Show Details: December 2013
2013-12-07
- First: Kyrie O'Connor Total Score: 17 (Starting Score: 3 / Correct Answers: 7)
- Second: Alonzo Bodden Total Score: 14 (Starting Score: 2 / Correct Answers: 6)
- Third: Adam Felber Total Score: 11 (Starting Score: 3 / Correct Answers: 4)
Who's Carl This Time?, Bluff the Listener about innovations to bring Detroit back, Not My Job about hilarious instances of human kindness, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: how will other companies use drones after Amazon announced delivery by drones?
2013-12-14
- First: Faith Salie Total Score: 15 (Starting Score: 3 / Correct Answers: 6)
- Second: Maz Jobrani Total Score: 13 (Starting Score: 3 / Correct Answers: 5)
- Third: Paula Poundstone Total Score: 12 (Starting Score: 2 / Correct Answers: 5)
Who's Carl This Time?, Bluff the Listener about surprising trends that emerged this year, Not My Job about folk music, Guess the Newsmaker, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what will be the big baby name in 2014?
Peter made a note about Maz Jobrani's use of an Indian accent during Maz's bluff in that the staff should be prepared for a wave of listener letters. Maz noted that he even toned down his accent. Maz asked if he could attempt an accent during the Listener Limerick Challenge round.
The "Guess the Newsmaker" segment made its return to the show after a long hiatus.
2013-12-21
- First: Roxanne Roberts Total Score: 17 (Starting Score: 3 / Correct Answers: 7)
- Second: Roy Blount, Jr. Total Score: 15 (Starting Score: 3 / Correct Answers: 6)
- Third: Tom Bodett Total Score: 14 (Starting Score: 2 / Correct Answers: 6)
Who's Carl This Time?, Bluff the Listener about a story that contain the phrase "hands off me nuts", Not My Job about other people who are also named Thomas, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what will be the next thing revealed to be useless?
2013-12-28
Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! looking back at some of the fans' favorite segments and guests
Excluding the two Not My Job segments, the fan favorite segments in this show are the same ones that aired in the 2009-08-29 Best Of... episode.