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May 16, 1998



Host: Peter Sagal

Official Judge and Scorekeeper: Carl Kasell

Special Guest: Peter Overby, NPR, Washington Reporter

Panelists: Roxanne Roberts, Washington Post Style Section (Washington, DC)
Adam Felber, Writer and Performer (New York)
Charlie Pierce, Esquire Magazine (Boston)

Round 1: Lightening True of False
Listener Game #1 -- Who is Carl This Time? Our listener must guess Carl's identity as he delivers memorable quotes from this week's news.

Round 2: Listener Game #2 Commencement Speeches to Remember
Week in Review The Chairman of the Board, The Czech Republic Wants a New...Name, Dan Burton

Listener Game #3: Magazine Hoax Uncovered

Round 3: Not My Job. If NPR Washington reporter Peter Overby answers two out of three questions correctly...a lucky listener wins our Carl Kasell answering machine prize.

Round 4: Listener Game #4: Who Is Carl This Time? (Vol. II)
Headline Projections for Next Week.



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