Show Details: January 2026
2026-01-03
That big ball in Times Square doesn't drop until it hears me count down from tenBill Kurtis
- Pedro Pascal Score: 3
- Chris Perfetti Score: 3
- Heather Gay Score: 3
Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! by revisiting of all the fun from 2025
Tom Papa was the guest host for the 2025-08-09 show with Pedro Pascal as the Not My Job guest.
The Bluff the Listener segment came from the show that aired on 2025-03-22.
Negin Farsad was the guest host for the 2025-06-14 show with Chris Perfetti as the Not My Job guest.
Alzo Slade was the guest scorekeeper for the 2025-08-02 show with Heather Gay as the Not My Job guest.
As of 2026-01-10, this episode has not made it on to the podcast feeds. The full show audio is available on the episode's page on NPR.org.
2026-01-10
I'm the voice so rich, it makes you sign a pre-nupBill Kurtis
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Rank:
First:
Paula Poundstone
Total: 14
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 6
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Second:
Roy Blount, Jr.
Total: 12
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 5
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Third:
Joyelle Nicole Johnson
Total: 8
Lightning Start: 4 Correct: 2
- Delroy Lindo Score: 2
Who's Bill This Time?; Panel Questions; Bluff the Listener about an unlikely hero saving lives; Not My Job about the New Orleans Saints; Panel Questions; Listener Limerick Challenge; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: now that we have a new food pyramid, what will be the next new food to go on sale?
Delroy Lindo asked the audience for help on the second Not My Job question. The audience yelled out "B", which Delroy chose as his answer and it was the correct answer.
While explaining the story behind the second limerick for Listener Limerick Challenge, Peter Sagal had a verbal slip by saying "Dick and Chain" instead of "Dick and Jane".
2026-01-17
I'm the voice so smooth, lullabies listen to me to fall asleepBill Kurtis
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Rank:
First:
Luke Burbank
Total: 12
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 5
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Rank:
Second:
Hari Kondabolu
Total: 11
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 4
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Rank:
Third:
Rachel Coster
Total: 10
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 4
- Kali Reis Score: 3
Who's Bill This Time?; Panel Questions; Bluff the Listener about a celebrity encounter; Not My Job about the Consumer Electronics Show; Panel Questions; Listener Limerick Challenge; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: what we'll find when we travel back to the Moon
2026-01-24
My voice is the only set of pipes in America that's not freezing this weekendBill Kurtis
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Rank:
First:
Adam Burke
Total: 13
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 5
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Rank:
Second:
Mo Rocca
Total: 12
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 5
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Rank:
Third:
Shantira Jackson
Total: 8
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 3
- Kevin O'Leary Score: 2
Who's Bill This Time?; Panel Questions; Bluff the Listener about innovation in stadiums; Not My Job about the biggest parties ever; Panel Questions; Listener Limerick Challenge; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: now that they can use tools, what'll be the next surprising thing cows do?
2026-01-31
It's cold out there. But, don't worry, I'm still hotBill Kurtis
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Rank:
First:
Negin Farsad
Total: 15
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 6
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Rank:
Second Tied:
Peter Grosz
Total: 10
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 4
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Rank:
Second Tied:
Annie Rauwerda
Total: 10
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 4
- Jon M. Chu Score: 3
Who's Bill This Time?; Panel Questions; Bluff the Listener about a surprising new international tourist attraction; Not My Job about Boston, Massachusetts; Panel Questions; Listener Limerick Challenge; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: now that we know trees can explode, what will trees do next?