Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! Stats Page
Show Details: 2005
2005-01-01
- First: Roy Blount, Jr. 13
- Second: Sue Ellicott 12
- Third: Richard Roeper 10
The Wait Wait.. Don't Tell Me! page for this show when you manually enter in the date for the show lists the date of 2004-01-05. That day is actually a Thursday and not a Saturday, which is the normal week day that shows are listed under. The information listed on that page matches that of the 2004-08-07 show and that is the information that I am using to fill in the information for this show.
2005-01-08
- First: Charlie Pierce 15 (3 / 6)
- Second: Paula Poundstone 13 (1 / 6)
- Third: Roxanne Roberts 12 (2 / 5)
2005-01-15
- First: Roy Blount, Jr. 19 (3 / 8)
- Second: Kyrie O'Connor 18 (4 / 7)
- Third: Mo Rocca 13 (3 / 5)
2005-01-22
- First: Roxanne Roberts 19 (5 / 7)
- Second: Adam Felber 16 (4 / 6)
- Third: P.J. O'Rourke 13 (1 / 6)
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N/A
2005-01-29
- First: Charlie Pierce 18 (4 / 7)
- Second: Paula Poundstone 16 (4 / 6)
- Third: Adam Felber 9 (3 / 3)
2005-02-05
- First: Roy Blount, Jr. 17 (5 / 6)
- Second: P.J. O'Rourke 15 (3 / 6)
- Third: Sue Ellicott 9 (3 / 3)
2005-02-12
- First: Adam Felber 18 (4 / 7)
- Second: Roy Blount, Jr. 17 (3 / 7)
- Third: Roxanne Roberts 14 (4 / 5)
2005-02-19
- First: Kyrie O'Connor 13 (3 / 5)
- Second: Sue Ellicott 12 (4 / 4)
- Third: Adam Felber 11 (1 / 5)
2005-02-26
- First Tied: Charlie Pierce 13 (3 / 5)
- First Tied: Mo Rocca 13 (3 / 5)
- Third: Paula Poundstone 12 (4 / 4)
2005-03-05
- First: Adam Felber 14 (2 / 6)
- Second: Sue Ellicott 12 (4 / 4)
- Third: P.J. O'Rourke 7 (3 / 2)
2005-03-12
- First Tied: Charlie Pierce 13 (3 / 5)
- First Tied: Kyrie O'Connor 13 (3 / 5)
- Third: Roxanne Roberts 12 (2 / 5)
2005-03-19
- First: Adam Felber 19 (5 / 7)
- Second: Kyrie O'Connor 13 (3 / 5)
- Third: Aamer Haleem 12 (2 / 5)
2005-03-26
- First: Roxanne Roberts 20 (6 / 7)
- Second: Mo Rocca 14 (2 / 6)
- Third: Roy Blount, Jr. 13 (3 / 5)
- Bob Vila 2
2005-04-02
- First: Adam Felber 17 (3 / 7)
- Second Tied: Roy Blount, Jr. 16 (4 / 6)
- Second Tied: Sue Ellicott 16 (4 / 6)
2005-04-09
- First: Roxanne Roberts 18 (4 / 7)
- Second: Mo Rocca 14 (4 / 5)
- Third: Aamer Haleem 12 (2 / 5)
2005-04-16
- First: Adam Felber 17 (3 / 7)
- Second: Charlie Pierce 16 (4 / 6)
- Third: Paula Poundstone 15 (3 / 6)
2005-04-23
- First: Roy Blount, Jr. 19 (5 / 7)
- Second: Mo Rocca 15 (3 / 6)
- Third: Kyrie O'Connor 13 (3 / 5)
2005-04-30
- First: Charlie Pierce 17 (3 / 7)
- Second: Roy Blount, Jr. 16 (2 / 7)
- Third: Roxanne Roberts 12 (2 / 5)
2005-05-07
- First: Adam Felber 19 (3 / 8)
- Second: Roy Blount, Jr. 15 (3 / 6)
- Third: Paula Poundstone 10 (2 / 4)
2005-05-14
- First Tied: Adam Felber 13 (1 / 6)
- First Tied: Kyrie O'Connor 13 (1 / 6)
- Third: Sue Ellicott 10 (2 / 4)
Although Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! has recorded several live shows at the Bank One/Chase Auditorium, they started using the auditorium as their new home for shows taped in front of a live audience.
Start of the "666"/"616" debacle, in which Peter noted that the 616 area code was for Ann Arbor, Michigan, Kyrie made a funny sound after missing a question in the Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank round; First regular live show from Bank One/Chase Auditorium
2005-05-21
- First: Roxanne Roberts 15 (3 / 6)
- Second: Mo Rocca 14 (2 / 6)
- Third: P.J. O'Rourke 10 (2 / 4)
- Dan Neil 1
Continuation of the "666"/"616" debacle, in which Peter apologized to the audience but stated that "Beelzebub" could be found in Grand Rapids, Michigan; Live from Ypsilanti, Michigan
2005-05-28
- First: Richard Roeper 16 (2 / 7)
- Second Tied: Charlie Pierce 15 (3 / 6)
- Second Tied: Roxanne Roberts 15 (1 / 7)
Conclusion of the "666"/"616" debacle, in which Peter noted that President Bush was in Grand Rapids last week when the show aired and had to apologize to both President Bush... and to Beelzebub
2005-06-04
- First: Kyrie O'Connor 18 (2 / 8)
- Second: Adam Felber 17 (3 / 7)
- Third: Paula Poundstone 11 (1 / 5)
2005-06-11
- First: Mo Rocca 13 (3 / 5)
- Second Tied: Paula Poundstone 12 (2 / 5)
- Second Tied: Richard Roeper 12 (2 / 5)
2005-06-18
- First: Adam Felber 17 (3 / 7)
- Second: Roy Blount, Jr. 15 (3 / 6)
- Third: Paula Poundstone 14 (2 / 6)
2005-06-25
- First: Charlie Pierce 14 (2 / 6)
- Second: Roxanne Roberts 13 (3 / 5)
- Third: Aamer Haleem 11 (3 / 4)
When Maj. Robert Bateman didn't answer the first or second Not My Job question correctly, Peter said that if Maj. Bateman could answer the third question correctly that he would win the voice answering machine message for the listener contestant. Maj. Bateman answered the third question correctly.
2005-07-02
- First: Adam Felber 17 (3 / 7)
- Second Tied: Roxanne Roberts 12 (2 / 5)
- Second Tied: Mo Rocca 12 (2 / 5)
2005-07-09
- Multiple Panelists
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N/A
2005-07-16
- First: Paula Poundstone 16 (2 / 7)
- Second: Roy Blount, Jr. 14 (4 / 5)
- Third: P.J. O'Rourke 12 (2 / 5)
Paula Poundstone had her first outright win on the show
2005-07-23
- First: Mo Rocca 17 (3 / 7)
- Second: Amy Dickinson 14 (2 / 6)
- Third: Charlie Pierce 13 (3 / 5)
2005-07-30
- First: Adam Felber 18 (4 / 7)
- Second: Roxanne Roberts 16 (2 / 7)
- Third: Richard Roeper 11 (1 / 5)
2005-08-06
- First: Kyrie O'Connor 13 (3 / 5)
- Second Tied: Roy Blount, Jr. 12 (2 / 5)
- Second Tied: Paula Poundstone 12 (2 / 5)
2005-08-13
- First Tied: Adam Felber 17 (3 / 7)
- First Tied: Roxanne Roberts 17 (3 / 7)
- Third: Tom Bodett 15 (3 / 6)
2005-08-20
- First: Adam Felber 18 (2 / 8)
- Second: Paula Poundstone 16 (4 / 6)
- Third: Sue Ellicott 10 (2 / 4)
2005-08-27
- First: Paula Poundstone 14 (2 / 6)
- Second: Charlie Pierce 13 (3 / 5)
- Third: Mo Rocca 12 (2 / 5)
2005-09-03
- First Tied: Roy Blount, Jr. 15 (5 / 5)
- First Tied: Kyrie O'Connor 15 (1 / 7)
- Third: Mo Rocca 12 (2 / 5)
An instance where Mo Rocca uses the surname "Bagnoli" in this Bluff the Listener story.
2005-09-10
- First: Adam Felber 18 (2 / 8)
- Second: Tom Bodett 12 (2 / 5)
- Third: Amy Dickinson 10 (2 / 4)
2005-09-17
- First: Charlie Pierce 18 (4 / 7)
- Second Tied: Roxanne Roberts 12 (2 / 5)
- Second Tied: Roy Blount, Jr. 12 (2 / 5)
2005-09-24
- First: Mo Rocca 17 (3 / 7)
- Second: Roxanne Roberts 16 (0 / 8)
- Third: Richard Roeper 11 (3 / 4)
2005-10-01
- First: Tom Bodett 15 (3 / 6)
- Second: Sue Ellicott 11 (3 / 4)
- Third: Paula Poundstone 10 (2 / 4)
2005-10-08
- First: Roy Blount, Jr. 18 (6 / 6)
- Second: Kyrie O'Connor 16 (2 / 7)
- Third: Paula Poundstone 11 (1 / 5)
2005-10-15
- First: Charlie Pierce 15 (3 / 6)
- Second: Paula Poundstone 13 (1 / 6)
- Third: Roxanne Roberts 12 (2 / 5)
2005-10-22
- First: P.J. O'Rourke 18 (2 / 8)
- Second: Charlie Pierce 15 (3 / 6)
- Third: Sue Ellicott 12 (2 / 5)
2005-10-29
- First: Adam Felber 20 (4 / 8)
- Second: Mo Rocca 16 (2 / 7)
- Third: Paula Poundstone 14 (2 / 6)
2005-11-05
- First: Roy Blount, Jr. 19 (3 / 8)
- Second: Roxanne Roberts 14 (4 / 5)
- Third: Mo Rocca 7 (1 / 3)
The Bank One Auditorium was renamed to the Chase Auditorium
2005-11-12
- First: Roy Blount, Jr. 14 (2 / 6)
- Second: Sue Ellicott 10 (2 / 4)
- Third: Paula Poundstone 9 (3 / 3)
2005-11-19
- First Tied: Roxanne Roberts 15 (3 / 6)
- First Tied: Charlie Pierce 15 (3 / 6)
- Third: Adam Felber 14 (2 / 6)
2005-11-26
- First Tied: Roy Blount, Jr. 14 (2 / 6)
- First Tied: Charlie Pierce 14 (2 / 6)
- Third: Roxanne Roberts 13 (3 / 5)
2005-12-03
- First: Paula Poundstone 15 (3 / 6)
- Second Tied: Roy Blount, Jr. 13 (3 / 5)
- Second Tied: Sue Ellicott 13 (3 / 5)
2005-12-10
- First: Roxanne Roberts 15 (3 / 6)
- Second Tied: P.J. O'Rourke 13 (3 / 5)
- Second Tied: Mo Rocca 13 (3 / 5)
2005-12-17
- First Tied: Charlie Pierce 14 (2 / 6)
- First Tied: Roxanne Roberts 14 (4 / 5)
- Third: Tom Bodett 12 (2 / 5)
2005-12-24
- First: Kyrie O'Connor 16 (2 / 7)
- Second Tied: Adam Felber 10 (4 / 3)
- Second Tied: Amy Dickinson 10 (2 / 4)
2005-12-31
- First: Charlie Pierce 11 (3 / 4)
- Second Tied: Mo Rocca 10 (2 / 4)
- Second Tied: Roxanne Roberts 10 (2 / 4)