Show Details: March 2017
2017-03-04
Hey there, Jonathan Safran Foer, everything is BilluminatedBill Kurtis
- First: Roxanne Roberts 18 (Start: 4 / Correct: 7)
- Second: Faith Salie 14 (Start: 2 / Correct: 6)
- Third: Mo Rocca 12 (Start: 2 / Correct: 5)
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about someone getting vigilante justice, Not My Job about Teletubbies, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what will be the next awards show snafu?
When Mo was trying to come up with the correct answer for his sixth Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank round question, he dismissed Instagram and Snapchat, but Snapchat was the correct answer and Mo started saying "Snap" a couple of times. After not immediately getting a ding, Mo said "Ding" and got his bell ding sound.
While Peter was explaining the answer to the Roxanne's last question of the round, in which the Venezuelan skier not having seen snow before and thus fell and got up more than 30 times during the run, Peter said, "if at first you don't succeed try... again" phrase with 36 instances of the word "try".
2017-03-11
I'm the Bill no one wants to repeal and replaceBill Kurtis
- First: Adam Felber 13 (Start: 3 / Correct: 5)
- Second: Alonzo Bodden 11 (Start: 3 / Correct: 4)
- Third: Helen Hong 10 (Start: 2 / Correct: 4)
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about a new theme retirement home opening up, Not My Job about three guys named Mike, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what will be the next change to make air travel even worse?
Jesse Klein stated that she was the first woman guest host of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!; but, Susan Stamberg was actually the first woman guest host the show back in August 2000. The show that Susan hosted aired on 2000-08-12.
During Alonzo Bodden's Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank round, Alonzo answered the last question in the round with "Ran". The official, correct answer was "waited, got impatient and left". Alonzo wanted Bill to give him the points. Bill stated that hew would get "two points for that answer"; but, that was not reflected in the final score.
2017-03-18
We're cutting your budget by a Bill-ionBill Kurtis
- First: Negin Farsad 13 (Start: 3 / Correct: 5)
- Second: Tom Bodett 12 (Start: 2 / Correct: 5)
- Third: Adam Burke 10 (Start: 2 / Correct: 4)
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about a new international crime gang on the scene, Not My Job about comic book sidekicks, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what will be the next household item to betray us?
Even though Paul Shaffer did not answer any of his Not My Job questions correctly, Bill Kurtis called him a winner because it was the "Chicago Way".
For Adam Burke's second Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank round question, he initially answered "spacecraft"; but, then Peter started saying "No..." causing Adam to change his answer to "Tesla". Even though the first answer is what is supposed to be used, Peter and Bill gave Adam credit for his second answer.
2017-03-25
I'm no doctor, but I'll be your healthcare BillBill Kurtis
- First: Roxanne Roberts 15 (Start: 3 / Correct: 6)
- Second Tied: Paula Poundstone 12 (Start: 2 / Correct: 5)
- Second Tied: Peter Grosz 12 (Start: 2 / Correct: 5)
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about a snake joining the workforce, Not My Job about people who have made big mistakes, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what new home remedy will be created in response to the new health care bill?
Charley Pride had a lot of help from the audience when it came to answering the first two Not My Job questions correct. For the third one, Peter Sagal outright told Charley that the third one was correct before Charley provided his guess.