Show Details: September 2017
2017-09-02
Hey, Maria von Trapp, climb my mountain. And the Bills are alive with the sound of musicBill Kurtis
- First Tied: Adam Felber 17 (Start: 3 / Correct: 7)
- First Tied: Roxanne Roberts 17 (Start: 3 / Correct: 7)
- Third: Mo Rocca 14 (Start: 2 / Correct: 6)
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about a company finding a way to prosper, Not My Job about centaurs, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what will be the next surprising retail partnership?
All three of the options for the third Not My Job question were actually correct; as, all three titles are actually centaur-related books available on Amazon.
Mo Rocca asked if his panelist prediction would be inappropriate to read or not.
2017-09-09
Hey, Kim Jong Un, why don't you try and launch me? I'm a Billistic missileBill Kurtis
- First: Helen Hong 12 (Start: 4 / Correct: 4)
- Second Tied: P.J. O'Rourke 10 (Start: 2 / Correct: 4)
- Second Tied: Tom Bodett 10 (Start: 2 / Correct: 4)
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about fundraising for an unusual reason, Not My Job about strange arcade games, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what will be the next big cheating scandal?
The listener contestant for the Limerick segment forgot that the answer has to fit the limerick's rhyme scheme for the first limerick; but, he was given a second chance to give the correct answer.
Peter Sagal accepted P.J. O'Rourke's beating around the bush answer for P.J.'s fourth Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank question.
2017-09-16
Hey there, Debra Messing, how about a return of "Bill & Grace"Bill Kurtis
- First: Paula Poundstone 16 (Start: 2 / Correct: 7)
- Second: Amy Dickinson 11 (Start: 3 / Correct: 4)
- Third: Hari Kondabolu 8 (Start: 2 / Correct: 3)
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about falafel in the news, Not My Job about the kings of the Stone Age, The Flintstones, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what will be the title of Hillary Clinton's next book?
Peter slipped up and said "Burr! Burr!" instead of "Blur! Blur!" in response to the dating app referenced in the first Listener Limerick. Peter said that he had "Hamilton" on his mind. The listener contestant's answer for the third limerick was "Build a Bear", which was not correct but Peter accepted it due to its funny nature and that the listener's service to the nation.
Peter accepted Hari's answer of "Head of Hillary Clinton" for a Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank question regarding Martin Shkrelli's request for Hillary Clinton's hair.
2017-09-23
You don't have to speak Tagalog to visit the Bill-ippinesBill Kurtis
- First: Luke Burbank 15 (Start: 3 / Correct: 6)
- Second: Roxanne Roberts 14 (Start: 2 / Correct: 6)
- Third: Adam Burke 7 (Start: 3 / Correct: 2)
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about a surprising theory on the STEM gender gap, Not My Job about cookies, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: how will the world end?
The listener contestant answered "gross, disgusting fish" for the third Listener Limerick and Peter Sagal accepted the answer. The correct answer was "gefilte fish".
2017-09-30
Hey there, ancient Mesopotamians, get ready for the epic of Bill-gameshBill Kurtis
- First: Mo Rocca 16 (Start: 4 / Correct: 6)
- Second: Alonzo Bodden 15 (Start: 3 / Correct: 6)
- Third: Amy Dickinson 12 (Start: 2 / Correct: 5)
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about Star Wars showing up in an unexpected location, Not My Job about ghosting, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what will NBC do to fix Megyn Kelly's new show?
Adam Scott had a bit of help from Mo Rocca, and some from the audience, with the third Not My Job question.
Amy asked Peter for a hint for her last Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank question, but Peter said it was established that no hints were given. Amy then asked if the answer involved cheese and Peter said that answering that would be giving a hint.
Peter accepted Alonzo's answer of "a note" for his last Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank question. The correct answer was "40 bucks, half a joint and a note"