NPR

July 3, 1999

Host: Peter Sagal
Official Judge and Scorekeeper: Carl Kasell
Not my job guest: Robert Siegel, Host, All Things Considered

This Week's Panelists:

•Roxanne Roberts, Washington Post Style Section
•Charlie Pierce, Esquire Magazine and Only A Game
•Adam Felber, Writer and Performer

Round 1: "Introduction/Essay"


"Opening Round"
Cash for George W, Timothy Leary's not-so-secrets, and more.

"Who Is Carl This Time?"
Carl interprets three quotes from the week's news.

Round 2: "We'll Wait, You Tell Us" (Listener Segments)
"Not My Job"
All Things Considered Host Robert Siegel returns to the program for an Independence Day Not My Job: a question each about red, white and blue.

"We'll Wait, You Tell Us" (Listener Segments)
"Listener Limerick Challenge"
Three newsy limericks: read by Carl, and completed by a poetic listener.

"Week in Review"
A dramatic bequeathment in Chicago, and dramatic plea bargain in Washington.

Round 3: "We'll Wait, You Tell Us" (Listener Segments)
"Listener Bluff"
How-to for the new millenium.

"We'll Wait, You Tell Us" (Listener Segments)
"Who Is Carl This Time?"
Three more bon mots from the week's news, as channelled by Carl.

"We'll Wait, You Tell Us" (Listener Segments)
"Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank"
The rest of the week's news that we can fit. Each panelist has one minute to fill in as many blanks as possible.

"We'll Wait, You Tell Us" (Listener Segments)
"Predictions for Next Week"
The next revelation about a founding father.