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Show Details: December 2018

2018-12-01

NPR DB ID: 1088
Scorekeeper
The verdict is in Michael Cohen. You're Bill-ty
Panelists
Guests
Bluff(s)
#1
Chosen: Bim Adewunmi
Correct: Bim Adewunmi
Description
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about a controversy at this year's Grand Slams of Darts tournament, Not My Job about dairy, The Trump Dump, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what will the new Mars probe find?

2018-12-08

NPR DB ID: 1089
Scorekeeper
Forget Bill de Blasio, I'm Bill de Badassio
Panelists
Guests
Bluff(s)
#1
Chosen: Peter Grosz
Correct: Peter Grosz
Description
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about something that took nine minutes, Not My Job about Murphy's Law, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what holiday song will replace "Baby, It's Cold Outside"?
Notes

After Peter Sagal listed the three options for the second Not My Job question, the audience started yelling out "B"; which, Candice Bergen took the audience's chose and it was the correct one.

During the Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank segment, Paula Poundstone couldn't quite come up with the name "Golden Globe" and circled around the word "Globe". Peter accepted that as the correct answer.

2018-12-15

NPR DB ID: 1090
Scorekeeper
Hey there vegetarians, put me on your pun. I'm a porta-Bill-o
Panelists
Guests
Bluff(s)
#1
Chosen: Roy Blount, Jr.
Correct: Roy Blount, Jr.
Description
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about an injury that occurred in a surprising way, Not My Job about the Cannes Film Festival, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: who will end up hosting the Oscars?
Notes

Luke Burbank answered his third Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank question with "that crazy guy down the street" and Peter Sagal accepted it. The proper answer was "social media".

2018-12-22

NPR DB ID: 1091
Scorekeeper
Deck the halls with Bills of holly. Fa la la la la, la la la Bill
Panelists
Bluff(s)
#1
Chosen: Adam Felber
Correct: Adam Felber
Description
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about someone having a surprising problem with their pet, Not My Job about bread making, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what will Mark Zuckerberg get for Christmas?
Notes

Peter Sagal gave the Beastie Boys a chance to change their answer to the third Not My Job question. The audience and the panelists nudged them to choose "A"; which, was the correct answer.

The gong sound that is used to mark time running out during the Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank segment didn't play in the edited version of the show at the end of Adam Felber's set of questions.

2018-12-29

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1092
Scorekeeper
This New Year's Eve, count to ten and watch the Bill drop
Description
Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring favorite interviews from the past year, along with several never before heard segments
Notes

The Holiday Traditions and Not My Job segment with Seth Meyers came from the 2018-12-07 live taping at Carnegie Hall in New York City, New York