Show Details: September 2017
2017-09-02
Hey, Maria von Trapp, climb my mountain. And the Bills are alive with the sound of music
- First Tied: Adam Felber 17 (3 / 7)
- First Tied: Roxanne Roberts 17 (3 / 7)
- Third: Mo Rocca 14 (2 / 6)
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
- First: Helen Hong 12 (4 / 4)
- Second Tied: P.J. O'Rourke 10 (2 / 4)
- Second Tied: Tom Bodett 10 (2 / 4)
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
- First: Paula Poundstone 16 (2 / 7)
- Second: Amy Dickinson 11 (3 / 4)
- Third: Hari Kondabolu 8 (2 / 3)
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
- First: Luke Burbank 15 (3 / 6)
- Second: Roxanne Roberts 14 (2 / 6)
- Third: Adam Burke 7 (3 / 2)
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
- First: Mo Rocca 16 (4 / 6)
- Second: Alonzo Bodden 15 (3 / 6)
- Third: Amy Dickinson 12 (2 / 5)
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"