Show Details: January 2021
2021-01-02
5, 4, 3, 2, 1! It's the New Year's Bill dropBill Kurtis
- Christine Baranski Score: 1 *
- Jonna Mendez Score: 1
- Doug Jones Score: 2
- Kellee Edwards Score: 2
Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring favorite moments from the past year
2021-01-09
Hey, now. Don't storm the Capitol. Storm me, the Capi-Bill!Bill Kurtis
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First:
Amy Dickinson
Total: 12
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 5
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Second:
Joel Kim Booster
Total: 11
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 4
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Third:
Maeve Higgins
Total: 6
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 2
- Jane Krakowski Score: 2
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about feuds over people calling dibs on the same thing, Not My Job about tunas, 2021? More Like 20-20-Fun, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what big change they're going to make at the Capitol Building now that they have to do renovations?
The show was recorded remotely.
2021-01-16
Like Ma Bell, I got the Bill communicationsBill Kurtis
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First:
Roxanne Roberts
Total: 20
Lightning Start: 6 Correct: 7
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Second:
Luke Burbank
Total: 17
Lightning Start: 5 Correct: 6
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Third:
Negin Farsad
Total: 14
Lightning Start: 6 Correct: 4
- Phoebe Bridgers Score: 2
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about chickens in the news, Not My Job about feeble bridges, The Insurrection Collection, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: how "Sex and The City" will explain Samantha's absence from the reboot?
The show was recorded remotely.
2021-01-23
The voice of the NPR credits and the reason you have a weird crush on Progressive InsuranceGuest: Chioke I'Anson
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Josh Gondelman
Total: 17
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 7
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Mo Rocca
Total: 15
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 6
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Helen Hong
Total: 12
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 5
- Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Grody Score: 3
Who's Chioke This Time?, Bluff the Listener about a tarnished image being rehabilitated, Not My Job about original tick-tock stars: clocks, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what big surprise executive order will President Biden issue?
The show was recorded remotely.
During the Not My Job segment, Peter Sagal asked if Mo Rocca still knew the lyrics to the Che part of "Evita". Mo Rocca and Mandy Patinkin then started singing a portion of "Oh What a Circus".
Mandy was joined by his wife Kathryn Grody and she helped Mandy answer the Not My Job quiz questions.
After Josh Gondelman won the game, he said that it was an honor to play with such a competitive panel. Mo then said that that made him "really moisten" causing Helen Hong, Josh and Peter squick out.
2021-01-30
Sorry, Buffalo. I guess only certain Bills are winnersBill Kurtis
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First:
Tom Papa
Total: 13
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 5
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Second:
Yassir Lester
Total: 12
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 5
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Third:
Jessi Klein
Total: 11
Lightning Start: 1 Correct: 5
- Jen Psaki Score: 2
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about how Brexit isn't going so well, Not My Job about swimming pools, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what will be the big surprise ad during next weekend's Super Bowl?
The show was recorded remotely.
When Peter Sagal asked Bill Kurtis how Jessi Klein did in answering her Lightning Fill In The Blank questions, Bill said that "she had 5 right for 5 more points". Each question is worth 2 points and thus Jessi would get 10 more points; which, Bill did correctly say for a total of 11 points.
Tom Papa notched his very first win on the show.