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Show Details: 2009
2009-01-03
2009-01-10
- First Tied: Adam Felber 13 (3 / 5)
- First Tied: Mo Rocca 13 (3 / 5)
- Third: Roxanne Roberts 12 (2 / 5)
2009-01-17
- First Tied: Amy Dickinson 15 (3 / 6)
- First Tied: Charlie Pierce 15 (3 / 6)
- Third: Paula Poundstone 7 (3 / 2)
2009-01-24
- First: Tom Bodett 17 (3 / 7)
- Second: Kyrie O'Connor 14 (2 / 6)
- Third: P.J. O'Rourke 13 (3 / 5)
2009-01-31
- First: Alison Stewart 14 (2 / 6)
- Second: Paul Provenza 13 (3 / 5)
- Third: Roy Blount, Jr. 9 (3 / 3)
During the Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank round, Roy Blount Jr. was asked which science fiction series did Gene Roddenberry create and Majel Barrett was in, Roy answered "Star Wars" in which Peter said that the answer was correct. In fact, the correct answer is Star Trek, which Carl corrected when stating Roy's score. Peter then asked if Carl was a dork, to which Carl sheepishly replied, "I guess?".
2009-02-07
- First: Adam Felber 18 (4 / 7)
- Second: Kyrie O'Connor 16 (2 / 7)
- Third: Charlie Pierce 14 (2 / 6)
2009-02-14
2009-02-21
- First: Mo Rocca 14 (2 / 6)
- Second: Paula Poundstone 13 (3 / 5)
- Third: Tom Bodett 11 (3 / 4)
During the second panelist round, Mo Rocca commented on hating homemade sweaters and that they are always itchy.
Paula stated during the Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank round that she has never had six correct answers in her life. Paula has answered six correct answers at least twice in 2008, and she answered six correct to get her first win.
2009-02-28
- First: Roxanne Roberts 18 (4 / 7)
- Second Tied: Roy Blount, Jr. 12 (2 / 5)
- Second Tied: Paul Provenza 12 (2 / 5)
Peter stated that they received letters complaining about Mo Rocca's statement on the previous week's show about all homemade sweaters being itchy. Mo Rocca phoned in with an "apology".
2009-03-07
- First: Tom Bodett 18 (2 / 8)
- Second: Roxanne Roberts 14 (4 / 5)
- Third: Mo Rocca 10 (2 / 4)
2009-03-14
- First Tied: Paula Poundstone 15 (3 / 6)
- First Tied: Kyrie O'Connor 15 (3 / 6)
- Third: P.J. O'Rourke 9 (3 / 3)
2009-03-21
- First Tied: Tom Bodett 12 (4 / 4)
- First Tied: Paul Provenza 12 (2 / 5)
- Third: Kyrie O'Connor 11 (3 / 4)
2009-03-28
- First: Amy Dickinson 15 (3 / 6)
- Second: Charlie Pierce 13 (3 / 5)
- Third: Roy Blount, Jr. 8 (2 / 3)
- Kim Deal 2
2009-04-04
- First: Paula Poundstone 14 (2 / 6)
- Second: Mo Rocca 13 (3 / 5)
- Third: Tom Bodett 10 (2 / 4)
Paula Poundstone is in rare form, particularly when she goes against Michael Pollan about Ring Dings and when Mo Rocca was flailing around to come up with an answer. Also, Paula finds her groove with questions about space exploration.
2009-04-11
- First: Paula Poundstone 14 (4 / 5)
- Second: Adam Felber 13 (3 / 5)
- Third: Mo Rocca 12 (2 / 5)
The saga of Mo Rocca's comments about knitted sweaters being itchy seems to have come to a close in that several knitters have brought Mo homemade kitten items to wear after the show. The video of Mo Rocca receiving those items can be viewed at: http://www.npr.org/templates/player/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=103491093
2009-04-18
- First: Roxanne Roberts 17 (3 / 7)
- Second: Adam Felber 16 (2 / 7)
- Third: Tom Bodett 13 (3 / 5)
2009-04-25
- First: Kyrie O'Connor 18 (2 / 8)
- Second: Tom Bodett 13 (3 / 5)
- Third: Roy Blount, Jr. 12 (4 / 4)
So much for getting Carl Kasell's voice (or Carl singing "Danny Boy" off-key) on my voice mail... on my birthday! Thank you for trying Monica.
2009-05-02
- First: Charlie Pierce 17 (5 / 6)
- Second: Paul Provenza 16 (2 / 7)
- Third: Amy Dickinson 10 (2 / 4)
2009-05-09
- First: Paul Provenza 16 (4 / 6)
- Second: Paula Poundstone 14 (4 / 5)
- Third: Amy Dickinson 13 (1 / 6)
2009-05-16
- First: Mo Rocca 15 (3 / 6)
- Second: Roxanne Roberts 14 (2 / 6)
- Third: Paula Poundstone 12 (4 / 4)
2009-05-23
2009-05-30
- First: Roy Blount, Jr. 15 (3 / 6)
- Second Tied: Charlie Pierce 13 (5 / 4)
- Second Tied: Kyrie O'Connor 13 (1 / 6)
2009-06-06
- First: Tom Bodett 17 (3 / 7)
- Second: Paula Poundstone 11 (1 / 5)
- Third: Julia Sweeney 9 (3 / 3)
- Ed Helms 1
Julia Sweeney joins the team of Wait Wait panelists.
2009-06-13
- First: Charlie Pierce 18 (4 / 7)
- Second: Amy Dickinson 14 (2 / 6)
- Third: Paul Provenza 13 (3 / 5)
2009-06-20
- First: Kyrie O'Connor 15 (3 / 6)
- Second: Mo Rocca 14 (2 / 6)
- Third: Roy Blount, Jr. 13 (3 / 5)
2009-06-27
- First: Tom Bodett 17 (3 / 7)
- Second: Adam Felber 15 (3 / 6)
- Third: Roxanne Roberts 14 (2 / 6)
2009-07-04
- First Tied: Roy Blount, Jr. 14 (2 / 6)
- First Tied: Charlie Pierce 14 (2 / 6)
- Third: Roxanne Roberts 13 (3 / 5)
2009-07-11
- First: Adam Felber 18 (6 / 6)
- Second: Julia Sweeney 10 (2 / 4)
- Third: Paula Poundstone 9 (1 / 4)
Adam Felber entered the Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank round with 6 points!
2009-07-18
- First: Roxanne Roberts 17 (3 / 7)
- Second Tied: Charlie Pierce 15 (3 / 6)
- Second Tied: Roy Blount, Jr. 15 (3 / 6)
2009-07-25
- First: Kyrie O'Connor 19 (3 / 8)
- Second: Mo Rocca 15 (3 / 6)
- Third: Tom Bodett 12 (2 / 5)
Another Mo golden quote, "Preparation H on Uranus."
2009-08-01
- First: P.J. O'Rourke 15 (3 / 6)
- Second: Amy Dickinson 14 (2 / 6)
- Third: Charlie Pierce 11 (3 / 4)
Peter had a Freudian slip when he said "The Dong Show" instead of "The Gong Show" when wrapping up the Not My Job round, hilarity ensued.
2009-08-08
- First: Tom Bodett 15 (3 / 6)
- Second: Roxanne Roberts 14 (2 / 6)
- Third: Paula Poundstone 11 (3 / 4)
2009-08-15
- First: Charlie Pierce 13 (3 / 5)
- Second: Roy Blount, Jr. 12 (2 / 5)
- Third: Amy Dickinson 11 (3 / 4)
2009-08-22
- Multiple Panelists
2009-08-29
Paula Poundstone seems to be involved with most of the highlighted moments.
2009-09-05
- First: Roxanne Roberts 18 (4 / 7)
- Second: Mo Rocca 12 (2 / 5)
- Third: Adam Felber 11 (3 / 4)
2009-09-12
- First Tied: Charlie Pierce 15 (3 / 6)
- First Tied: Kyrie O'Connor 15 (3 / 6)
- Third: P.J. O'Rourke 14 (2 / 6)
2009-09-19
- First: Mo Rocca 15 (3 / 6)
- Second: Roy Blount, Jr. 12 (2 / 5)
- Third: Amy Dickinson 11 (3 / 4)
2009-09-26
- First: Tom Bodett 17 (3 / 7)
- Second: Paul Provenza 11 (1 / 5)
- Third: Paula Poundstone 8 (2 / 3)
Peter had to apologize about mixing up which came first in the previous show, the Slanket or the Snuggie.
Peter Sagal said that 3 meters is close to 12 feet in amazement of Tom's lucky guess in answering the last Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank question. 3 meters is actually close to 10 feet, whereas 4 meters would be closer to 12 feet. I know, I am being a bit pedantic.
2009-10-03
- First: Charlie Pierce 15 (3 / 6)
- Second: Kyrie O'Connor 13 (1 / 6)
- Third: P.J. O'Rourke 9 (3 / 3)
This episode is sponsored by the letters: W, T and F.
One of P.J. O'Rourke's panelist question and answer is identical to one that guest host Luke Burbank asked panelist Aamer Haleem (2006-08-12), regarding hungry men preferring "generous sized young lady". Both instances made references to Bill Clinton's scandal with Monica Lewinsky, but did not lead to any comments about such women carrying trays of food this time around.
2009-10-10
- First: Tom Bodett 16 (2 / 7)
- Second Tied: Charlie Pierce 14 (4 / 5)
- Second Tied: Roxanne Roberts 14 (2 / 6)
2009-10-17
- First: Mo Rocca 16 (2 / 7)
- Second: Roy Blount, Jr. 15 (3 / 6)
- Third: Faith Salie 14 (2 / 6)
The second limerick during the Listener Limerick Challenge called the two slashes in a URL "backslashes". Technically, the two slashes in a URI/URL are actually forward slashes.
While Mo Rocca was trying to come up with an answer for Mo's last Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank question for the round, Peter interrupted Mo and told Faith Salie that "this might go on for a while".
2009-10-24
- First: Paula Poundstone 13 (3 / 5)
- Second: Adam Felber 12 (2 / 5)
- Third: Mo Rocca 8 (2 / 3)
2009-10-31
- First: Amy Dickinson 17 (3 / 7)
- Second: Luke Burbank 16 (2 / 7)
- Third: Julia Sweeney 11 (3 / 4)
Luke Burbank returns!!!
During the second panelist round, while Peter was asking Julia Sweeney's second question of the round, Julia yelled out "No! Don't ask me a sports thing!".
2009-11-07
- First: Roxanne Roberts 18 (4 / 7)
- Second: Adam Felber 15 (3 / 6)
- Third: Mo Rocca 12 (2 / 5)
2009-11-14
- First: Kyrie O'Connor 15 (3 / 6)
- Second: Tom Bodett 14 (2 / 6)
- Third: Paul Provenza 13 (3 / 5)
Both Rufus Wainwright and his father, Loudon Wainwright III, (who was the Not My Job guest for the 2014-09-06 show), answered two Not My Job questions correctly.
2009-11-21
- First: Paula Poundstone 18 (2 / 8)
- Second: Faith Salie 15 (3 / 6)
- Third: Roy Blount, Jr. 10 (4 / 3)
Another instance where all of the correct answers for the Not My Job round is the second answer.
Paula Poundstone got eight questions correct in the Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank round, including the last question which Carl said her answer was close enough.
2009-11-28
2009-12-05
- First: P.J. O'Rourke 18 (4 / 7)
- Second: Adam Felber 17 (3 / 7)
- Third: Julia Sweeney 8 (2 / 3)
2009-12-12
- First: Charlie Pierce 14 (2 / 6)
- Second: Amy Dickinson 13 (3 / 5)
- Third: Roy Blount, Jr. 9 (3 / 3)
During the first panelist round, there were puns made re: Three Wise Men and their gifts.
2009-12-19
- First Tied: Tom Bodett 16 (2 / 7)
- First Tied: Paula Poundstone 16 (4 / 6)
- Third: Roxanne Roberts 15 (3 / 6)
Andy Williams had answered one of the Not My Job with "eyeball massager", which was not the correct answer as the show's staff had made it up. In actuality, the SkyMall catalog in fact had and sold an eyeball massager, which which Peter and Carl corrected on the 2010-01-09 show. The score now reflects the two correct answers Andy Williams had (to which, Carl proclaimed that the listener had won Carl's voice on the listener's answering machine).
2009-12-26
- First Tied: Adam Felber 15 (3 / 6)
- First Tied: Roxanne Roberts 15 (3 / 6)
- Third: Mo Rocca 13 (3 / 5)