Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! Stats Page
Show Details: September 2011
2011-09-03
NPR
DB ID: 709
Location
Chase Auditorium (Chicago, IL)
Host
Peter Sagal
Scorekeeper
Panelists
- First: Adam Felber 15 (3 / 6)
- Second: Alonzo Bodden 13 (3 / 5)
- Third: Amy Dickinson 12 (2 / 5)
Guests
Description
Who's Carl This Time?, Bluff the Listener about American heroes, Not My Job about Soul Train, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what big news will come out of President Barack Obama's jobs speech?
Notes
All three of the panelists (and the Not My Job guest) have a first initial of "A"; which may just be coincidence considering there is question whether or not the nation's debt rating may not be "AAA" for too long.
2011-09-10
NPR
DB ID: 710
Location
Chase Auditorium (Chicago, IL)
Host
Peter Sagal
Scorekeeper
Panelists
- First Tied: Kyrie O'Connor 16 (2 / 7)
- First Tied: Paula Poundstone 16 (4 / 6)
- Third: Charlie Pierce 12 (2 / 5)
Guests
Description
Who's Carl This Time?, Bluff the Listener about three athletes having problems, Not My Job about Ponzi schemes, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: how will the US Postal Service save itself?
Notes
Just so Henry Winkler would get to do the Fonzie's trademark "Aaaaaaaaaaaaaay", all of the correct answers in the Not My Job were "A".
2011-09-17
NPR
DB ID: 711
Host
Peter Sagal
Scorekeeper
Panelists
- First: Roxanne Roberts 19 (3 / 8)
- Second: Peter Grosz 15 (3 / 6)
- Third: Roy Blount, Jr. 13 (3 / 5)
Guests
Description
Who's Carl This Time?, Bluff the Listener about the unusual origins of what are common items, Not My Job about obscure protests, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: where will authorities find the $2 billion dollars UBS lost to a rogue trader?
Notes
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! came back to Portland, Oregon for the third time. I attended the show and re-outed myself as the Wait Wait Stats Page maintainer during the post-show Q&A session.
2011-09-24
NPR
DB ID: 712
Location
Chase Auditorium (Chicago, IL)
Host
Peter Sagal
Scorekeeper
Panelists
- First Tied: Paula Poundstone 15 (3 / 6)
- First Tied: Brian Babylon 15 (3 / 6)
- Third: Jessi Klein 14 (4 / 5)
Guests
Description
Who's Carl This Time?, Bluff the Listener about occupational hazards, Not My Job about Nicholas Cage, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what will be the next apology to come from a major company?
Notes
This show's panel consists of three comedians.