Show Details: February 2018
2018-02-03
Hey man, relax! Take a chill-BillBill Kurtis
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Rank:
First:
Helen Hong
Total: 17
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 7
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Second:
Tom Bodett
Total: 16
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 7
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Third:
Paula Poundstone
Total: 14
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 6
- Dr. Michael Rosbash Score: 2
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?
Another instance in which the correct answers for all three Not My Job questions were "B"
2018-02-10
Hello Nancy Pelosi, if you need a break, let me Bill-ibusterBill Kurtis
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Rank:
First Tied:
Amy Dickinson
Total: 16
Lightning Start: 4 Correct: 6
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Rank:
First Tied:
Adam Felber
Total: 16
Lightning Start: 4 Correct: 6
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Third:
Hari Kondabolu
Total: 10
Lightning Start: 4 Correct: 3
- Pete Buttigieg Score: 3
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?
Another instance in which all three panelists starting the Lightning Fill In The Blank segment in a three-way tie
2018-02-17
Say, 'Ahhh'. You're about to get a tonsil-Bill-ectomyBill Kurtis
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Rank:
First:
Faith Salie
Total: 20
Lightning Start: 4 Correct: 8
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Second:
Mo Rocca
Total: 14
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 6
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Third:
Liz Miele
Total: 4
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 1
- David Duchovny Score: 2
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?
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
I'm the man whose inner life will always be hidden, no matter how sincere I am. I'm inscruti-BillBill Kurtis
- Jordan Peele Score: 2
- Greta Gerwig Score: 3
- Lee Daniels Score: 3
- Liz Climo Score: 2
- Lee Unkrich Score: 2
Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring several favorite Not My Job interviews with movie makers and a children's book author
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.