Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! Stats Page

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Welcome to the Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! Stats Page! Here, you'll find almost everything that you might want to know about NPR's weekly news quiz show.

Below is a list of shows that have recently aired and the next show that will air.

2024-04-20

NPR DB ID: 1373

Location

Studebaker Theater (Chicago, Illinois)

Host

Peter Sagal

Scorekeeper

Bill Kurtis' voice may be heavenly, but get ready for hell

Guest: Helen Hong

Panelists

First: Faith Salie 16 (2 / 7)
Second Tied: Maz Jobrani 11 (3 / 4)
Second Tied: Roy Blount, Jr. 11 (3 / 4)

Guests

Judith Butler 3

Bluff(s)

            #1
        
            Chosen:
                Maz Jobrani
        
            Correct:
                Maz Jobrani

Description

Who's Helen This Time?; Panel Questions; Bluff the Listener about something at the drug store being used for an unusual purpose; Not My Job about horror movies; Panel Questions; Listener Limerick Challenge; Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank; Panelist Predictions: what's next for Red Lobster?

2024-04-13

NPR DB ID: 1372

Location

Benedum Center (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)

Host

Peter Sagal

Scorekeeper

City of Steel, meet Voice of Gold

Bill Kurtis

Panelists

First: Mo Rocca 14 (4 / 5)
Second: Negin Farsad 9 (3 / 3)
Third: Maeve Higgins 6 (4 / 1)

Guests

Bill Cowher 3

Bluff(s)

            #1
        
            Chosen:
                Mo Rocca
        
            Correct:
                Mo Rocca

Description

Who's Bill This Time?; Panel Questions: Don't Stare Directly At This Quiz; Bluff the Listener about an untold story of a celebrity; Not My Job about cowards; Panel Questions; Listener Limerick Challenge; Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank; Panelist Predictions: what will be the next long-lost thing to emerge?

Notes

Peter Sagal coached Bill Cowher in the style of Bill Cowher after Bill chose "A" for the third Not My Job question. Bill changed his answer to "B", which was correct.

The gong sound was played before Peter Sagal started asking Negin Farsad's last Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank question.

2024-04-06

NPR DB ID: 1371

Location

Studebaker Theater (Chicago, Illinois)

Host

Peter Sagal

Scorekeeper

Throw out your Q-tips, let me voice clean out your ears

Bill Kurtis

Panelists

First: Adam Burke 14 (2 / 6)
Second: Alonzo Bodden 12 (2 / 5)
Third: Emmy Blotnick 11 (3 / 4)

Guests

Chris Pine 2

Bluff(s)

            #1
        
            Chosen:
                Emmy Blotnick
        
            Correct:
                Emmy Blotnick

Description

Who's Bill This Time?; Panel Questions; Bluff the Listener about someone with good intentions; Not My Job about air fresheners; Panel Questions / Did All of the Flights From Germany Make It Past England Before Their Toilets Overflowed into the Cabin This Week?; Listener Limerick Challenge; Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank; Panelist Predictions: what will be the next thing that turns out to be a lie?

Notes

All three panelists shared the same last initial, "B".

2024-03-30

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1370

Location

Studebaker Theater (Chicago, Illinois)

Host

Peter Sagal

Scorekeeper

I'm the man with a voice so rich and smooth, you're not allowed to listen on Good Friday

Bill Kurtis

Panelists

Guests

Description

Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!: Spring Break Edition with some favorite guests

Notes

Josh Gondelman was the guest host for the 2023-03-04 show which featured Malala Yousafzai as the Not My Job guest.

The segment with David Axelrod comes from his second appearance as a Not My Job guest on 2023-03-25.

Alzo Slade was the guest host for the 2023-05-13 show which featured Gabrielle Dennis as the Not My Job guest.