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

Show Details: July 2015

2015-07-04

Best Of NPR DB ID: 910
Scorekeeper
Legendary Anchorman
Description
Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring favorite segments about the animal kingdom
Notes

This show is a re-packaged version of the Best Of show that aired on 2014-08-23. The introduction for this show was recorded at the Chase Bank Auditorium in Chicago rather than using the introduction from the 2014-08-23 Best Of show.

2015-07-11

NPR DB ID: 911
Scorekeeper
Motown Philly, meet Motown Billy
Panelists
Guests
Bluff(s)
#1
Chosen: Peter Grosz
Correct: Amy Dickinson
Description
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about the panelists doing something embarrassing and making the news, Not My Job about Terry Gene Bollea, better known as Hulk Hogan, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what will President Trump do first, once he takes office?
Notes

Another instance in which all three of the correct answers for the Not My Job questions were "B".

Instead of playing a recorded audio of a person involved or explaining the correct bluff, Peter Sagal asked Peter Grosz whether or not his bluff was the correct one or not.

The first three questions that Amy was asked during the Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank round started off with "Experts say it was a technical glitch and not a cyberattack". When trying to come up with an answer for the last Lightning round question, Peter reminded Amy that it was, in fact, the Lightning round. Amy incorrectly thought it was a hint to the question. Peter did his best Mr. Burns' "Excellent!" impression after a question regarding Harry Shearer would continue to voice some characters from The Simpsons.

2015-07-18

Best Of NPR DB ID: 912
Scorekeeper
Legendary Anchorman
Description
Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring favorite "Mothers I'd Love to Know" Not My Job guests

2015-07-25

NPR DB ID: 913
Scorekeeper
I'm the man people call 'The Bill of Right'
Panelists
Guests
Bluff(s)
#1
Correct: Paula Poundstone
Description
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about something everybody hates finally doing something good, Not My Job about General Hospital, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: What will be a line from the next Dr. Seuss book to be discovered?
Notes

During the Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank round, Bill Kurtis accepted Adam Felber's answer of "punching fish" when the correct answer was "pointing at fish". Roxanne Roberts answered her first question of the round with "Greek bailout", which ended up being the correct answer for her second question.