Show Details: November 2010
2010-11-06
- First: Roxanne Roberts 17 (Start: 3 / Correct: 7)
- Second: Charlie Pierce 14 (Start: 2 / Correct: 6)
- Third: Mo Rocca 11 (Start: 3 / Correct: 4)
What Do You Mean I Can't Say That?, Bluff the Listener about vacations abroad that had gone wrong, Not My Job about figure skater Elvis Stojko, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what will be the first thing that the new bipartisan government agree on?
2010-11-13
- First Tied: Tom Bodett 15 (Start: 3 / Correct: 6)
- First Tied: Kyrie O'Connor 15 (Start: 3 / Correct: 6)
- Third: Alonzo Bodden 12 (Start: 2 / Correct: 5)
Who's Carl This Time?, Fake Interview With A Real President, Bluff the Listener about mobile phone apps that shouldn't have been made, Not My Job about musical operas, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what souvenir will President Obama bring back after his trip to Asia?
At the end of the Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank round, in which Tom and Kyrie tied for first, Peter tried to make Alonzo feel better by saying that he "can move up to second". Technically, when two people tie for first, the next person actually is ranked third, not second, per standard competition ranking. Yep, a bit pedantic, but us geeks need to stay true :)
2010-11-20
- First: Adam Felber 15 (Start: 3 / Correct: 6)
- Second: Paula Poundstone 10 (Start: 2 / Correct: 4)
- Third: Faith Salie 9 (Start: 3 / Correct: 3)
Who's Carl This Time?, Bluff the Listener about unlikely inspirations of self-help improvements, Not My Job about other famous Newtons, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what will be the best gift given at the upcoming royal wedding?
2010-11-27
Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, featuring great animal-inspired moments
When Carl Kasell was setting up for the clip of Mo Rocca receiving a homemade sweater, Carl said that it happened on a show from May 2009. It actually happened on the 2009-04-11 show.