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Show Details: On This Day

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1998-03-28

NPR DB ID: 564
Host
Dan Coffey
Scorekeeper
Panelists
Guests
N/A
Bluff(s)
#1
Chosen: Peter Sagal
Correct: Peter Sagal
#2
Chosen: Peter Sagal
Correct: Adam Felber
Description
Week in Review; Bonus Phrase: Silk-suited Dilettantes; We'll Wait, You Tell Us; Lightning True or False; Why Should We Know Who You Are?; Triple Point Bonus Round; Wait Wait I'm Pontificating; Predicting Next Week's Headlines
Notes

A listener submitted a question that was used in the Week in Review segment and was given a chance to answer a question about the news to get a custom message from Carl Kasell. The listener answered the question correct.

The NPR.org show page lists a News Etymology segment, but one was not included in the version of the show that aired.

At the start of the Wait Wait I'm Pontificating segment, Carl stated that Peter Sagal was in the lead with 13 points, Margo Kaufman was in second place and Adam Felber was in third place, but Carl didn't state how many points Margo or Adam had.

Due to Adam's low score, he was skipped over when it came to reading his essay. This means that no definitive total score was given for Adam. Adam did not answer any questions correct in the Week in Review segment, had a +1 during the Lightning True or False segment, did not answer any questions correct during the Triple Point Bonus Round segment, and had used the bonus phrase for a minimum of 1 point. This would have meant that Adam had a minimum of 2 points at the start of the final segment. Until a definitive answer on how many points Adam had, 2 points has been entered in for this show.

Carl gave six points for Margo's essay for a total of 14 points. Meaning, Margo would have started the segment with 9 points.

2009-03-28

NPR DB ID: 582
Scorekeeper
Panelists
Guests
Bluff(s)
#1
Chosen: Amy Dickinson
Correct: Amy Dickinson
Description
Who's Carl This Time?, Bluff the Listener about surprising bargains in the news, Not My Job about animal breeding, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what will be the hot topic at the next White House online Town Hall meeting?

2015-03-28

NPR DB ID: 896
Scorekeeper
Your mom's favorite anchorman
Panelists
Guests
Bluff(s)
#1
Chosen: Roxanne Roberts
Correct: Roxanne Roberts
Description
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about college ball outside of March Madness tournaments, Not My Job about people who try to cheer other people up, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what will be the first product from the newly merged Kraft-Heinz.

2020-03-28

NPR DB ID: 1158
Scorekeeper
Stimulus bill? I'm a stimulating Bill
Panelists
Guests
Bluff(s)
#1
Chosen: Peter Grosz
Correct: Adam Burke
Description
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about a home improvement project gone wrong, Not My Job about golf, Wash Your Hands With Bill, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what others learned about them from seeing them on video meetings this week?
Notes

The show was recorded remotely.

A mother and daughter where listener contestants for the Bluff the Listener segment. When it came to choosing which panelist had the correct story, the daughter chose Adam Burke's not-quite-so-kid-friendly story while the mother chose Peter Grosz's story. Peter Sagal decided to award the prize to the daughter for the correct choice while Peter Grosz would get a point. The Chosen Bluff field lists Peter Grosz as he received the point for the segment.

Another instance of all of the correct answers for the Not My Job segment being "A"; but, that was due to all three choices for the third question being correct.

Between the Not My Job and the second panel round segments, Bill Kurtis sung another hand washing song; this time, it was a take on ABBA's "Dancing Queen".