP candidates?
2008-05-31
- Elizabeth Edwards Score: 2
- Stephen Breyer Score: 0
- Al Michaels Score: 2
Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! where Peter Sagal, Carl Kasell, Roxanne Roberts, Tom Bodett, Paula Poundstone, Charlie Pierce and Kyrie O'Connor review their favorite moments from the past ten years.
2008-06-07
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Rank:
First:
Tom Bodett
Total: 16
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Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 7
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Rank:
Second Tied:
Roxanne Roberts
Total: 12
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 5
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Rank:
Second Tied:
P.J. O'Rourke
Total: 12
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 5
- Jim Webb Score: 1
Who's Carl This Time?; Opening Panel Round; Bluff the Listener about the Internet making life easier; Not My Job about the life of wealthy playboy Huntington Hartford; Panel Round #2; Who's Carl This Time? #2; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: what will be Hillary Clinton's role in Barack Obama's campaign for the presidency?
Tom Bodett started the Lightning Fill In the Blank segment with 3 points and Carl stated that Tom answered 7 questions correctly. This would have given Tom a total of 17 points, not the 16 points as Carl noted. Since 16 points is the official score, it is the score now noted for this show.
2008-06-14
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Rank:
First:
Roy Blount, Jr.
Total: 15
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 6
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Rank:
Second:
Charlie Pierce
Total: 14
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 6
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Rank:
Third:
Amy Dickinson
Total: 12
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 5
- Scott McClellan Score: 3
Who's Carl This Time?; Opening Panel Round; Bluff the Listener about making summers even lazier; Not My Job about the famed gossip, writer Truman Capote; Panel Round #2; Listener Limerick Challenge; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: what cool feature will Apple build into the next generations of iPhones?
Scott McClellan is the third (although former) White House Press Secretary of the George W. Bush Administration to appear on the show after Tony Snow and Dana Perino.
When Peter Sagal started to ask Amy Dickinson a question during the second Panel Round segment, Amy responded with "No! Don't look at me".
2008-06-21
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Rank:
First:
Kyrie O'Connor
Total: 19
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 8
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Rank:
Second:
Mo Rocca
Total: 14
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 6
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Rank:
Third:
Paul Provenza
Total: 9
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 3
- Dick Durbin Score: 2
Who's Carl This Time?; Opening Panel Round; Bluff the Listener about controversial in the online world of virtual reality; Not My Job about the life and times of Henry Nicholas, billionaire founder of tech giant Broadcom, and a man who has lived a little too large; Panel Round #2; Listener Limerick Challenge; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: what will be the first line in George W. Bush's memoir?
Another instance where Mo Rocca uses the surname "Bagnoli" in his Bluff the Listener story.
When Peter Sagal was explaining the story during the second panelist round, he added sound effects to the reenactment.
2008-06-28
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Rank:
First:
Adam Felber
Total: 16
Lightning Start: 4 Correct: 6
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Rank:
Second:
Paul Provenza
Total: 10
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 4
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Rank:
Third:
Paula Poundstone
Total: 9
Lightning Start: 1 Correct: 4
- Jonathan Poneman Score: 2
Who's Carl This Time?; Opening Panel Round; Bluff the Listener about the perfect gift for a billionaire who has everything; Not My Job about pop superstar Celine Dion; Panel Round #2; Who's Carl This Time? #2; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: now that the Supreme Court has said Americans have a right to own a handgun, what is the next right that the court will say is protected by the Constitution?
The whole Clippy portion from Who's Carl This Time? #2 has become a fan favorite, especially Adam Felber's and Paul Provenza's take on Clippy.
2008-07-05
- Craig Ferguson Score: 1
- Dave Barry Score: 2
- Gwen Ifill Score: 2
- Calvin Trillin Score: 2
- Kevin Clash and Elmo Score: 2
Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring several favorite Not My Job guests from 2006
2008-07-12
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Rank:
First:
Roxanne Roberts
Total: 19
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 8
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Rank:
Second:
Tom Bodett
Total: 15
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 6
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Rank:
Third:
Charlie Pierce
Total: 12
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 5
- Andrea Mitchell Score: 1
Who's Carl This Time?; Openinig Panel Round; Bluff the Listener about even more annoying things being done by airlines; Not My Job about Sonny Landham, the third actor from the movie "Predator" to try his luck in politics; Panel Round #2; Listener Limerick Challenge; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: who will be the next person to fall for Madonna's charms?
Charlie Pierce tried to get his answer of through an airplane window or door to be accepted by Peter and Carl, even though the correct answer was the airplane emergency slide.
2008-07-19
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Rank:
First:
Charlie Pierce
Total: 19
Lightning Start: 5 Correct: 7
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Rank:
Second:
Amy Dickinson
Total: 11
Lightning Start: 1 Correct: 5
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Rank:
Third:
Paul Provenza
Total: 10
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 4
- John Waters Score: 1
Who's Carl This Time?; Opening Panel Round; Bluff the Listener about Christmas in July, Not My Job about Jersey City, N.J. based on an article in "Politics" magazine; Panel Round #2; Who's Carl This Time? #2; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: Now that the Belgians own Budweiser, what will be the first noticeable change?
2008-07-26
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Rank:
First Tied:
Paul Provenza
Total: 14
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 6
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Rank:
First Tied:
Kyrie O'Connor
Total: 14
Lightning Start: 4 Correct: 5
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Rank:
Third:
Mo Rocca
Total: 11
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 4
- Peter Bogdanovich Score: 0
Who's Carl This Time?; Opening Panel Round; Bluff the Listener about one person's past coming back to haunt them at their current job; Not My Job about derivation of different words as taken from the book "I Didn't Know That..."; Panel Round #2; Listener Limerick Challenge; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: how will John McCain top Barack Obama's trip abroad?
Another show in which all three correct Not My Job answers were the second answer.
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
-
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.
2008-09-06
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Rank:
First:
Tom Bodett
Total: 13
Lightning Start: 1 Correct: 6
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Rank:
Second:
Paula Poundstone
Total: 12
Lightning Start: 4 Correct: 4
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Rank:
Third:
Mo Rocca
Total: 8
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 3
- Joseph "Moose" Skowron Jr. Score: 1
Who's Carl This Time?; Opening Panel Round; Bluff the Listener about leaders emerging in unusual ways; Not My Job about recent 50th birthday boy, Michael Jackson; Panel Round #2; Who's Carl This Time? #2; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: what will be the next big bombshell to drop about either of the vice presidential candidates?
2008-09-13
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Rank:
First:
Paul Provenza
Total: 17
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 7
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Rank:
Second:
Roy Blount, Jr.
Total: 15
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 6
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Rank:
Third:
Amy Dickinson
Total: 14
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 6
- Stefan Fatsis Score: 1
Who's Carl This Time?; Opening Panel Round; Bluff the Listener about new diplomatic efforts by the U.S.; Not My Job about North Korean leader Kim Jong Il; Panel Round #2; Carl's List; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: what will happen to the world now that the Hadron Collider has been activated?
2008-09-20
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Rank:
First:
Charlie Pierce
Total: 16
Lightning Start: 4 Correct: 6
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Rank:
Second:
Roxanne Roberts
Total: 12
Lightning Start: 4 Correct: 4
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Rank:
Third:
Paula Poundstone
Total: 9
Lightning Start: 1 Correct: 4
- Leonard Nimoy Score: 1
Who's Carl This Time?; Opening Panel Round; Bluff the Listener about surprising apologies from people in leadership questions; Not My Job about the expertise of Dr. Spock, child rearing; Panel Round #2: Wait Wait On The Trail; Listener Limerick Challenge; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: what e-mails will be recovered from Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's hacked e-mail account?
2008-09-27
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Rank:
First Tied:
Tom Bodett
Total: 14
Lightning Start: 4 Correct: 5
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Rank:
First Tied:
Kyrie O'Connor
Total: 14
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 6
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Rank:
First Tied:
Mo Rocca
Total: 14
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 6
- George McGovern Score: 0
Who's Carl This Time?, Bluff the Listener about suburban angst, Not My Job about hard hitting presidential campaigns, Who's Carl This Time? Round II, Panelist Predictions: how will the U.S. Government raise the seven-hundred billion dollars needed to bail out Wall Street?
2008-10-04
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Rank:
First:
Roxanne Roberts
Total: 19
Lightning Start: 5 Correct: 7
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Rank:
Second:
Mo Rocca
Total: 12
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 5
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Rank:
Third:
Paul Provenza
Total: 8
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 3
- "Dr. Phil" McGraw Score: 1
Who's Carl This Time?, Bluff the Listener about travel mishaps, Not My Job about fringe presidential candidates, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: how will President Bush, who has the highest disapproval rate ever, win back the affection of the American people?
2008-10-11
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Rank:
First:
Roy Blount, Jr.
Total: 17
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 7
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Rank:
Second:
Tom Bodett
Total: 14
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 6
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Rank:
Third:
Alison Stewart
Total: 13
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 5
- Garrison Keillor Score: 1
Who's Carl This Time?, Bluff the Listener about one tiny mistake that significantly alters a person's life, Not My Job about the tropical island nation Nauru, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what will be the October Surprise that will shake up the presidential race?
2008-10-18
- Neil Patrick Harris Score: 1
- Stephen King Score: 1
- William Safire Score: 2
- Fannie Flagg Score: 2
- Scott McClellan Score: 3
Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring several favorite Not My Job guests from 2008
2008-10-25
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Rank:
First:
Kyrie O'Connor
Total: 17
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 7
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Rank:
Second:
Tom Bodett
Total: 13
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 5
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Rank:
Third:
Charlie Pierce
Total: 12
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 5
- Christopher Buckley Score: 0
Who's Carl This Time?, Bluff The Listener about embarrassing government cover-ups, Not My Job about fashion critic Mr. Blackwell, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what will be this year's most popular Halloween costume?
2008-11-01
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Rank:
First:
Paul Provenza
Total: 15
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 6
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Rank:
Second:
Paula Poundstone
Total: 12
Lightning Start: 4 Correct: 4
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Rank:
Third:
Amy Dickinson
Total: 8
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 3
- John Hodgman Score: 2
Who's Carl This Time?, Bluff the Listener about new approaches in responding to emergencies, Not My Job about the history of Microsoft, Who's Carl This Time? Round II, Panelist Predictions: how will Barack Obama spend his campaign cash?
2008-11-08
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Rank:
First:
Amy Dickinson
Total: 16
Lightning Start: 4 Correct: 6
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Rank:
Second:
Charlie Pierce
Total: 12
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 5
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Rank:
Third:
Mo Rocca
Total: 11
Lightning Start: 1 Correct: 5
- Barney Frank Score: 2
Who's Carl This Time?, Bluff the Listener about robocalls gone awry, Not My Job about Bill O'Reilly's recent memoir, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what big surprise will come out of the first 100 days of the Obama administration?
Carl stated that Amy needed to answer 5 questions correctly to tie or 6 to win outright after announcing Charlie's score of 12. Amy started the round with 4 points, which meant that she only needed to answer 4 questions correctly to tie or 5 questions to win.
2008-11-15
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Rank:
First Tied:
P.J. O'Rourke
Total: 12
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 5
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Rank:
First Tied:
Kyrie O'Connor
Total: 12
Lightning Start: 4 Correct: 4
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Rank:
Third:
Tom Bodett
Total: 7
Lightning Start: 1 Correct: 3
- Tom Brokaw Score: 2
Who's Carl This Time?, Bluff the Listener about the Internet letting us down, Not My Job about ways kids are wasting their time, Who's Carl This Time? Round II, Panelist Predictions: what will be the first line of President Bush's memoir?
2008-11-22
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Rank:
First:
Roxanne Roberts
Total: 15
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 6
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Rank:
Second:
Adam Felber
Total: 12
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 5
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Rank:
Third:
Paula Poundstone
Total: 9
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 3
- Tiki Barber Score: 2
Carl Kasell's Countdown, Bluff The Listener about brilliant new ways to lose weight, Not My Job about Mickey Mouse (who is celebrating his 80th birthday), Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: how will the American auto industry save itself?
When Peter Sagal was talking about the Detroit Big Three going to DC to testify, Peter accidentally said "FUV" instead of "SUV". Hilarity ensued.
2008-11-29
- Chris Paul Score: 3
- Anne Garrels Score: 1
- Valerie Plame Wilson Score: 0
- Michael Moore Score: 2
- Robert Lutz Score: 0
Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring several Not My Job favorites
2008-12-06
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Rank:
First:
Adam Felber
Total: 13
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 5
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Rank:
Second:
Mo Rocca
Total: 12
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 5
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Rank:
Third:
Kyrie O'Connor
Total: 10
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 4
- Denis Leary Score: 1
Who's Carl This Time?, Bluff The Listener about new scams threatening our peace and prosperity, Not My Job about beloved kids shows, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what will cause the first disagreement between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton?
2008-12-13
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Rank:
First Tied:
Roxanne Roberts
Total: 14
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 6
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Rank:
First Tied:
Paula Poundstone
Total: 14
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 6
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Rank:
Third:
Tom Bodett
Total: 13
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 5
- Gen. Michael Hayden Score: 0
Who's Carl This Time?, Bluff the Listener about brand new holiday characters, Not My Job about the history of breakfast cereals, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: how will Barack Obama's open U.S. Senate seat be chosen?
2008-12-20
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Rank:
First:
Roy Blount, Jr.
Total: 17
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 7
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Rank:
Second:
Charlie Pierce
Total: 12
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 5
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Rank:
Third:
Amy Dickinson
Total: 11
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 4
- Mavis Staples Score: 0
Who's Carl This Time?, Not My Job about office supplies, Who's Carl This Time? Round II, Panelist Predictions: who will be Time magazine's Person of the Year for 2009?
2008-12-27
- Dana Perino Score: 1
- Mike Huckabee Score: 2
- Barack Obama Score: 2
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! takes a look back at the 2008 presidential race.