Postgame Show: The Top 5 Only JuJu Could Deliver (feat. JuJu Gotti)

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz

Episode: Postgame Show: The Top 5 Only JuJu Could Deliver (feat. JuJu Gotti)
Date: February 18, 2026

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Overview

In this lively postgame episode, Dan Le Batard, Stugotz, and their crew, joined by JuJu Gotti, blend irreverent sports talk, pop-culture commentary, and signature comedic banter. The highlight is JuJu's inventive "Top 5" list celebrating Black History Month—using lookalikes to probe perceptions of celebrity and culture. The show also dives into polls, audience feedback, and the internal chaos of their ever-problematic studio fine bucket.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

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1. Sports Betting Picks: “Against the Spread”

[01:10–01:52]

• NBA & NHL Bets
  • The hosts share their betting picks: Denver Nuggets (-4.5) vs. Clippers, and Sweden (+1.5) vs. US Hockey.
  • The segment runs with the usual playful interjections and teases.
  • Tone: Lively, quick-fire, and chummy.
  • Notable quote:
    • “The Nuggets are a 4 and a half point favorite… I’m going to take the Nuggets minus four and a half against the spread.” — Co-host/Friend 2 [01:17]

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2. The “Top 5” Only JuJu Could Deliver

[02:36–04:56]

• Theme: JuJu presents his “Top 5 Black Celebrities Who Look Like White Celebrities (and Vice Versa)” for Black History Month.
• Message:
  • “No matter what color your skin is, it’s the content of your character that matters.” — JuJu [02:36]

The “Top 5” List:

1. Jay-Z and Troy Aikman (Jigga Troy)
   • “That’s Jay-Z and Troy Aikman, man.” — JuJu [04:53]
2. Future and Meryl Streep
   • “Bro, they look so much alike… Salute to big Future, man.” — JuJu [04:38]
3. Ice-T and Peter Dinklage
   • “Come on, man.” — JuJu [04:14]
4. Margot Robbie and Rochelle Aytes
   • “Bro, them sisters look so much alike you would think the same woman birthed them.” — JuJu [03:35]
5. Terrence Howard, Benicio Del Toro, and Leonardo DiCaprio
   • “They all got that same blue pit bull thing going on.” — JuJu [03:35]

• The list is punctuated by laughter, incredulity from Dan and the cast, and playful debates over the likenesses.
• Dan notes the challenge of doing a visual gag on audio:
  • “I hate that we’re excluding the audio audience on these photographs, but that’s pretty good.” — Dan [03:26]

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3. Audience Feedback & The Fine Bucket Saga

[05:14–07:44]

• Listener Anastasia Williams calls out Dan’s “terrible tone,” suggesting he owes $350 to the show’s fine bucket.
• Dan admits past transgressions, describes mishaps with the fine bucket funds (someone stole the money, Zaslow not returning fines, losing it in Vegas), and agrees to pay a $100 “tone fine.”
  • “I will pay the hundred dollar fine. But I will tell you guys a secret here—last week, Zaslow didn’t have cash…I gave him $100…he never gave it back to me.” — Dan [06:56–07:22]
• Show pokes fun at the endless “stolen” or missing money storylines.

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4. Knicks Fandom Accusation & Guest Booking Debate

[07:44–09:36]

• JuJu jokingly accuses Dan of being a closet Knicks fan, based on the pattern of guest bookings.
  • “Dan, I think you want to be a Knicks fan, bro…” — JuJu [07:46]
• The crew ribs Dan, who claims no influence over guest bookings; cast jokes about scouting comedians based on Knicks fandom.
  • “Sometimes we check the set list at the store and we see who’s a Knicks fan, and then we tell Cougs. Get me this guy.” — Co-host [08:34]

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5. ZAZ’s MVP of the Day

[09:48–11:03]

• JuJu fills in to deliver “ZAZ’s MVP of the Day”: Saleh Altoon, Miami basketball player
  • “His two minutes on the court were essential in Miami’s big, big victory over Virginia Tech. He’s the man from Istanbul, and he is Istanbulin.” — Co-host [10:06]
• Dan praises JuJu’s performance:
  • “You did it better than Zaz.” — Dan [10:44]

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6. Poll Updates: Relationship Betrayal, Lefty Handshakes, Angry Coaches

[11:16–13:18]

• Poll 1: Which is worse? Cheating with your brother’s wife, your wife’s sister, or your sister’s wife?
  • 40% say cheating with your wife’s sister [11:16]
• Debate: The emotional fallout of each scenario—whose betrayal hurts more?
• Poll 2: Is the handshake line unfairly biased toward left-handed people?
  • 76% say yes [12:52]
• Poll 3: Is it redundant to say “a pissed off Mick Cronin”?
  • 95% say yes [13:04]
• Dan cues another tomorrow’s poll:
  • “Should you ever go into the pool with jeans, even if it’s to save someone who’s drowning?” — Dan [13:18]

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• “Happy Black History Month to everybody. I want to keep it out there…as important as it is that no matter what color your skin is, it’s the content of your character that matters.”
  — JuJu Gotti [02:36]
• “I don’t like what my inner monologue has become—a liar.”
  — Dan Le Batard [08:47]
• “You did it better than Zaz.”
  — Dan Le Batard, after JuJu delivers the MVP segment [10:44]
• “His two minutes on the court were essential in Miami’s big, big victory… he is Istanbulin.”
  — Co-host [10:06]

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Sports betting picks: [01:10–01:52]
• JuJu’s Top 5 list: [02:36–04:56]
• Fine bucket/tone debate: [05:14–07:44]
• Knicks fandom guest-booking debate: [07:44–09:36]
• ZAZ’s MVP of the Day: [09:48–11:03]
• Polls and audience interaction: [11:16–13:18]

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Tone & Style

• Signature mix of sharp wit, self-deprecating humor, and organic banter.
• JuJu’s playful energy and topical humor shine, especially in the “Top 5.”
• The cast’s willingness to roast each other and openly embrace production chaos continues to define the show’s charm.

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Perfect for: Fans looking for a fusion of sports, pop culture, and unpredictable personality. Even if you missed the episode, you’ll walk away with a sense of its best moments, running jokes, and offbeat genius.

Transcript

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[Juju]

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[Dan Le Batard]

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[Juju]

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[Ad Voice]

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[Dan Le Batard]

Against the spread.

[Juju]

Against the spread.

[Co-host/Friend 1]

Against the spread is presented by DraftKings. DraftKings.

[Dan Le Batard]

The Crown is yours.

[Co-host/Friend 1]

Tony.

[Co-host/Friend 2]

Go ahead. I'm going to go into the association tomorrow night. I think the Denver Nuggets road to the NBA finals starts against the Los Angeles Clippers, who have Kawhi Leonard, who's been playing great, but that's about it. The Nuggets are a 4 1/2 point favorite going into the intuit zone. I'm going to take the Nuggets minus four and a half against the spread.

[Co-host/Friend 3]

Spread.

[Co-host/Friend 1]

I am going to be taking the Swedes against the US Hockey team later this afternoon, plus one and a half. I think that's going to be a low scoring game. The Swedes fall inside that number and I got, regrettably, a couple units on the money line, too.

[Dan Le Batard]

Oh, against those bread. Against the spread. Juju is here. We're going to get to Zaz's MVP of the day with Greg Cody. We're going to do that with Greg Cody. Are you ready to fill in on Zaz's MVP of the day?

[Co-host/Friend 3]

Greg Cody, MVP of the day.

[Dan Le Batard]

Okay, you're not ready. Yes. You've got a few minutes to get.

[Co-host/Friend 2]

Ready or yesterday in Greg's offense, there's no NBA going on.

[Dan Le Batard]

So I'm. I know. I'm going to. I'm going to give him a warning that he's got to come up with ZAZ's MVP of the day before the end of the segment because juju wants to do ZAZ's MVP of the day, and that's what we're going to do.

[Co-host/Friend 3]

I got to get cracking.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yeah, we also have. We have the polls to update. And what else do you have? Do you have a top five list of any sort for us today, Juju?

[Juju]

Yes, sir, man. Happy black history month to everybody. I want to keep it. Keep it out there. As important as it is that no matter what color your skin is, it's the content of your character that matters. So in honor of that, I've put together a top five list of black celebrities that look like white celebrities and white celebrities that look like black celebrities.

[Co-host/Friend 3]

Whoa.

[Dan Le Batard]

Okay, well, I've got only one nominee, and I'm assuming that this is going to be here, but we'll see. See, I'm gonna sit it out until I see some more.

[Co-host/Friend 4]

Yeah, no, this is a great idea. Do it.

[Juju]

It's been a great show.

[Co-host/Friend 4]

Trust yourself.

[Dan Le Batard]

Believe.

[Juju]

Oh, well. Lie Neil McDonough and Robert Richard. Come on, man.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yeah, you can't tell me that's pretty good like that. I. I hate that we're excluding the audio audience on these photographs, but that's pretty good.

[Juju]

Yes, sir, man. Number five. It's like a little triangle. Terence howard, Benicio del toro, and Leonardo dicaprio. They all got that same blue pit bull thing going on. Number four, Margot Robbie and Rochelle eights. Come on, man. Bro, them sisters look so much alike. You would think the same woman birthed them. Number three, Ice tea and Peter dinklage. Come on, man.

[Dan Le Batard]

That's a good one right there. You would not think that. You're saying that. And if people don't have that picture, they would not agree with you.

[Juju]

Number two. One of my favorites, man, here in Atlanta, man. Salute the big future man. Future and Merrell street, bruh. Oh, my God.

[Dan Le Batard]

That's hard to do right there.

[Co-host/Friend 1]

Hey, man, I can't tell the difference which is which.

[Juju]

Who is who, Bro, they look so much alike. It's so many photos of them doing the same thing and the same look, bro. Salute the big future man. And number one, of course, man. Jigga Troy not guilty.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yeah, that's Jay Z.

[Juju]

And Troy ate it, man.

[Co-host/Friend 4]

I might have given it away if we did that.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yeah, that's the one I was gonna choose. Yeah, I did think better of it, but not for all the reasons, because my judgment has been so Good at Lebard show if you want to get in on the polls. Did you get any audience wrestling submissions that were better than the ones Jeremy was giving us?

[Juju]

Actually, I had them and then my boy Jeremy kept firing them off and he hit everything on the list. So salute to the audience, pal. Crissal was one of the great contributors. But yeah, Jeremy had it covered. So in place of that, I'm going to read this from an audience member, a loyal audience member, Anastasia Williams. She says, Dan, I feel like you owe $350 in the fine bucket over the last three months due to your tone. Terrible tone. Not being called out at all. Juju, can you relate this to Dan and consider it relayed?

[Dan Le Batard]

Okay, so you. Are you in agreement with that? Because I do need to put some money in the fine bucket. And the fine bucket is now something that has returned and has been empty for a while because somebody in the company. And this may be why I lashed out. Stole the money from the fine bucket. Yeah, it was years ago.

[Co-host/Friend 1]

That was years ago.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yeah, but like stuff like that doesn't happen every day. So that my tone gets bad. That should never happen. You shouldn't steal from your fellow employees. Especially when it's just my money in there.

[Co-host/Friend 1]

Unless it was Bob, then we're cool with it.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yeah, I'd be okay.

[Co-host/Friend 2]

He had to retire.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yeah, if it was Bob. If it was Bob, the engineer, he kept the place afloat for a while. If it was him, I'd be worried that. Yeah, but how much do you say that I owe Juju? Because I might be willing to take it under consideration.

[Juju]

I would say at least a Hundon. Just because my brother Greg be taking it from all angles from you, man. He coming here and he. You look like. I know it's. But at the same time, my boy come in here to give his best efforts and you just besmirch him at every turn, knocking his feet from under him. Come on, man, give the love doctor a break.

[Dan Le Batard]

Okay, so I will love guru, get it right, celebrate the man's genius the way that it should be celebrated. I will pay the hundred dollar fine. But I will tell you guys a secret here. Ok? Okay, I will tell you guys a secret. Last week, Zaslo didn't have cash. Zaslow killed somebody. Zaslo had to pay a $50 fine. I gave him $100 in order so that he could pay the fine. Visually, he never gave it back to me.

[Juju]

Oh, where's the cash?

[Co-host/Friend 2]

Should be here.

[Dan Le Batard]

And then he went to Vegas and he told Me. He told me he was in roulette. So now not only.

[Ad Voice]

Not only. Not only is there not the $50.

[Dan Le Batard]

In there from him that's supposed to be there.

[Ad Voice]

He went.

[Dan Le Batard]

Lost it in Vegas and at roulette. And so now that's a stealing of another hundred. Another $50 that. That Zaslow is stealing from the bucket.

[Co-host/Friend 2]

He owes 200.

[Juju]

Yeah, he owes 200. There's also been a revelation amongst the audience because of the. The cast and the evidence we have now. Dan, I think you want to be a Knicks fan, bro. I. I'm looking at our guests. The comedians all have one thing in common. Shipping container. What y' all think?

[Co-host/Friend 4]

Change the subject. These are the worst. Whoops.

[Juju]

Okay, okay.

[Co-host/Friend 4]

We should have Sam.

[Dan Le Batard]

I don't book the guests.

[Juju]

To say Tessa.

[Co-host/Friend 3]

Hard to believe.

[Co-host/Friend 4]

I don't pressure the guest bookers. I don't. I don't actually book them myself. I just tell them.

[Ad Voice]

So you think that I'm pressuring the guest bookers. More Knicks talk. You guys think that's what I'm doing?

[Dan Le Batard]

Find me more comedians who want to.

[Ad Voice]

Talk about the Knicks.

[Co-host/Friend 4]

You're just telling the truth today. All right. Okay. Yeah. Sometimes we check the set list at the store and we see who's a Knicks fan, and then we tell Cougs. Get me this guy.

[Dan Le Batard]

I don't like what? My inner monologue has become a liar. My. My inner monologue is now lying to me.

[Ad Voice]

What do your actions say, Dan Levitard and the numbers. I don't have anything to do with the guest bookers.

[Dan Le Batard]

Like, what?

[Ad Voice]

Nothing. I got in here today, and they say, you know, you got the architect of the Dodgers. I'm like, that's great. I said, oh, you think that I came in today saying, get me Taylor Twellman.

[Juju]

Yes.

[Co-host/Friend 1]

That one was actually me.

[Ad Voice]

I don't have anything to do with the guests.

[Co-host/Friend 2]

Michael.

[Ad Voice]

Yes, you. It's my inner monong who's doing this. And then accusing me of being a Knicks fan while he's actually booking the guest.

[Juju]

Are you raising your voice at me, Dan? The audience could give a rat's ass.

[Ad Voice]

Yeah, that's another tone fine, too. I've got another tone Fine.

[Dan Le Batard]

It's $125. I am paying today. That is going to be in the next fine bucket.

[Co-host/Friend 3]

You ought to give it right to me. Since it's for tone.

[Dan Le Batard]

Let'S do ZAZ's MVP of the day, shall we?

[Juju]

Yes, sir.

[Guest/Caller]

The.

[Co-host/Friend 2]

Be.

[Juju]

Of the.

[Co-host/Friend 3]

You know what? It's not all about stats in sports. Sometimes it's about something bigger than stats. His two minutes on the court were essential in Miami's big, big victory over Virginia Tech. He's the man from Istanbul and he is Istanbulin. It's Saleh Altoon.

[Co-host/Friend 4]

Taj.

[Juju]

I love it. MVP.

[Ad Voice]

Of the day.

[Dan Le Batard]

You did it better than Zaz.

[Co-host/Friend 3]

Thank you.

[Co-host/Friend 1]

You stand ballin'.

[Guest/Caller]

That's his first appearance on Zazlow's MVP of the Day.

[Co-host/Friend 1]

There you go.

[Co-host/Friend 3]

And last.

[Dan Le Batard]

Nice and last.

[Co-host/Friend 1]

Don't count him out.

[Dan Le Batard]

He gave him two minutes last night to got beat in the post twice.

[Co-host/Friend 3]

Valuable minutes.

[Co-host/Friend 1]

That's what she said.

[Dan Le Batard]

Let's update some polls here. There's been too much monkey toss in today's show. There really has been Jeremy's fault. I know. Let's go ahead and update the polls. Juju at Lebatard show. What do you have?

[Juju]

Which is worse? Cheating with your brother's wife, Cheating with your wife's sister or cheating with your sister's wife? 40% of the audience says cheating with your wife's sister. Damn. Heartbreak Hotel.

[Dan Le Batard]

We didn't talk enough about that story, did we? Because I botched it right off the top. We did not actually talk enough about which of those would be worse. Like the idea if you had to come home and explain. If this is a secret that's being revealed in public, that is a secret that you'd been able to keep in private. Which is the worst of these disasters? Betraying your brother, betraying your sister. Which is the worst? Betraying your wife.

[Guest/Caller]

Well, you're betraying your wife no matter what, right? So if it's her sister, you're betraying that group of loved ones, right? Like her and her family. But at least your brother might still love you. If it's your brother's wife, then you're betraying your wife and. And you're betraying your brother, in which case you've really, you've. You've dropped everyone out of the situation.

[Co-host/Friend 1]

I don't know, man. If you're betraying your brother and your sister, that's your entire family. So that means that's going to be angry. Your mom's going to be angry, your grandfather, your grandmother. The entire family is going to be going to be pissed.

[Co-host/Friend 2]

I can tell you which one has the most game though.

[Co-host/Friend 1]

Most importantly on get up the lower third right now is Mick Cronin. Colon. I could give a rat's ass about the other team students ass.

[Dan Le Batard]

I could give him a.

[Juju]

Is the handshake line unfairly biased towards left handed people? 76 of the audience says, yes, it is.

[Ad Voice]

Damn.

[Juju]

And last poll. Is it redundant to say a pissed off Mick Cronin? Come on, dude, 95 of the audience says, yes, it is. And those are your polls.

[Dan Le Batard]

Thank you, juju. I can't believe Today show also had in it the reasonable accusation. It wasn't me, it was the one armed man. That is a crazy thing. Also, what today's show did not have here is as punctuation RFK in wet jeans that he decided to go into the whirlpool and the pool with with Kid Rock. He is in charge of our country's health. This is extraordinarily bad judgment. Put it on the poll for tomorrow. Juju at lebatard show. Should you ever go into the pool with jeans, even if it's to save someone who's drowning.