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Show Details: July 2023
2023-07-01
- First: Adam Burke 15 (3 / 6)
- Second: Roxanne Roberts 14 (2 / 6)
- Third: Brian Babylon 13 (3 / 5)
Aleeza Ben Shalom wasn't sure which answer to choose for the second Not My Job question; so, Roxanne Roberts said that Aleeza could ask for a hint. Many in the audience shouted out "C"; which, Aleeza chose and it was the correct answer.
2023-07-08
I'm the voice Thomas Jefferson heard in his head when he wrote the "Declaration of Independence"
The Not My Job segment with Mariska Hargitay was aired as part of the 2023-01-07 Best Of show with Chioke I'Anson as the guest scorekeeper.
The Not My Job segments with George Takei, Martha Stewart and Vince Gill had Carl Kasell as scorekeeper.
2023-07-15
- First: Adam Felber 14 (2 / 6)
- Second Tied: Emmy Blotnick 9 (3 / 3)
- Second Tied: Joyelle Nicole Johnson 9 (3 / 3)
Another instance where all three choices for the third Not My Job question were correct.
Even though Joyelle Nicole Johnson has a Wait Wait Stats database ID of 100, there is a panelist ID that is used to mark multiple panelists for earlier shows. The next new person to join the panel will be the 100th panelist to appear on the show.
2023-07-22
- First Tied: Helen Hong 12 (4 / 4)
- First Tied: Luke Burbank 12 (2 / 5)
- First Tied: Paula Poundstone 12 (2 / 5)
2023-07-29
- First: Josh Gondelman 15 (3 / 6)
- Second: Tom Bodett 12 (2 / 5)
- Third: Zainab Johnson 9 (1 / 4)
Randall Park initially chose "B" for the first Not My Job question, but Karen Chee urged him to reconsider. When Randall changed his answer to "A", Karen again urged him to change his answer. Randall changed his answer to "C", which was correct.
Normally, the panelist order for Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank is to go start with the panelist with the lowest starting score or rank and progress on up to the panelist with the highest starting score or rank. The order Karen Chee when with was: Zainab Johnson, Josh Gondelman and Tom Bodett. The order should have been Zainab, Tom and Josh, as Tom started the segment with 2 points and Josh started with 3 points.