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January 3, 1998



Host: Dan Coffey

Official Judge and Scorekeeper: Carl Kasell

In studio players this week:
•Roy Blount Jr., Writer and Humorist
•Roxanne Roberts, Style Section Writer, Washington Post
•Peter Sagal, Playwright

Round One: Week in Review
• Chickens, Turbulence, Whale Meat in Public Schools and more....

Round 2: "We'll Wait, You Tell Us" (Listener Segments)
•1) Top PR Blunders of 1997
•2) Odd New State Laws for 1998

Round 3: Lightning True-False

Round 4: "Gossip, Rumor & Innuendo" (people, entertainment news) Woody, Soon-Yi, the elder Costanza, and more...

Round 5: "Why Should We Know Who You Are?" (mystery newsmaker) Inventor of device to sense previously invisible turbulence

Round 6: "Double Point Bonus Round"

Round 7: "Four Degrees of Separation"
• Elton John and Dr. Strangelove

Round 8: "Wait Wait I'm Pontificating" (essay questions)
• Americans Deserving Knighthood?
• Nike's New Slogan "I Can."
• President Clinton's Legacy.
Credits
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