Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! Stats Page

Show Details: May 2015

2015-05-02

NPR DB ID: 901
Scorekeeper
By the power of Grayskull, I am He-Anchorman
Panelists
Guests
Bluff(s)
#1
Chosen: P.J. O'Rourke
Correct: Roxanne Roberts
Description
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about a brand new superhero, Not My Job about New Coke, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what will be the big surprise at this weekend's boxing match?
Notes

Jonathan Adler's husband, Simon Doonan, was the Not My Job guest for the show aired on 2015-02-07 and answered only one question correctly.

2015-05-09

NPR DB ID: 902
Scorekeeper
I'm a man, I'm a man, I'm a mighty, mighty anchorman
Panelists
Guests
Bluff(s)
#1
Chosen: Peter Grosz
Correct: Peter Grosz
Description
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff The Listener about exciting office intrigue, Not My Job about government jobs, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: who's going to run for president that will actually surprise us?
Notes

After Steve Buscemi answered "C" for the third Not My Job question, Peter Sagal said, "Yes, it's C again." The correct answer for neither the first or the second Not My Job questions were "C".

It is pretty rare, or ever done in the past, for a panelist to start the Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank round with zero points, but Jessi Klein did so. Even with zero points, Jessi answered seven of eight questions correctly and ended up winning the game.

In the edited version of the show, Mike Birbiglia was asked six Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank questions and answered three of them correctly, instead of four as stated by Bill Kurtis. The fourth correct answer was probably cut out.

2015-05-16

NPR DB ID: 903
Scorekeeper
I'm the only Bill to get unanimous support in both Houses of Congress
Panelists
Guests
Bluff(s)
#1
Chosen: Gabe Liedman
Correct: Gabe Liedman
Description
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about someone taking a creative stand against Russia, Not My Job about incredibly lazy people, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: who will win the last season of American Idol?
Notes

When the Bluff the Listener contestant initially chose Luke's bluff as the correct one, Peter Sagal had a heavy hand in making the contestant change her mind and switch to Gabe's bluff. Peter has done this more than once in the past. The last and most memorable one was back on 2006-11-11 when Peter made the contestant switch away from Aamer Haleem. Aamer made a bit of a stink on-air about it.

In the edited version of the show, Paula had only answered four questions correctly during the Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank round, even though Bill Kurtis said she answered five correct. The fifth one would have been the one edited out.

2015-05-23

NPR DB ID: 904
Scorekeeper
I'm the man now dog
Panelists
Guests
Bluff(s)
#1
Chosen: Adam Felber
Correct: Adam Felber
Description
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about a creative way to fight a hipster invasion, Not My Job about claymation, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what will be the surprise solution to the California water crisis?

2015-05-30

Best Of NPR DB ID: 905
Scorekeeper
Chinese Communist Sleeper Agent
Description
Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring Not My Job guest interviews with musicians