blog.wwdt.me

Welcome to the archived version of the Wait Wait Stats Project blog. This blog had previously been used to detail work on the Stats Page and related sites.

The content of this site was ported over from the previously WordPress-powered blog, with some updates to fix broken links, update links to personal tweets to my tweet archive, and fix some issues with formatting.

All new development updates are now being posted on my personal blog at blog.linh.social.

I occasionally post updates on my two primary social media accounts:

• Mastodon: @qlp@linh.social
• Bluesky: @linh.social

Blog Posts

1. News and Updates 06 Jan 2023
2. That's So... Randomizer 01 Mar 2021
3. Retrospective: What 2020 Meant For Wait Wait Stats (and More) 30 Dec 2020
4. Bluff the Listener, Not My Job and Lightning Data Collected and Entered for 2001 onward 29 Apr 2020
5. Wait Wait Stats Page Version 4 Released! 23 Nov 2019
6. The 1000th* Show Taping and New Wait Wait Stats Reports 30 Oct 2019
7. Stats API Updates: Clean Up and Panelist Bluff Statistics 01 Oct 2019
8. Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! Stats API is Live 24 Jul 2019
9. New Panelist vs Panelist Report 26 Apr 2019
10. All Show Locations Data Entered* 05 Mar 2019
11. Stats Page Version 3.4.0: Correcting Some Design Mistakes 18 Dec 2018
12. Wait Wait's 20th Anniversary Live Taping in Chicago and Scoring Details 27 Oct 2018
13. Two Nights and Two Shows in Seattle 04 Dec 2017
14. Taking a Look at the Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! Panel Gender Mix 17 Jul 2017
15. Getting a Shout Out From Paula Poundstone on Late Show with Stephen Colbert 21 May 2017
16. Lowest Scoring Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! Show 06 May 2017
17. How Often Do Not My Job Guests Answer All Three Questions Correctly? 25 Dec 2016
18. The Tale of Two Wait Wait Shows in Portland 30 Aug 2016
19. Déjà Vu #FactCheck: First Three-Way Tie Going Into Lightning Round 20 Jun 2016
20. Throwback Thursday: Winning Carl Kasell's Message on Wait Wait 5 Years Ago Today 21 Apr 2016
21. Shows in Which Panelists Have the Same First Initial 07 Apr 2016
22. #FactCheck: First Three-Way Tie Under Bill Kurtis's Watch? 25 Nov 2015
23. #FactCheck: First Three-Way Tie Going Into Lightning Round 02 Aug 2015
24. #FactCheck: Has Roxanne Roberts Answered All 8 Qs Correctly With Bill Kurtis as Scorekeeper? 08 Jun 2015
25. Fact Check: The Number of Times Amy Dickinson Has Beaten Luke Burbank 01 Jun 2015
26. My Interview on "Little Red Bandwagon" with Some Wait Wait Talk 28 Apr 2015
27. Interactive Wait Wait Stats Infographic 18 Apr 2015
28. Year in Review: Wait Wait Stats Page and Other Happenings 30 Dec 2014
29. Slight Change of Plans: Wait Wait Stats Page Version 3.3.5 09 Dec 2014
30. Working on Wait Wait Stats Page Versions 3.3.0 and 3.4.0 25 Nov 2014
31. Wait Wait Don't Tell Me! Taping in Seattle 25 Nov 2014
32. Just a Few Site Updates for Version 3.2.2 12 Oct 2014
33. New Graphs Are Now Here on the Wait Wait Stats Page 22 Aug 2014
34. Host and Scorekeeper Updates on Wait Wait Stats Page 30 Jul 2014
35. Wait Wait Don't Tell Me! at the Warner Theatre 19 May 2014
36. Wait Wait Stats Page Version 3.1 is Now Live 17 May 2014
37. Updates to the Wait Wait Stats Page Coming Soon 08 May 2014
38. Going to Carl's Last Wait Wait Taping in DC 28 Apr 2014
39. Minor Updates to Wait Wait Stats Page 14 Apr 2014
40. Throwback Thursday: An Interesting Look Back at the Stats Page 10 Apr 2014
41. Carl Kasell to retire from Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! this Spring 04 Mar 2014
42. Say Hello to Wait Wait Stats Page, Version 3.0! 31 Jan 2014
43. Progress Update on Wait Wait Stats Page Version 3.0 Development 20 Jan 2014
44. Previewing Wait Wait Stats Page Version 3.0 14 Jan 2014
45. Links to Newer WWDTM Shows on NPR.org Not Quite Working 21 Dec 2013
46. When was the last time a panelist won? 14 Dec 2013
47. Visiting NYC for the special Wait Wait Cinecast 04 Sep 2013
48. All show descriptions entered 23 Oct 2012
49. Attending a WWDTM Live Taping in Chicago 29 Jul 2012
50. Fifth Birthday of WWDTM Stats Page 29 Jul 2012
51. Development Update: Show Location Code Written 23 Jul 2012
52. wwdt.me Shortened URLs for linking to WWDTM shows on NPR.org 22 Jul 2012
53. 21 Jul 2012: Paula Poundstone's winning streak hits five games 22 Jul 2012
54. 16 June 2012 Show: Maz Jobrani was robbed two points in LFitB round 29 Jun 2012
55. 10 June 2012 Sprint: Data Access Code Completed 16 Jun 2012
56. Sneak Peek: Database Design for Version 2.0 02 Jun 2012
57. Welcome to the wwdt.me Blog! 02 Jun 2012
58. WWDTM Stats: More and more data entry 09 May 2012
59. Wait Wait Stats Update: Not My Job Data 03 Oct 2011
60. Wait Wait Stats Update: Panelist Appearances (Part 3) 18 Sep 2011
61. Wait Wait Stats Update: Panelist Appearances (Part 2) 17 Sep 2011
62. WWDTM Live Taping 16 Sep 2011
63. Wait Wait Stats Update: Panelist Appearances 13 Sep 2011
64. Wait Wait Stats Update: Jumping Down to a Specific Show 28 Aug 2011
65. Mo Rocca, The World's Worst Obstetrician 28 Aug 2011
66. Wait Wait Stats Update: Page Loads 06 Jul 2011
67. Wait Wait Stats Update: 1998 Part Deux 01 Jul 2011
68. The voice of Carl Kasell has arrived 24 Jun 2011
69. Wait Wait Stats Updates: 1998 23 May 2011
70. Holy traffic spike, Wait Wait fans! 26 Apr 2011
71. Mo Rocca: Three Way Tie on WWDTM 23 Oct 2010
72. Plans for Wait Wait Statistics Site 19 Oct 2010
73. Another shout out for Wait Wait Don't Tell Me! Stats 02 Oct 2010
74. Super Belated Wait Wait Woot! 01 Sep 2010
75. No Carl Kasell on My Voicemail 25 Apr 2009
76. WWDTM Statistics: Updates 15 Aug 2007
77. WWDTM Statistics 30 Jul 2007
78. WWDTM in Portland 05 Jul 2007