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.
2024-05-11
- 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.
2024-05-04
- 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.
2024-04-27
- 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.
2024-04-20
- First: Faith Salie 16 (2 / 7)
- Second Tied: Maz Jobrani 11 (3 / 4)
- Second Tied: Roy Blount, Jr. 11 (3 / 4)