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Show Details: July 2020

2020-07-04

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1172
Scorekeeper
Everybody remember, when you go out, where a mask and follow social distancing. It's just common Bill courtesy
Description
Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! Quarantine Edition featuring recent Not My Job guests and segments from social distanced shows

2020-07-11

NPR DB ID: 1173
Scorekeeper
Gym's still closed? Go for a job on me, your tread-Bill
Panelists
Guests
Bluff(s)
#1
Chosen: Maz Jobrani
Correct: Maz Jobrani
Description
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about fun things to do during a summer in lockdown?, Not My Job about places you might find wood, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: What will the Washington football team change its name to?
Notes

The show was recorded remotely.

Jameela Jamil only answered one of the three Not My Job questions correctly; but, Bill Kurtis gave Jameela the win.

After Peter Sagal stated the correct answer to Maeve Higgins' first Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank question, which was the WHO, Maeve responded with "Who?". Peter feel for Maeve's joke by saying the organization's full name.

2020-07-18

NPR DB ID: 1174
Scorekeeper
Getting married? Put me on your registry, a nice set of Bill-verware
Panelists
Guests
Bluff(s)
#1
Chosen: Amy Dickinson
Correct: Amy Dickinson
Description
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about innovations at aquariums, Not My Job about "The Gambler", also known as Kenny Rogers, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what will hackers force people to tweet next?
Notes

The show was recorded remotely.

Another instance where all three of the correct choices for the third Not My Job question were correct.

After Bill Kurtis stated that Alonzo Bodden would need to answer 7 correct Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank questions correctly, Alonzo congratulated Amy Dickinson on the win. Alonzo answered three questions correct and asked Bill if he would get a point for predicting that Amy would win. Bill said that Alonzo would get half a point.

2020-07-25

NPR DB ID: 1175
Scorekeeper
Somebody's knocking at the door. Somebody's ringing the Bill
Panelists
Guests
Bluff(s)
#1
Chosen: Jessi Klein
Correct: Jessi Klein
Description
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about a new way to stay safe in the age of COVID-19, Not My Job about sport referees, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what five words will appear on their cognitive assessment?
Notes

The show was recorded remotely.

Padma Lakshmi only answered one of the Not My Job questions correct. Bill Kurtis gave Padma an extra point for "bringing such spice to our show" and thus the win. The score reflects the additional point and the scoring exception has been noted.