Show Details: 2025 Best Ofs
2025-01-04
I'm the old acquaintance that won't ever be forgotBill Kurtis
- Kristen Kish Score: 2
- Claudia Goldin Score: 3
- Danny Brown Score: 2
- Bill Cowher Score: 3
- Renée Elise Goldsberry Score: 2
Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! celebrating the new year with some favorite interviews from the previous year
2025-02-22
I'm the voice so rich, Forbes puts it on a listGuest: Chioke I'Anson
- John Leguizamo Score: 2
- Mark Ronson Score: 2
- Tara Dower Score: 3 *
- Billy Porter Score: 2
- James Marsden Score: 2
Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! celebrating one last President's Day with special guests
This is the second time a show, and the first time for a Best Of show, has had both a guest host and a guest scorekeeper and the first time.
The Not My Job guest segment with John Leguizamo was from his second appearance on the show that aired on 2024-09-07.
The Panel Question segment most likely came from the 2025-01-25 show with Chioke I'Anson as the guest scorekeeper.
Negin Farsad was the guest host for the 2023-08-26 show with Mark Ronson as the Not My Job guest.
Joshua Johnson was the guest scorekeeper for the 2024-11-09 show with Tara Dower as the Not My Job guest.
Peter Grosz was the guest host for the 2023-02-09 show with Billy Porter as the Not My Job guest.
2025-03-29
I'm the guy who had to permanently retire from the wet t-shirt contest in Daytona Beach so somebody else could winBill Kurtis
- Eric Idle Score: 3
- Christian McBride Score: 2
- Diane Lane Score: 2
- Kathleen Hanna Score: 3
- Bridget Everett and Jeff Hiller Score: 3
Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring a few favorite Not My Job guests from the past year
During the Not My Job segment with Eric Idle on the discussion about the show being aired on the BBC, there was a Windows notification sound that played. That portion of the interview was not included in the original airing of the Not My Job segment from the show that aired on 2024-10-12.
Tim Meadows was the guest scorekeeper for the 2024-11-23 show with Bridget Everett and Jeff Hiller as the Not My Job guests.
2025-05-17
Invite me to your Memorial Day picnic. I'll eat your deviled eggs no matter how long they've been out in the sunBill Kurtis
- Josh Gad Score: 2
- Amber Maykut Score: 3
- Gretchen Whitmer Score: 3
- Mike Bishop and Mike Derks of GWAR Score: 2
- Kara Jackson Score: 2
Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! celebrating the arrival of sprint with special guests
Chioke I'Anson was the guest scorekeeper for the 2025-02-01 show with Amber Maykut as the Not My Job guest and for the 2025-02-15 show with Mike Bishop and Mike Derks of GWAR as the Not My Job guests.
2025-07-05
I'm the guy whose voice is bigger than John Hancock's signatureBill Kurtis
- Lauren Graham Score: 2
- Roy Wood Jr. Score: 2
- Amanda Seyfried Score: 2
- Jim Gaffigan Score: 3
- mxmtoon Score: 2
Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! celebrating the 4th of July by revisiting some favorite guests of the past year
Chioke I'Anson was the guest scorekeeper for the 2025-01-25 show with mxmtoon as the Not My Job guest.
2025-08-16
I'm the man who causes a heatwave just by introducing himselfBill Kurtis
- Lewis Black Score: 3
- Dylan Thuras and Louise Story of Atlas Obscura Score: 2
- Moe Wagner Score: 2
- Rose Matafeo Score: 2
Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! clinging desperately on to the end of summer with some favorite guests and never-heard-before segments
Both the Bluff the Listener and the Not My Job segment with Dylan Thuras and Louise Story of Atlas Obscura were from a show that was taped at the Merrill Auditorium in Portland, Maine on 2025-06-27. The segments have never been aired until this Best Of show.
Chioke I'Anson was the guest scorekeeper for the show that aired on 2025-01-18 with Rose Matafeo as the Not My Job guest.
2025-08-23
I'm the man they call Bill-oe Vera because my voice can soothe any sunburnBill Kurtis
- Nathan Lane Score: 2
- Sterling K. Brown Score: 2
- Vanessa Bayer Score: 3
- Brian Tyree Henry Score: 3
Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! celebrating the end of summer with some of our best friends
Alzo Slade was the guest scorekeeper for the 2025-05-10 show with Nathan Lane as the Not My Job guest.
The 2025-02-08 show with Vanessa Bayer as the Not My Job guest was the first show with both a guest host, Tom Papa, and a guest scorekeeper, Chioke I'Anson.
Karen Chee was the guest host for the 2025-04-26 show with Brian Tyree Henry as the Not My Job guest.
2025-10-18
Hey, Starbucks. Put down that PSL and pick up a BS-BillBill Kurtis
- Jeff Gordon Score: 2
- Anna Kendrick Score: 2
- Jan Jensen Score: 3
Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! with visits from guests and more while extending time in paradise
Tom Papa was the guest host for the "Medical Bill" Panelist Questions segment that was not included in the show that aired on 2025-08-09.