Show Details: August 2015
2015-08-01
A healthy part of a complete breakfastBill Kurtis
- First: Faith Salie 17 (Start: 3 / Correct: 7)
- Second: Mo Rocca 15 (Start: 3 / Correct: 6)
- Third: Brian Babylon 9 (Start: 3 / Correct: 3)
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about an Alfred Hitchcock movie coming to life, Not My Job about Saran wrap, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: who will steal the spotlight from Donald Trump at next week's debate?
The Bluff the Listener contestant initially chose Mo Rocca's bluff as the true story, but then changed her mind and chose Brian Babylon's bluff after Peter Sagal started to repeat the summary of Mo Rocca's bluff. Neither were the correct story.
At the beginning of the Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank round, Bill Kurtis noted that each panelist had three points entering the round and that was the first time there was a three-way tie. That statement is incorrect, even if it was reflecting in it being the first time Bill Kurtis presided over a game in which there was a three-way tie going into the Lightning round.
Peter called time on Mo Rocca's Lightning round as Mo was trying to come up with a second answer for his 8th Lightning round question.
2015-08-08
I'm the man so hot President Obama wants to cap and trade meBill Kurtis
- First: Roxanne Roberts 16 (Start: 2 / Correct: 7)
- Second: Maz Jobrani 15 (Start: 3 / Correct: 6)
- Third: Alonzo Bodden 11 (Start: 3 / Correct: 4)
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about unlikely heroes, Not My Job about Bugs Bunny, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what will be the big surprise to come out at the first Democratic Presidential debate?
The name of the Buddhist monk that Roxanne Roberts used in her Bluff the Listener story sounded very similar to the name of a certain Wait Wait Stats Person.
2015-08-15
Forget the kid, I'm Billy the ManBill Kurtis
- First Tied: Roy Blount, Jr. 15 (Start: 3 / Correct: 6)
- First Tied: Charlie Pierce 15 (Start: 3 / Correct: 6)
- Third: Paula Poundstone 10 (Start: 2 / Correct: 4)
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about someone figuring out a way to get by on limited resources, Not My Job about Matthieu Ricard, the "happiest man in the world", Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what will be found on Hillary Clinton's private e-mail server?
2015-08-22
I'm Perennial Time Man of the Year, First Runner UpBill Kurtis
Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring favorite Not My Job guests and segments on the topic of science
Paula Poundstone was featured in all but one segment in this week's "Best Of" show.
2015-08-29
I'm American ninja warriorBill Kurtis
Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring Not My Job teen stars