Show Details: On This Day
This page provides a list of shows that have aired on past years on this month and day.
2002-03-02
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First:
Charlie Pierce
Total: 14
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 6
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Second Tied:
Sue Ellicott
Total: 11
Lightning Start: 1 Correct: 5
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Second Tied:
Roy Blount, Jr.
Total: 11
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 4
- Randy Newman Score: 1
Who's Carl This Time?, Listener Limerick Challenge, Not My Job about saints, Who's Carl This Time? Round II, Bluff the Listener about people joining forces to fight against something, Panelist Predictions: who will be the next person to be canonized as a saint?
2013-03-02
Legendary AnchormanGuest: Bill Kurtis
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First:
Jessi Klein
Total: 12
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 5
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Second Tied:
Mo Rocca
Total: 11
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 4
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Second Tied:
Alonzo Bodden
Total: 11
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 4
- Jon Miller Score: 1
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about a new foreign TV show, Not My Job about strange food, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: where will horses turn up next?
Mo Rocca was in great form for the Lightning Fill In The Blank segment, particularly after Peter asked Bill Kurtis if Mo did well enough to win. Bill Kurtis simply answered, "No." At which, Mo said that Bill should have built up the suspense and then said Carl would normally have said, though in a funny manner: "He needed five correct answers, but he only had four. So, the winner this week is Jessi Klein."
2019-03-02
Let me toss your salad. I'm, I'm Bill-samic vinaigretteBill Kurtis
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First:
Faith Salie
Total: 14
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 6
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Second:
Paula Poundstone
Total: 12
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 5
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Third:
Tom Bodett
Total: 11
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 4
- Aaron Sorkin Score: 1
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about pickles coming to the rescue, Not My Job about hot wings, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what will be the thing everyone will be talking about at next year's Oscars?
During the first panel round, Faith Salie said "We'll turn the light off for you" as a twist on the Motel 6 tagline: "We'll leave the light on for you"; which, was coined by Tom Bodett.
All three of the choices for the third Not My Job question were correct.
Six of the eight Lightning Fill In The Blank questions asked to Paula Poundstone made it into the edited version of the show. Of those six questions, Paula answered four correct and two incorrect. Bill Kurtis said that Paula answered five correct; which, means that the fifth one would have been one of the two questions that were edited out.
2024-03-02
Now that Bill's here, it's Austin City No LimitsBill Kurtis
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First Tied:
Karen Chee
Total: 14
Lightning Start: 4 Correct: 5
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First Tied:
Peter Grosz
Total: 14
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 6
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Third:
Alzo Slade
Total: 10
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 4
- Danny Brown Score: 2
Who's Bill This Time?; Panel Questions; Bluff the Listener about a winner suffering a setback; Not My Job about Dan Brown; Panel Questions; Listener Limerick Challenge; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: what will Merrian-Webster allow us to do next?
This is the first show to be taped on a leap day. The first show to be aired on a leap day was on 2020-02-29.
Peter Grosz initially answered his first Lightning Fill In The Blank question with "Devil" but changed his answer to "Senate Minority Leader" as Peter Sagal was saying "Senate Minorty Leader". Peter received credit for the answer. In the edited version of the show, Peter was asked 7 questions and answered 5 correct while Bill Kurtis said that Peter had answered 6 correct. The other question may have been edited out for time. The scoring data entered for Peter reflects the scoring kept by Bill.
Karen Chee answered her sixth Lightning Fill In The Blank question with "Eggs" while the correct answer was "Groceries". Peter Sagal gave her credit for her answer. Karen answered her seventh Lightning Fill In The Blank question with "Disneyland" while the correct answer was "Disney World". Peter also grave Karen credit for her answer.