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Show Details: November 2009

2009-11-07

NPR DB ID: 614
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Panelists
  • First: Roxanne Roberts Total Score: 18 (Starting Score: 4 / Correct Answers: 7)
  • Second: Adam Felber Total Score: 15 (Starting Score: 3 / Correct Answers: 6)
  • Third: Mo Rocca Total Score: 12 (Starting Score: 2 / Correct Answers: 5)
Not My Job Guest(s)
Bluff
#1
Chosen Mo Rocca
Description

Who's Carl This Time?, Bluff the Listener about adopting to the modern Christmas, Not My Job about safety measures, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what surprise will be found in the next stimulus program report?

2009-11-14

NPR DB ID: 615
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Panelists
  • First: Kyrie O'Connor Total Score: 15 (Starting Score: 3 / Correct Answers: 6)
  • Second: Tom Bodett Total Score: 14 (Starting Score: 2 / Correct Answers: 6)
  • Third: Paul Provenza Total Score: 13 (Starting Score: 3 / Correct Answers: 5)
Not My Job Guest(s)
Bluff
#1
Description

Who's Carl This Time?, Bluff the Listener about new methods of fundraising, Not My Job about the Osmonds, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what will Lou Dobbs do next, after leaving CNN?

Notes

Both Rufus Wainwright and his father, Loudon Wainwright III, (who was the Not My Job guest for the 2014-09-06 show), answered two Not My Job questions correctly.

2009-11-21

NPR DB ID: 616
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Panelists
  • First: Paula Poundstone Total Score: 18 (Starting Score: 2 / Correct Answers: 8)
  • Second: Faith Salie Total Score: 15 (Starting Score: 3 / Correct Answers: 6)
  • Third: Roy Blount, Jr. Total Score: 10 (Starting Score: 4 / Correct Answers: 3)
Not My Job Guest(s)
Bluff
Description

Who's Carl This Time?, Bluff the Listener about far-flung fantasies becoming reality, Not My Job about Asian idioms, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what will be the name of Sarah Palin's next book?

Notes

Another instance where all of the correct answers for the Not My Job round is the second answer.

Paula Poundstone got eight questions correct in the Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank round, including the last question which Carl said her answer was close enough.

2009-11-28

Best Of NPR DB ID: 617
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring several manly Not My Job guests