Show Details: May 2020
2020-05-02
Tastes great, more Bill-ingBill Kurtis
- First: Joel Kim Booster 14 (Start: 2 / Correct: 6)
- Second: Amy Dickinson 11 (Start: 3 / Correct: 4)
- Third: Alonzo Bodden 8 (Start: 2 / Correct: 3)
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about fake news, Not My Job about 7 Up, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what message were the aliens trying to deliver?
The show was recorded remotely.
Even though Christine Baranski only answered one question correctly, Bill Kurtis said that they were going to make a winner; with, Peter Sagal saying that they should give her a point for her singing.
Joel Kim Booster notched his first win on the show.
2020-05-09
I am the egg man. I am the KurtisBill Kurtis
- First: Helen Hong 17 (Start: 7 / Correct: 5)
- Second: Mo Rocca 14 (Start: 4 / Correct: 5)
- Third: Adam Burke 13 (Start: 5 / Correct: 4)
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about surprising sources of inspiration or muses, Not My Job about people who stand in for actors when posterior shots are required, The Viral Load, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what will be the next menace to plague us?
The show was recorded remotely.
Bill Kurtis seemed to be recording from a different location than previous shows during the pandemic.
The correct answer for all three Not My Job questions were "C".
2020-05-16
Got COVID? Don't worry. You're about to get a hot Bill injectionBill Kurtis
- First: Negin Farsad 16 (Start: 4 / Correct: 6)
- Second Tied: Paula Poundstone 12 (Start: 2 / Correct: 5)
- Second Tied: Tom Papa 12 (Start: 4 / Correct: 4)
Who's Bill This Time?, Talk To Bill, Bluff the Listener about something luxurious making a comeback, Not My Job about people stealing other people's ideas or products, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what will be the hit show on TV this fall?
The show was recorded remotely.
Adam Rippon chose "B" for all three of the Not My Job questions. All three of the choices for the third Not My Job questions were correct.
2020-05-23
The secret's out. I'm the Zodiac BillerBill Kurtis
- First: Tom Bodett 15 (Start: 1 / Correct: 7)
- Second: Maz Jobrani 14 (Start: 4 / Correct: 5)
- Third: Alison Leiby 11 (Start: 3 / Correct: 4)
Who's Bill This Time?, Graduate With Bill Kurtis, Bluff the Listener about attempts to make working from home more fun, Not My Job about cyberspace, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what's next for 2020 graduate Harry Azcrac?
The show was recorded remotely.
Peter Sagal helped nudge Christina Koch from her initial choice of "B" for the first and third Not My Job questions towards the correct answer. Another instance where all three of the correct choices for the Not My Job questions were "C".
Peter was in a generous mood by providing Tom Bodett a bit of leeway in his answers during Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank.
2020-05-30
It's a great day for a road trip. Go ahead and put my top down. I'm your converti-BillBill Kurtis
- Tony Hawk 2
- Jeff Tweedy 2
Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring segments recorded from different cities around the U.S.
The Who's Bill This Time? segment was from the 2019-05-11 show recorded at the Fox Theatre in St. Louis, MO.
The first panel round was from the 2019-02-09 show recorded at the Savannah Civic Center in Savannah, GA.
The Bluff the Listener segment was from the 2019-11-16 show recorded at the Altria Theater in Richmond, VA.
The Not My Job segment with Tony Hawk was from the 2019-03-16 show recorded at the San Diego Civic Theatre in San Diego, CA.
The second panel round was from the 2019-08-31 show recorded at Wolf Trap in Vienna, VA.
The Listener Limerick Challenge segment was from the 2019-04-13 show recorded at the Laurie Auditorium in San Antonio, TX.
The Not My Job segment was from the 2018-08-11 show recorded at Millennium Park in Chicago, IL.