Show Details: October 2021
2021-10-02
America, Bill back better. Bill front bestBill Kurtis
- First Tied: Negin Farsad 16 (Start: 4 / Correct: 6)
- First Tied: Josh Gondelman 16 (Start: 4 / Correct: 6)
- Third: Emmy Blotnick 15 (Start: 3 / Correct: 6)
- RZA 2
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about something lost for 146 years, but is back again, Not My Job about Tang, The Trump Dump, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what will be the surprising provision hidden in the infrastructure bill?
The show was recorded remotely.
RZA initially chose "C" for the second Not My Job question but Peter Sagal nudged him away from that choice. RZA then chose "A" but Peter continued to nudge him towards the correct answer. RZA then chose "B", which was the correct answer. RZA also initially chose "C" for the third Not My Job question and Peter hinted that it wasn't the correct answer and RZA changed his answer to "B", which was correct.
Another instance where all three of the correct Not My Job questions were "B".
2021-10-09
Hey there, Joe Manchin. Vote for me and I'll be your infrastructure BillBill Kurtis
- First Tied: Adam Burke 14 (Start: 4 / Correct: 5)
- First Tied: Roxanne Roberts 14 (Start: 2 / Correct: 6)
- Third: Helen Hong 12 (Start: 2 / Correct: 5)
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about adults playing children's games, Not My Job about donuts, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what will be Netflix's next big hit?
The show was recorded remotely.
In the edited version of the show, of the 7 Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank questions that were included for Adam Burke, he answered 4 of them correct for a total of 12 points. When Peter Sagal asked Bill Kurtis if Adam did enough to win, Bill stated that Adam answered 5 correct for 14 points. The score entered in for Adam reflects the scoring as stated by Bill.
2021-10-16
Put your sweater on because the weather's getting autumn-BillBill Kurtis
Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring favorite moments from the past year
2021-10-23
Limber up! You're about to do Bill-atesBill Kurtis
- First: Karen Chee 14 (Start: 4 / Correct: 5)
- Second: Maz Jobrani 12 (Start: 2 / Correct: 5)
- Third: Alonzo Bodden 10 (Start: 2 / Correct: 4)
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about good news for fossil fuels, Not My Job about the poisonous mistletoe plant, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what will be the side effects of getting three different vaccines?
The show was recorded remotely.
The Bluff the Listener contestant initially chose Alonzo Bodden's story but Peter Sagal nudged the listener to a different answer. The listener then switched to Karen Chee, who had the correct story.
Another instance where "C" was the correct answer for all three Not My Job questions.
2021-10-30
Hey there, trick-or-treater. Hide you Dalmations, I'm Cruella de BillBill Kurtis
- First: Amy Dickinson 17 (Start: 3 / Correct: 7)
- Second: Josh Gondelman 12 (Start: 2 / Correct: 5)
- Third: Peter Grosz 5 (Start: 3 / Correct: 1)
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about unusual ways to pay off student loans, Not My Job about bakeries, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what will be the next company that will change its name?
The show was recorded remotely.
P.K. Subban initially chose "A" for his answer for the first Not My Job question, but Negin Farsad nudged him away from that answer and P.K. changed his answer to "C". For the second Not My Job question, P.K. initially chose "A" but changed his answer to "B" after some more nudging. Negin continued to nudge P.K. again and he switched his answer to "C". For the third Not My Job question, P.K. initially chose "B" but then Negin said "What if you minused B by one?". P.K. switched his answer to "A".
Peter Grosz answered his third Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank question with "methane" but Negin said that the correct answer was "greenhouse gasses". Methane is a potent greenhouse gas.