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Show Details: On This Day

This page provides a list of shows that have aired on past years on this month and day.

2001-08-18

NPR DB ID: 479
Scorekeeper Guest: Jean Cochran
Panelists
  • First: Roxanne Roberts Total Score: 16 (Starting Score: 4 / Correct Answers: 6)
  • Second: Charlie Pierce Total Score: 14 (Starting Score: 4 / Correct Answers: 5)
  • Third: Sue Ellicott Total Score: 12 (Starting Score: 2 / Correct Answers: 5)
Not My Job Guest(s)
Bluff
#1
Description

Who's Jean This Time?, Listener Limerick Challenge, Not My Job about the Shriners, Week in Review, Who's Jean This Time? Round II, Bluff the Listener about unlikely plans that actually succeeded, Panelist Predictions: how will Bush redecorate the White House?

2007-08-18

NPR DB ID: 137
Scorekeeper Guest: Korva Coleman
Panelists
  • First: Mo Rocca Total Score: 18 (Starting Score: 2 / Correct Answers: 8)
  • Second: Tom Bodett Total Score: 15 (Starting Score: 1 / Correct Answers: 7)
  • Third: Amy Dickinson Total Score: 14 (Starting Score: 2 / Correct Answers: 6)
Not My Job Guest(s)
Bluff
#1
Chosen Mo Rocca
Chosen Mo Rocca
Description

Who's Korva This Time?, Bluff the Listener about boosting prison inmate morale, Not My Job about fringe political candidates, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what is next for Karl Rove after he leaves the White House?

2012-08-18

NPR DB ID: 760
Scorekeeper Legendary Anchorman Guest: Bill Kurtis
Panelists
  • First Tied: Luke Burbank Total Score: 14 (Starting Score: 2 / Correct Answers: 6)
  • First Tied: Paula Poundstone Total Score: 14 (Starting Score: 4 / Correct Answers: 5)
  • First Tied: Faith Salie Total Score: 14 (Starting Score: 2 / Correct Answers: 6)
Not My Job Guest(s)
Bluff
#1
Chosen Faith Salie
Description

Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about struggling businesses improving customer service, Not My Job about Julia Child, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: who will President Obama choose as his running mate if he were to drop Vice President Biden?

Notes

Another three-way tie. Although Paula did not win outright in this game, Paula's winning streak is now up to six games.

In the edited version of the show, they only included five of Paula's questions for the Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank round; in which, Paula answered four of those correctly.

2018-08-18

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1073
Scorekeeper I'm the shirt that doesn't cling too tight. I'm Bill-owy Bill Kurtis
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring a revisit of some favorite Not My Job guest interviews