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Show Details: 2024
2024-01-06
The Not My Job segment with Bob Woodruff and the Panel Round segments were from the show recorded in Ann Arbor, Michigan on 2023-09-01.
Peter Sagal gave Bob Woodruff a second chance to answer the third Not My Job question after Bob chose "C". Bob changed his answer to "B", which was correct.
The Bluff the Listener and Not My Job segment with Rachel Maddow were from the show recorded in New York City, New York on 2023-12-15. Since the Bluff the Listener segment hasn't been aired before, both the chosen and correct stories have been recorded.
2024-01-13
- First: Peter Grosz 14 (2 / 6)
- Second: Joyelle Nicole Johnson 10 (4 / 3)
- Third: Maeve Higgins 3 (1 / 1)
In the edited version of the show, Joyelle Nicole Johnson was asked four Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank questions and answered two of them correct. When Peter Sagal asked Bill Kurtis how Joyelle did, Bill said that Joyelle had answered three correct for a total of 10 points. The third question that Joyelle answered correct was most likely one that was edited out.
2024-01-20
- First: Faith Salie 15 (3 / 6)
- Second: Tom Bodett 12 (2 / 5)
- Third: Helen Hong 11 (3 / 4)
- David Oyelowo 3 *
After Peter Sagal read the choices for David Oyelowo's second Not My Job question, the audience shouted out "B" while David chose "C". Faith Salie provided a hint that the correct answer was "B". David changed his answer to "B", which was correct. Someone in the audience shouted out "A" after Peter read the choices for the third Not My Job question, which David chose and was correct.
When Peter asked Bill Kurtis how David did, Bill said, "In the final tally, I think David's got all three" even though David only answered two correct. An exception has been noted.
2024-01-27
I'm the man who's been making the NPR Wine Club sound cool since 2022
- First: Tom Papa 14 (2 / 6)
- Second: Dulcé Sloan 13 (3 / 5)
- Third: Shane O'Neill 7 (3 / 2)
Another instance in which all three choices for the third Not My Job question were correct.
2024-02-03
- First: Josh Gondelman 14 (2 / 6)
- Second: Brian Babylon 13 (3 / 5)
- Third: Joyelle Nicole Johnson 9 (3 / 3)
For the third Not My Job question, Kristen Kish chose all three choices as her answer. It was another instance where all three choices for the third Not My Job question were correct.
2024-02-10
- First: Maz Jobrani 16 (2 / 7)
- Second: Adam Burke 11 (3 / 4)
- Third: Negin Farsad 10 (2 / 4)
The story referenced by the second limerick was based on a potential Internet of Things attack scenario and not based on an actual attack. Bleeping Computer has more information on the scenario and how it was mis-reported.
2024-02-17
- First: Amy Dickinson 17 (3 / 7)
- Second: Dulcé Sloan 15 (3 / 6)
- Third: Hari Kondabolu 11 (1 / 5)
For the third Not My Job question, Carrie Brownstein wanted the answer to be "A" but wanted to go with "C". Carrie asked what Corin Tucker thought. Corin said that it was either "C or B". Tom Papa responded with "You're right, it's A" and they received a bell ding. When Tom asked how well Carrie and Corin did, Bill Kurtis said that they had answered two out of three correct, even though they had answered the first two questions correct and got a bell ding for the third.
Dulcé Sloan initially answered her first Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank question with "Defense", she changed her answer to "Homeland Security" and got credit for it. For her seventh question, Dulcé answered "Corn Pops", then asked the audience to tell her the answer. The audience shouted out "Pop Tarts", which Dulcé changed her answer to and got credit for it.
Amy Dickinson answered her fifth Lightning question with "boa constrictor", which Tom and Bill accepted her answer. The correct answer was "three Burmese pythons".
2024-02-24
I'm the man with a voice so smooth, rich people pay big bucks just to hear me say their name on NPR
- Ray Romano 2
- Rosie Perez 3
- Steve Earle 2
- Nick Kroll 3
- Radhika Jones 2
Alzo Slade was the guest host for the 2023-02-18 show which featured Rosie Perez as the Not My Job guest.
Negin Farsad was the guest host for the 2023-03-11 show which featured Nick Kroll as the Not My Job guest.
2024-03-02
- First Tied: Karen Chee 14 (4 / 5)
- First Tied: Peter Grosz 14 (2 / 6)
- Third: Alzo Slade 10 (2 / 4)
This is the first show to be taped on a leap day. The first show to be aired on a leap day was on 2020-02-29.
Peter Grosz initially answered his first Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank question with "Devil" but changed his answer to "Senate Minority Leader" as Peter Sagal was saying "Senate Minorty Leader". Peter received credit for the answer. In the edited version of the show, Peter was asked 7 questions and answered 5 correct while Bill Kurtis said that Peter had answered 6 correct. The other question may have been edited out for time. The scoring data entered for Peter reflects the scoring kept by Bill.
Karen Chee answered her sixth Lightning question with "Eggs" while the correct answer was "Groceries". Peter Sagal gave her credit for her answer. Karen answered her seventh Lightning question with "Disneyland" while the correct answer was "Disney World". Peter also grave Karen credit for her answer.
2024-03-09
- First Tied: Roxanne Roberts 14 (2 / 6)
- First Tied: Josh Gondelman 14 (2 / 6)
- Third: Maeve Higgins 3 (3 / 0)
2024-03-16
- First: Adam Burke 15 (3 / 6)
- Second: Mo Rocca 11 (3 / 4)
- Third: Paula Poundstone 10 (2 / 4)
Another instance in which all three choices for the third Not My Job question were correct.
2024-03-23
- First Tied: Helen Hong 12 (2 / 5)
- First Tied: Adam Felber 12 (4 / 4)
- Third: Hari Kondabolu 9 (3 / 3)
For the third Not My Job question, Laurene Powell Jobs asked the audience what they thought the answer was and the consensus was "A", which Laurene chose. It was another instance where all three choices were correct.
For Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank, Hari Kondabolu was credited with three correct answers. In the version of the show that aired, seven of the questions were included and Hari answered two correct. The third correct answer would have been for the question that was edited out.
When Peter Sagal asked Bill Kurtis how Hari did, Bill stated, "Well, Hari got three, which is more than Maeve usually does." Hari responded by saying, "That's mean to me!"
2024-03-30
I'm the man with a voice so rich and smooth, you're not allowed to listen on Good Friday
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.
2024-04-06
- First: Adam Burke 14 (2 / 6)
- Second: Alonzo Bodden 12 (2 / 5)
- Third: Emmy Blotnick 11 (3 / 4)
All three panelists shared the same last initial, "B".
2024-04-13
- First: Mo Rocca 14 (4 / 5)
- Second: Negin Farsad 9 (3 / 3)
- Third: Maeve Higgins 6 (4 / 1)
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.
2024-04-20
- First: Faith Salie 16 (2 / 7)
- Second Tied: Maz Jobrani 11 (3 / 4)
- Second Tied: Roy Blount, Jr. 11 (3 / 4)
2024-04-27
- First: Alonzo Bodden 14 (2 / 6)
- Second: Shantira Jackson 13 (3 / 5)
- Third: Jason Isbell 10 (2 / 4)
Renée Elise Goldsberry initially chose "A" for the third Not My Job question, but then the audience shouted out "C". Renée changed her answer to "A", which was correct.
Alonzo Bodden answered his fifth Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank question with "doorbell". Peter said that the correct answer was "house", which Alonzo replied by saying that the doorbell was on the house. Bill Kurtis gave Alonzo credit for his answer.
For Jason Isbell's fourth Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank question, he stopped short of saying "chess" for his answer before dismissing it and guessing something different. Peter told Jason to complete the word for his initial guess, which Jason did. He was given credit for his answer.
2024-05-04
- First: River Butcher 16 (4 / 6)
- Second Tied: Joyelle Nicole Johnson 8 (2 / 3)
- Second Tied: Josh Gondelman 8 (2 / 3)
The Bluff the Listener contestant initially chose River Butcher's story but switched to Josh Gondelman's story after Peter Sagal restarted the listener's choice.
Lyndon Barrois, Sr. initially chose "A" for the second Not My Job question, but the audience yelled out "B". Lyndon changed his answer to "B". Another instance where all the correct option for all three Not My Job questions were "B".
Another instance where the total points for the show's winner equals the sum of the total points for the other two panelists.
2024-05-11
- First: Tom Papa 14 (4 / 5)
- Second: Brian Babylon 13 (3 / 5)
- Third: Meredith Scardino 11 (5 / 3)
Another instance in which all three choices for the third Not My Job question were correct.
2024-05-18
- First: Adam Burke 17 (3 / 7)
- Second: Faith Salie 14 (2 / 6)
- Third: Negin Farsad 10 (2 / 4)