Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! Stats Page

Show Details: February 2018

2018-02-03

NPR DB ID: 1045
Scorekeeper
Hey man, relax! Take a chill-Bill
Panelists
Bluff(s)
#1
Chosen: Helen Hong
Correct: Helen Hong
Description
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about a unique used furniture shop find, Not My Job about barflies, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what will be the big surprise from this year's Super Bowl half-time show?
Notes

Another instance in which the correct answers for all three Not My Job questions were "B"

2018-02-10

NPR DB ID: 1046
Scorekeeper
Hello Nancy Pelosi, if you need a break, let me Bill-ibuster
Panelists
Guests
Bluff(s)
#1
Chosen: Hari Kondabolu
Correct: Hari Kondabolu
Description
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about something positive coming from McDonald's, Not My Job about North Bend, Washington, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what will be the next thing that will be blasted into space?
Notes

Another instance in which all three panelists starting the Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank round in a three-way tie

2018-02-17

NPR DB ID: 1047
Scorekeeper
Say, 'Ahhh'. You're about to get a tonsil-Bill-ectomy
Panelists
Guests
Bluff(s)
#1
Chosen: Faith Salie
Correct: Faith Salie
Description
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about something Disney does not want anyone to know about, Not My Job about tumultuous breakups and divorces, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what will be the next big sport at the Winter Olympics?
Notes

David Duchovny was bleeped when responding to Peter Sagal explaining the correct answer to the first Not My Job question. Peter mispronounced Janeane Garofalo's first name and was corrected by David and Mo Rocca. Janeane was the Not My Job guest on the 2006-07-15 show

2018-02-24

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1048
Scorekeeper
I'm the man whose inner life will always be hidden, no matter how sincere I am. I'm inscruti-Bill
Description
Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring several favorite Not My Job interviews with movie makers and a children's book author
Notes

During the intro, Bill Kurtis will almost always state the location of that week's show taping, including when they are taping the intro and inter-segment portions of the Best Of shows. For this show, Bill didn't state the location where they recorded the introduction.