Show Details: December 2018
2018-12-01
The verdict is in Michael Cohen. You're Bill-tyBill Kurtis
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First:
Bim Adewunmi
Total: 16
Lightning Start: 4 Correct: 6
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Second:
Brian Babylon
Total: 12
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 5
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Third:
Tom Papa
Total: 7
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 2
- Peter Farrelly Score: 3
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about a controversy at this year's Grand Slams of Darts tournament, Not My Job about dairy, The Trump Dump, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what will the new Mars probe find?
2018-12-08
Forget Bill de Blasio, I'm Bill de BadassioBill Kurtis
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First:
Peter Grosz
Total: 15
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 6
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Second:
Paula Poundstone
Total: 14
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 6
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Third:
Faith Salie
Total: 12
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 5
- Candice Bergen Score: 2
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about something that took nine minutes, Not My Job about Murphy's Law, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what holiday song will replace "Baby, It's Cold Outside"?
After Peter Sagal listed the three options for the second Not My Job question, the audience started yelling out "B"; which, Candice Bergen took the audience's chose and it was the correct one.
During the Lightning Fill In The Blank segment, Paula Poundstone couldn't quite come up with the name "Golden Globe" and circled around the word "Globe". Peter accepted that as the correct answer.
2018-12-15
Hey there vegetarians, put me on your pun. I'm a porta-Bill-oBill Kurtis
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First:
Helen Hong
Total: 16
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 7
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Second:
Roy Blount, Jr.
Total: 14
Lightning Start: 4 Correct: 5
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Third:
Luke Burbank
Total: 12
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 5
- William Shatner Score: 2
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about an injury that occurred in a surprising way, Not My Job about the Cannes Film Festival, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: who will end up hosting the Oscars?
Luke Burbank answered his third Lightning Fill In The Blank question with "that crazy guy down the street" and Peter Sagal accepted it. The proper answer was "social media".
2018-12-22
Deck the halls with Bills of holly. Fa la la la la, la la la BillBill Kurtis
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First:
Adam Felber
Total: 18
Lightning Start: 4 Correct: 7
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Second:
Roxanne Roberts
Total: 16
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 7
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Third:
Maeve Higgins
Total: 10
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 4
- Mike-D and Ad-Rock of Beastie Boys Score: 2
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about someone having a surprising problem with their pet, Not My Job about bread making, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what will Mark Zuckerberg get for Christmas?
Peter Sagal gave the Beastie Boys a chance to change their answer to the third Not My Job question. The audience and the panelists nudged them to choose "A"; which, was the correct answer.
The gong sound that is used to mark time running out during the Lightning Fill In The Blank segment didn't play in the edited version of the show at the end of Adam Felber's set of questions.
2018-12-29
This New Year's Eve, count to ten and watch the Bill dropBill Kurtis
- Jon Hamm Score: 3
- Jeff Tweedy Score: 2
- Seth Meyers Score: 2
- Glenn Close Score: 2
- Louie Anderson Score: 2
Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring favorite interviews from the past year, along with several never before heard segments
The Holiday Traditions and Not My Job segment with Seth Meyers came from the 2018-12-07 live taping at Carnegie Hall in New York City, New York