Show Details: May 2011
2011-05-07
- First: Amy Dickinson Total Score: 15 (Starting Score: 3 / Correct Answers: 6)
- Second: Brian Babylon Total Score: 14 (Starting Score: 2 / Correct Answers: 6)
- Third: Mo Rocca Total Score: 12 (Starting Score: 2 / Correct Answers: 5)
Who's Carl This Time?, Bluff the Listener about a young man's problem solved by an old man's solution, Not My Job about Henny Youngman, Listener Limericks Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what will be President Obama's next surprise announcement?
2011-05-14
- First: Paula Poundstone Total Score: 14 (Starting Score: 2 / Correct Answers: 6)
- Second: Mo Rocca Total Score: 13 (Starting Score: 3 / Correct Answers: 5)
- Third: Tom Bodett Total Score: 10 (Starting Score: 2 / Correct Answers: 4)
Who's Carl This Time?, Bluff the Listener about green technology, Not My Job about high tech toilets from Japan, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what will be the next world-changing, earth-shattering invention?
2011-05-21
- First: Roxanne Roberts Total Score: 16 (Starting Score: 2 / Correct Answers: 7)
- Second: Charlie Pierce Total Score: 15 (Starting Score: 3 / Correct Answers: 6)
- Third: Paula Poundstone Total Score: 13 (Starting Score: 3 / Correct Answers: 5)
Who's Carl This Time?, Bluff the Listener about people trying to take credit, Not My Job about people who got really famous, really fast, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: how will Arnold Schwarzenegger's love child make his mark in the world?
During the Listener Limerick Challenge round, when Paula went off on another pointless or questionable "Wait Wait" studies rant, there was a loud bang in the background of the contestant's line. Paula immediately asked "do he just shoot himself?". Hilarity ensued.
2011-05-28
- First: Tom Bodett Total Score: 20 (Starting Score: 4 / Correct Answers: 8)
- Second: Faith Salie Total Score: 17 (Starting Score: 3 / Correct Answers: 7)
- Third: Adam Felber Total Score: 16 (Starting Score: 4 / Correct Answers: 6)
Who's Carl This Time?, Bluff the Listener about a person being adversely affected by the ending of Oprah's show, Not My Job about very northern cuisine, Headline Game, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: how will Oprah spend her free time now that her show has ended?
Tom Bodett, spokesperson for Motel 6, said the catchphrase "(Where they'll) leave the light on for you" when Peter Segal listed Motel 6 as an NPR supporter.