Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! Stats Page
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Welcome to the Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! Stats Page! Here, you'll find almost everything that you might want to know about NPR's weekly news quiz show.
Below is a list of shows that have recently aired and the next show that will air.
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!"
2024-03-16
- 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.
2024-03-09
- First Tied: Roxanne Roberts 14 (2 / 6)
- First Tied: Josh Gondelman 14 (2 / 6)
- Third: Maeve Higgins 3 (3 / 0)
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.