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Show Details: February 2026

2026-02-07

NPR DB ID: 1468
Scorekeeper I'm the reason everybody's throwing Super Bill parties this weekend Bill Kurtis
Panelists
  • Rank: First: Josh Gondelman Total: 15
    Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 6
  • Rank: Second: Tig Notaro Total: 13
    Lightning Start: 1 Correct: 6
  • Rank: Third: Tom Bodett Total: 11
    Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 4
Not My Job Guest(s)
Bluff
#1
Correct Josh Gondelman
Description

Who's Bill This Time?; Panel Questions; Bluff the Listener about a secret revealed in the news; Not My Job about Skittles; Panel Questions; Listener Limerick Challenge; Lightning Fill In the Blank; Panelist Predictions: what Super Bowl commercial we'll all be talking about next week?

Notes

Another instance where all three choices for the third Not My Job question were correct.

2026-02-14

NPR DB ID: 1469
Host Guest: Negin Farsad
Scorekeeper Hey there, Cupid. Put down that arrow and let me voice pierce some hearts Bill Kurtis
Panelists
  • Rank: First: Paula Poundstone Total: 13
    Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 5
  • Rank: Second: Beth Stelling Total: 12
    Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 5
  • Rank: Third: Tom Papa Total: 11
    Lightning Start: 1 Correct: 5
Not My Job Guest(s)
Bluff
Description

Who's Bill This TIme?; Panel Questions; Bluff the Listener about a news story inspired by a movie; Not My Job about K-Mart; Panel Questions; Listener Limerick Challenge; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: what will be the big story out of the final week of the Olympics?

2026-02-21

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1470
Host Guest: Negin Farsad
Scorekeeper I'm the man who does quadruple axels with my voice Bill Kurtis
Description

Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! where we give out our own Olympic gold medals to some of our favorite guests and segments of the past year

Notes

Alzo Slade was the guest scorekeeper for the 2025-11-08 show that included Roy Choi as the Not My Job guest and the included Bluff the Listener segment.

The first portion of the included Panel Questions segment was from the 2026-01-10 show. The second and third portions were from the 2025-12-20 with additional content that was cut for time or other reasons.

2026-02-28

NPR DB ID: 1471
Scorekeeper I'm the man with a voice so smooth, you could go curling on it Bill Kurtis
Panelists
  • Rank: First: Alonzo Bodden Total: 17
    Lightning Start: 5 Correct: 6
  • Rank: Second: Josh Gondelman Total: 15
    Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 6
  • Rank: Third: Faith Salie Total: 14
    Lightning Start: 4 Correct: 5
Not My Job Guest(s)
Bluff
#1
Chosen Faith Salie
Correct Faith Salie
Description

Who's Bill This Time?; Panel Questions; Bluff the Listener about a new travel hack in the news; Not My Job about short kings; Panel Questions: Clearing Out the Cabinet; Panel Questions; Listener Limerick Challenge; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Questions: after American Girls, what will be the next toy to get an update?