WWDTM: Moe Wagner

Summary

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! – Episode Summary: Moe Wagner
Release Date: March 22, 2025

NPR's beloved weekly news quiz, "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!", returns with another entertaining episode hosted by Peter Sagal. This installment features comedian panelists Paula Poundstone, Eugene Cordero, and Alonzo Boden, alongside special guest Moe Wagner, star center for the Orlando Magic. Filmed live at the Walt Disney Theater at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando, Florida, the episode blends humor, current events, and interactive games to delight listeners both new and familiar.

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1. Host Welcome and Introduction (01:21)

Peter Sagal kicks off the show by greeting the audience with his signature wit, welcoming them back to Florida—humorously dubbing it "America." He introduces Moe Wagner, noting his recent ACL injury that sidelined him for most of the NBA season, adding a touch of empathy and humor to set the tone.

2. Listener Contestant: Kim Holmes (01:21 - 10:09)

Game: "Who's Bill"

Peter introduces Kim Holmes from Chicago as the first listener contestant. In this segment, Bill Curtis reads three news-related quotations, and Kim must identify or explain two of them correctly to win a prize. The game balances current events with humor, engaging both the contestant and the audience.

• First Quote (03:55):
  "We got a little more time to enjoy the view."
  Speaker: Sunny Williams
  Context: Returning from a prolonged stay at the International Space Station (ISS).
  Kim's Response: Correctly identifies the ISS stay.
  Notable Exchange:

  • Peter Sagal: “Imagine that. They go up for eight days. They're stuck in space for nine months.”
  • Paula Poundstone adds humorously: “For a trip to take a turn where you stay longer than you planned because of Gilligan's Island.”

• Second Quote (06:18):
  "Spies, state secrets. No second gunman."
  Speaker: New York Times headline on JFK assassination files.
  Kim's Response: Correctly identifies the JFK files.
  Notable Exchange:

  • Peter Sagal: “Lee Harvey Oswald apparently acted alone. Nothing about conspiracies.”

• Third Quote (08:12):
  "Questions and make a list of topics beforehand."
  Speaker: Relationship expert Terry (discussing dating advice).
  Kim's Response: Not explicitly answered.
  Humorous Banter:

  • Eugene Cordero jokes about starting dates with monologues and singing Broadway tunes.
  • Paula Poundstone humorously critiques over-planned conversations.

Result: Kim successfully answers two out of three questions, earning a personalized voicemail message as her prize.

3. Panel Discussion: LongevQuest (10:30 - 13:04)

Topic: LongevQuest's initiative to verify the true ages of individuals claiming to be extraordinarily elderly (e.g., 150 years old).

• Alonzo Boden: Skeptical and dismissive about the necessity, suggesting that verifying ages over 100 is trivial.
  Quote: “Once you hit 95, just call it what you want.”

• Paula Poundstone: Supports the initiative, expressing frustration with age exaggerations.
  Quote: “I'm tired of being lied to.”

• Eugene Cordero: Questions the practicality and importance of such verifications.
  Humorous Insight: Wonders why someone would bother if they're already claiming extreme ages for minor benefits.

Outcome: The panel engages in a light-hearted debate, poking fun at the concept while acknowledging differing viewpoints on age verification.

4. Guest Appearance: Moe Wagner (22:06 - 31:56)

Introduction:
Moe Wagner shares his journey from Berlin, Germany, to the University of Michigan, and eventually to the NBA with the Orlando Magic. He discusses his early passion for soccer, which shifted to basketball due to his mother's insistence—highlighting a common athletic transition influenced by family.

Career Insights:

• Aspirations: Designed his path to gain visibility in American collegiate sports with the goal of entering the NBA.
• Family Dynamics: As one of the rare sets of brothers in the NBA, Moe humorously discusses living arrangements and sibling rivalry.
  Quote: “He owes me everything. I kind of turned from younger brother into my landlord within four years.”

Anecdotes:

• Language on the Court: Moe explains the use of German to communicate and tease teammates, adding a cultural and humorous layer to team interactions.
  Quote: “Let's just say we're happy that there's no German ref in the game.”

Notable Interactions:

• Alonzo Boden: Asks about playful trash-talking in German during games.
• Paula Poundstone: Shares a personal story about children’s snacks, tying into the "Pirate's Booty" segment.

Outcome: Moe provides a charismatic and humorous presence, sharing personal stories that resonate with both sports fans and casual listeners.

5. Game: "Even" with Moe Wagner (27:52 - 31:50)

Format:
Moe engages in a true or false quiz about 7-Eleven (7-11), aiming to win a prize for a listener's voicemail.

• Question 1:
  7-Eleven celebrates the Slurpee with "Bring Your Own Container Day."
  Answer: True.
  Peter's Comment: “It’s called bring your own container day. Happens on July 11th—7-11.”

• Question 2:
  A former franchise owner opened a competing store named "6-12" after a petty revenge.
  Answer: True.
  Peter's Comment: “He opened 6-12. It’s better. Still there seven years later.”

• Question 3:
  An Oregon man failed to rob a 7-Eleven using a pool noodle.
  Answer: False. Correct answer was a finger gun. Moe selected Option C: borrowing a baseball bat.
  Peter's Comment: “It was the finger gun.”

Result: Moe answers two out of three questions correctly, winning the prize and entertaining the audience with his sports analogy humor.

6. Game: "How's the Guy Who Invented Pirate's Booty Doing" (34:23 - 36:31)

Format:
Panelists answer rapid-fire true or false questions about Robert Ehrlich, the inventor of "Pirate's Booty" snacks and his political ambitions.

• Eugene Cordero:

  • Incorrectly guesses Ehrlich's preferred title.
  • Incorrectly states vote counts.

• Alonzo Boden:

  • Correctly identifies Ehrlich's first attempt at becoming mayor by declaring, “I'm the mayor now. You're all fired. Where's my office?”

• Paula Poundstone:

  • Correctly adjusts on poll declaration timing.

Notable Quotes:

• Paula Poundstone: “No, it's false. He declared victory 30 minutes after the polls opened.”

Outcome: Mixed results from panelists, highlighting their humorous attempts to recall quirky facts.

7. Game: "Lightning: Fill in the Blank" (37:32 - 49:58)

Format:
Panelists have 60 seconds to answer as many fill-in-the-blank questions as possible, each worth two points.

• Eugene Cordero:

  • Correctly answers multiple questions, including “Transgender,” “Tesla,” and “Glove.”

• Alonzo Boden:

  • Provides several correct answers but misses some, maintaining a competitive edge.

• Paula Poundstone:

  • Answers correctly but falls short of overtaking Alonzo.

Notable Exchanges:

• Questions span a range of topics from politics (“President Trump signed an executive order ending the department of Blank Education”) to pop culture and public safety (“Ophthalmologists warn not to mix up eye drops with blank”).

Result:

• Eugene: Leads with 14 points.
• Alonzo: Second with 15 points.
• Paula: Falls behind with 11 points.

Final Outcome:
Alonzo Boden secures the lead, reinforcing the competitive yet friendly nature of the panel interactions.

8. Listener Interaction and Final Remarks (49:58 - 52:05)

Final Listener Call-In:
Eric Bowman from Kansas City, Missouri, engages with panelists humorously, particularly challenging Eugene Cordero on SEO tactics without revealing specific answers.

Conclusion:
Peter Sagal wraps up the episode by thanking Moe Wagner, the panelists, crew, and audience. He teases upcoming games and encourages listeners to participate in future episodes.

Notable Closing Quote:
Peter Sagal: “They’ll be stuck trying to answer the Limerick challenge on this show.”

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Key Highlights and Notable Quotes

• Sunny Williams' ISS Return (03:55):
  "We got a little more time to enjoy the view."

• JFK Files Discussion (06:18):
  Peter Sagal: “There’s nothing about conspiracies. Lee Harvey Oswald apparently acted alone.”

• LongevQuest Debate (10:30):
  Paula Poundstone: “I'm tired of being lied to.”

• Moe Wagner on Sibling Rivalry (25:09):
  "He owes me everything. I kind of turned from younger brother into my landlord within four years."

• 7-Eleven's Slurpee Celebration (27:52):
  Peter Sagal: “It’s called bring your own container day. Happens on July 11th—7-11.”

• Pirate's Booty Political Quirk (34:23):
  Paula Poundstone: “No, it's false. He declared victory 30 minutes after the polls opened.”

• Fill in the Blank Insights (37:32):
  Eugene Cordero: “Transgender,” “Tesla,” “Glove.”

Overall Impression

This episode of "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!" masterfully blends current news, humorous debates, and engaging games, all while featuring a charismatic guest in Moe Wagner. The panelists' quick wit and playful banter, combined with Peter Sagal's insightful hosting, create a dynamic and entertaining listening experience. Notable quotes punctuate the discussions, adding layers of humor and insight that make the show both informative and amusing for listeners.

Transcript

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From NPR and WBEZ Chicago, this is Wait, Wait, don't tell Me, the NPR News Quiz. I'm Bill Curtis, and today I'm your Florida man. And here's your host at the Walt Disney Theater at Dr. Phillips center for the Performing Arts in Orlando, Florida, Peter Sagal.

[Peter Sagal]

Thank you, Bill. Thank you, everyone. Thank you all so much. We are delighted to be back here in Florida, also known as America. The Sneak Preview. Later on, we're going to be talking to Mo Wagner. He is the star center for the Orlando Magic, who had to miss almost all this season with an ACL tear. Sad. But fortunately, his butt remains uninjured, so he'll be able to sit with us and answer our questions. So first, though, remember, you need to limber up a little to avoid injury when you call in to play our games. The number is one triple eight. Wait, wait. That's 1-888-924-8924. Let's welcome our first listener contestant. Hi. You're on. Wait, wait. Don't tell me.

[Kim Holmes]

Hello.

[Peter Sagal]

How are you? I'm well. Who's this?

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My name is Kim Holmes, and I'm calling from Chicago.

[Peter Sagal]

Chicago. I was going to say we miss it not being home, but there was a snowstorm there this week and we're in Florida, so that's just not true. But you could have been here on.

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Monday when it was 60 degrees. We've experienced all four seasons this week.

[Peter Sagal]

There you go. Well, Kim, welcome to the show. Let me introduce you to our panel this week. First, you've seen him in Star Lower Decks, Loki, and currently he's in Netflix's man on the Inside. It's Eugene Cordero.

[Eugene Cordero]

Hi.

[Peter Sagal]

Hi. Next, he'll be at Comics Roadhouse at Mohegan sun casino in Connecticut April 3rd through the 5th. And at the Pittsburgh Improv April 18th to the 20th. It's Alonzo Boden.

[Alonzo Boden]

Hello, Tim.

[Peter Sagal]

Hello. And a comedian you can see in Concord, New Hampshire at the Capitol center for the Arts on April 11th. You can hear her on her weekly podcast. Nobody listens to Paula Poundstone. It's Paula Poundstone.

[Paula Poundstone]

Hey, Kim.

[Peter Sagal]

Paula, how are you? Well, how are you?

[Paula Poundstone]

Good enough.

[Peter Sagal]

Kim. Kim, welcome to the show. You're gonna play who's Bill this time? Bill Curtis standing before us is gonna read you three quotations from this week's news. Your job, of course, correctly identify or explain just two of them. Do that, you will win our prize, the voice of your choice from anyone on our show you might like for your own voicemail. Are you ready to go?

[Paula Poundstone]

Let's go.

[Peter Sagal]

Let's do it. Your first quote is someone with a positive take on being stuck very far from home for nine months.

[Bill Curtis]

We got a little more time to enjoy the view.

[Peter Sagal]

That was Sunny Williams, who this week finally got home from where?

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The International Space Station.

[Peter Sagal]

You're right. Very good, Kim. Nine months after they left for a planned eight day stay on the space station, astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore finally made it back to earth on Tuesday. Everybody was thrilled for their safe return. And the ISS even waived their late checkout fee. Imagine that. They go up for eight days. They're stuck in space for nine months. That's time enough to have a baby. And I bet a little bundle of joy is going to burst out of Butch Wilmore's chest cavity any day.

[Paula Poundstone]

You know, a. They're heroes and they handled it so amazingly well. You never heard anything but that they were excited to be there. Yes, but I think as Americans, we are prepared or certainly. Well, I mean, you know, people my age and up are prepared for that. For a trip to take a turn where you stay longer than you planned because of Gilligan's Island. We know that.

[Peter Sagal]

Yeah, that's true. It would be a three hour tour.

[Paula Poundstone]

A three hour tour.

[Peter Sagal]

Yeah.

[Paula Poundstone]

And the tiny ship was tossed. And so.

[Peter Sagal]

Yeah, that's true. I mean, we Gen Xers were all prepared for that.

[Paula Poundstone]

Absolutely. And I'm sure it's part of astronaut training.

[Peter Sagal]

Yeah. They all want it.

[Paula Poundstone]

Yeah.

[Peter Sagal]

That's why they all bring large chests of fancy clothes. Yeah.

[Alonzo Boden]

When we say they didn't complain, I think we didn't hear them complain.

[Peter Sagal]

That's exactly right.

[Alonzo Boden]

I suspect there was somebody at NASA who heard a lot of. What the hell are you doing?

[Peter Sagal]

Splashed down. This was true. They splashed down. And the spaceship was immediately surrounded by this pod of dolphins. It was beautiful. But of course, with Butch and Sonny's luck, they turned out to be the man eating dolphins. All right, here is your next quote.

[Bill Curtis]

Spies, state secrets. No second gunman.

[Peter Sagal]

That was the New York Times headline about a trove of files declassified and released this week. Files all about what?

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The assassination of jfk.

[Peter Sagal]

That's right, the JFK files. This week the JFK files were finally released and it turns out he was murdered. Any of you? I should say, did any of you expect anything exciting? Were all of you interested what secrets would be finally revealed?

[Alonzo Boden]

I'm so glad no brothers got blamed.

[Peter Sagal]

We will.

[Alonzo Boden]

We were all sitting back like, oh, this will be the one moment in black history they don't erase.

[Peter Sagal]

Yeah. It is true though, that all of those people who thought there was some conspiracy that was going to get blown open were all very disappointed. There's no nothing in all of these thousands of pages about, say, the second shooters on the grassy knoll. It's just useless trivia about how the CIA works. Basically 5,000 pages of like time sheets and memos and one expense report that says pay Lee Harvey Oswald. Do you want to hear a true thing? There's nothing in this about any conspiracy. Lee Harvey Oswald apparently did act alone. But there is all this stuff about why the CIA should have known what he was up to, including the fact that, and I'm not kidding, he was overheard after he was denied a visa to get into Cuba. He was so angry he shouted, I'm going to kill Kennedy. Wow.

[Paula Poundstone]

Yeah, but that can be a red herring.

[Peter Sagal]

Yeah, absolutely. All right, Kim, your last quote is from relationship expert Terry or book research.

[Bill Curtis]

Questions and make a list of topics beforehand.

[Peter Sagal]

Now, our book was advising us all to plan out exactly what you are going to say before you go on a first. What date? Exactly. Right. Yes. Apparently the latest thing in dating advice is this. Plan your conversation ahead of time and to make sure you don't forget your list of chosen topics, write it on a 3 by 5 card and tape it to your date's forehead.

[Paula Poundstone]

Wow.

[Eugene Cordero]

Yeah, I mean, I usually start my first dates with like a good two page monologue. And then I do 16 bars of my favorite uptempo Broadway show.

[Peter Sagal]

Right.

[Eugene Cordero]

And it usually goes great. And then I go on my next first date with another woman.

[Peter Sagal]

Exactly.

[Eugene Cordero]

And I try it again. And every time I do it, my monologue gets better, but my singing gets worse.

[Peter Sagal]

Well, I'm glad you're workshopping your monologue.

[Eugene Cordero]

Yeah, yeah. Especially there. Yeah, from Bloxy Blues.

[Peter Sagal]

Now the question. The thing is, you're gonna plan it out, but you gotta be flexible. You gotta be nimble. For example, if you had a date set for, say, last Tuesday night, you'd want to be ready with, oh, so great, the astronauts made it back. And shame about those astronauts.

[Paula Poundstone]

Well, you know what's interesting about this proposition you're making is that basically you're saying, be prepared to say anything, which would be the same as not being prepared.

[Peter Sagal]

Wow. Yeah.

[Eugene Cordero]

But you had that written down on your path.

[Paula Poundstone]

Oh, yeah, I had that written down.

[Alonzo Boden]

Yeah. My question would be, is the expert who wrote this, have they ever been on a date?

[Peter Sagal]

Bill, how did Kim do in our quiz?

[Bill Curtis]

What a score. Three in a row. You won.

[Peter Sagal]

Congratulations, Kim. Thank you. Thank you so much, Kim.

[Paula Poundstone]

Thanks, Kim.

[Peter Sagal]

Thank you. And now, panel, time for you to answer some questions about the rest of the week's news. Alonzo, there's a new company out there called LongevQuest which is focused on figuring out if people are lying when they claim to be what, A certain age. What certain age? Just give me the range.

[Alonzo Boden]

They claim to be 30. No, 50.

[Peter Sagal]

It's called LongevaQuest.

[Alonzo Boden]

Oh, 150.

[Peter Sagal]

Yes, 150.

[Alonzo Boden]

Oh, wow.

[Peter Sagal]

Wow.

[Alonzo Boden]

Or that's a magic number now or.

[Peter Sagal]

Well, I gave it to you because when the people claim to be very old, this company checks out their claims. Finally, someone is leading the charge against the scourge plaguing the globe for far too long. People claiming to be super old who are in fact only very old.

[Alonzo Boden]

I mean, why would you say. You're saying these stories like on TV when somebody's 108 or 100. So if somebody just comes to you and says they're 108, you're actually going to go to a company to verify it like that?

[Peter Sagal]

Well, that's what they do.

[Alonzo Boden]

Who the hell cares?

[Peter Sagal]

They fly and they sort of. They show up like this 106 year old woman who was chosen as a torch bearer for the Tokyo Olympics. Say they show up. This company goes out to them and says, prove it.

[Alonzo Boden]

That's elder abuse.

[Bill Curtis]

Yeah.

[Alonzo Boden]

I think somebody's really old and they. Maybe they missed a couple of years, I'd let that go. You know, once you hit, once you hit 95, just call it what you want.

[Peter Sagal]

Yeah, it's not like you're going to get even more of a senior discount. That's pretty much it.

[Alonzo Boden]

You know what if you're 100 and you're sharp enough to lie and say 115, yeah, I'm going to give it to you. I'm going to be like, wow, okay.

[Paula Poundstone]

Boy, are we different. So the company, I would spend any amount of money to bust these liars, they're not going to get away with it. I'm tired of being lied to.

[Peter Sagal]

The company's 34 year old founder is fascinated. He says, oh, is he really? Wow. He's fascinated with the lessons we can learn from people who live past 100 that can all help us perhaps increase our own longevity. But he is not here to waste time with some plain old 96 year old.

[Alonzo Boden]

I have a friend and he recently he turned 65 and he said that's it. There's nothing left. Like there's no age benefit after that.

[Peter Sagal]

That's true.

[Alonzo Boden]

So again, so if you say you're 90 or if you say you're 115, what do you win? You can carry the torch at an Olympics. Please. You were at the first one.

[Peter Sagal]

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[Bill Curtis]

From NPR and WBEZ Chicago, this is Wait, Wait, don't tell Me, the NPR News Quiz. I'm Bill Curtis. We are playing this week with Paula Poundstone, Eugene Cordero and Alonzo Boden. And here again is your host, Dr. Philip center for the Performing Arts in Orlando, Florida, Peter Sago.

[Peter Sagal]

Thank you, Bill. Thanks, everybody. Right now it's time, of course, for the Wait Wait, don't tell me you'd love to listen or game call 1-88-wait wait to play our game on air or check out the pinned post on our Instagram page, eightwaitnpr. Hi, you're on Wait, wait, don't tell me. Hi, Peter, this is Kim and I'm calling from Cumberland, Maine. I was born and raised in Saskatchewan. Right. So you moved from Saskatchewan, Canada to Maine, the United States? Yes. Do you regret that now? Sometimes, yeah. What do you do there in Cumberland, Maine? So I'm a primary care doctor. Oh, you are? Yeah. Yeah. You're. That's the best kind of doctor as far as I'm concerned.

[Mo Wagner]

Yeah.

[Peter Sagal]

All about the preventative care. Yeah, exactly. Well, welcome to our show, Kim. You're going to play the game in which you have to tell truth from fiction. Bill, what is Kim's topic?

[Bill Curtis]

Honey, you're on tv.

[Peter Sagal]

It's always fun to be on tv, whether it's being interviewed in the local news or maybe seen in the crowd at a football game or French kissing your brother on the White Lotus. This week we heard about somebody getting on screen for a somewhat surprising reason. Our panel is each going to tell you about it. Pick the real story. You will win our prize, the wait waiter of your choice on your voicemail. Are you ready to play? Yes.

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[Peter Sagal]

Let's hear first from Paula Poundstone.

[Paula Poundstone]

Just before the start of their recent soccer game, Bulgarian team Arda paid tribute to recently deceased former team member Petko Gonchev. Both teams lined up and bowed their heads for a moment of silence. Meanwhile, this 78 year old gonchev was running late to get home to watch the game on tv. As was his practice. He wasn't dead. When he pulled up at his house. His wife came out crying and shouting, petko, Petko. They announced on TV that you were dead Guentchev was so shaken by not being dead, he downed a glass of brandy. So many people called me. Relative, friends, acquaintances, and not so big acquaintances, gontschev said. Like maybe Stoyan, Ivan's friend from the bar that he met that time. Petko? Yes, it's me, Stoyan. Do I know you? Yes, we met at the bar that time. I'm Ivan's friend. Were you wearing a striped shirt? No, I had a blue shirt. Oh, yes, Stoyan. Hello, Petko. Are you dead?

[Peter Sagal]

Petko may not have been dead, but he did watch a moment of silence for himself on the TV before a soccer game. Your next story of a television tale comes from Alonzo Boden.

[Alonzo Boden]

Matt Collins worked for Amazon. Everyone thought Amazon prime one day delivery was fast. Then they saw Matt run. KCAB obtained this video from a neighbor's ring camera. Matt was dropping a package when Thor, a notorious neighborhood German shepherd, got loose. In the video, Matt ran past his truck, leaped a small garden hedge and increased the distance between himself and Thor until Thor simply gave up. Thor wasn't the only one to see Matt run. Pete Walker, who once coached Deion Primetime Sanders, said Matt was the fastest man he's seen since he saw Deion run a 4240 in college. Pete had to find and time Matt. Matt ran a 4 3, 5 40. Now it's rumored Thor's 40 time was about 4. 5, but no one's been brave enough to verify that. It turned out Matt had been a high school player, but he didn't get recruited for college and was working at Amazon to help pay for his education. Well, Matt won't have that problem anymore since he didn't play college ball. Even at age 21, Matt had his full eligibility and is now a full time scholarship as cornerback at Alcorn State University.

[Peter Sagal]

An Amazon delivery man is caught on camera outrunning a German shepherd and gets himself a football scholarship. Your last story of somebody getting screen time comes from Eugene Cordero.

[Eugene Cordero]

When Jason Estrellas of Alhambra, California began his day with his usual cup of coffee and switching on the local morning news, he was met with a story asking, are we too addicted to junk food? During the segment, it showed stock footage of various people eating fast food or drinking soda. There was one noticeable snippet to Mr. Estrellas of a man drinking an extra large soda, holding a hot dog and wearing a green T shirt that read, Got a bad case of bad shingles. We can cure it. Estrellus Roofing. This was, in fact, Jason Estrellas himself in the video, and he was shocked. I was excited at first that I was on the news until I saw what the story was about, said Estrellas. But lucky for him, more people were intrigued with the shirt than they were about his quick meal options that he chose. Business has picked up quite a bit, Mr. Estrella said. I hope they keep using the footage. It's free advertising. Plus, a few customers have had hot dogs ready when I arrived to do the job.

[Peter Sagal]

All right, here are your three choices. Somebody was surprised to see themselves on tv. Was it from Paula Poundstone, an elderly former soccer player who watched his own memorial service with a moment of silence, even though he was still alive to watch it? From Alonzo Boden, an Amazon delivery guy who was caught on camera and then on the news, sprinting so fast he got himself a gig in a football team. Or from Eugene Cordero, a man who saw himself used as an example of an unhealthy lifestyle. But it ended up bringing him some business. Which of these the real story of a surprise TV appearance. Hey, whoa. Hey. I think I'm gonna go with Paula's story. You're gonna go with Paula's story? Well, to find out the correct answer, we spoke to a reporter covering the real story. At a football match in Bulgaria, there was a minute silence for a former player of PFC Arda who wasn't actually dead. That was Guardian reporter Paul McInns talking about the moment of silence at the soccer game. Congratulations, Kim. Paula was telling the truth. I took a moment to glare at the people who objected. Paula was telling the truth. You earned a point for her for doing so. But you yourself have won our prize, the voice of your choice on your voicemail.

[Paula Poundstone]

Awesome.

[Peter Sagal]

Congratulations. Well done. Thanks for calling and playing. Thank you. And now, the game where we ask accomplished people about things they know nothing about, we call it not my job.

[Kim Holmes]

I'm right for that one.

[Peter Sagal]

Mo Wagner was the star of his basketball league as a young man in Germany when he sent a highlight reel of himself to the coach at the University of Michigan, and he soon found himself a Wolverine. Or as he might say, a Wolverine. He then joined the NBA and has been the star center for the Orlando Magic since 2021. Mo Wagner, welcome to. Wait, Wait, don't tell me.

[Kim Holmes]

Thank you.

[Peter Sagal]

Thank you. So you grew up in Berlin, Germany, and I don't know the answer. How big is basketball in Germany?

[Kim Holmes]

It's growing. Definitely soccer or football. We call it football. Sorry, Americans, the main sport. But the basketball community has grown, obviously. With Dirk Nowitzki, we have a huge, huge representative. And basketball is getting bigger.

[Peter Sagal]

Now, did you. Were you gravitate to basketball originally or were you playing soccer and then you passed six feet in height and somebody said, no, we'd like you to pick up the ball now.

[Kim Holmes]

Actually, actually, funny story. So, yeah, I played soccer. I loved soccer. I loved being outside getting dirty in the grass and playing with my friends. And then at some point, my mom got so sick of waiting outside in the rain watching me play all day that she forced me more or less to try out a gym sport. And because I was very tall, she was either handball or basketball. My dad did handball, so I chose basketball.

[Peter Sagal]

Little rebellion.

[Kim Holmes]

Exactly. Yeah.

[Peter Sagal]

It's a shame because you could be playing uncounted millions in the national handball game.

[Kim Holmes]

Yeah. Bad decision on me.

[Peter Sagal]

I guess so. Well, second best is always okay. Now, I was surprised by this. I had assumed that you were. Had been scouted and found by Michigan, but in fact, as I said, you were interested in American collegiate sports. You wanted to, like, go to America and play for an American college, specifically Michigan.

[Kim Holmes]

Michigan was kind of like, now, obviously, Michigan men go blue forever. But back then, it was kind of like, back then, it was just kind of the only school that offered me a scholarship. So I was like, sure, I'll do that. But I will say both my parents. Parents went to medical school are doctors. So going to school was kind of thing in my family. And I didn't want to be the outlier on that end, at least act like I cared. And I didn't want to go to medical school, that's for sure. And also, like I said, again, it's hard to get on the radar. So I tried to play on ESPN and have people see me to go to the NBA. And that was possible at Michigan and less possible in Germany. So that was kind of like a surefire answer.

[Peter Sagal]

Yeah, absolutely. So you had ambitions to go to the NBA.

[Kim Holmes]

Exactly. I hate to admit that to my mom nowadays, but I really just went to the University of Michigan to go to the NBA.

[Peter Sagal]

You are also quite famously part of one of the very few pairs of brothers in the NBA.

[Kim Holmes]

That's correct.

[Peter Sagal]

Your brother also went to Michigan, came from Germany to Michigan, and then now is with you on the mansion.

[Kim Holmes]

Correct.

[Peter Sagal]

And so was it like, all you. You're like, dude, this is great. You're gonna do this.

[Kim Holmes]

Yeah. Kind of like he owes me everything. Honestly, I appreciate you setting that up for me. I kind of turned from younger brother into my landlord within four years, so that's awesome. But no, obviously an amazing experience. This is a crazy, crazy lifestyle we live, and to get to share that with your family and at that level is pretty cool.

[Peter Sagal]

Now you're 6:11 and your brother is 6:10. So do you, like, torture him by holding things up, out of his reach?

[Kim Holmes]

Yeah, he surpassed me in about everything in life except for that little detail. So I try to rub that in everything.

[Peter Sagal]

Literally rubbing in the top of his head, which you can reach because you're an inch taller.

[Kim Holmes]

He can't do nothing about it.

[Peter Sagal]

So you guys. So you live together. You have your own, like, basketball house.

[Kim Holmes]

Exactly. We got a full court upstairs and a full court downstairs. No, like, yeah, he bought a house. I live upstairs, he lives downstairs. So we have some separate rooms. We don't. We don't bunk, bed or do anything like that. There should be privacy allowed on the road as well. So we don't share hotel rooms or anything like that. We are still two individual grown men, but we live together.

[Peter Sagal]

We do the same thing on the same team.

[Kim Holmes]

The cool thing is our mom gets to be around all year, so that's awesome. Yeah.

[Alonzo Boden]

Mo, can I. Can I ask you something about a story I heard?

[Kim Holmes]

Oh, please.

[Alonzo Boden]

So I heard that you guys obviously speak German and that you talk some smack while you're playing in German and that Luka Donczyk understood what you were saying about him. What. What were you guys saying? And what did he pick up?

[Kim Holmes]

I don't think he understood what we were saying, but I definitely. I mean, he's obviously from Slovenia, so he has some experience with. With European language, and he picked up on that pretty quickly, but he definitely didn't know what we were saying. It's pretty cool because Franz and I, obviously, we have some opinions about our teammates or. Or opposing teams, so we utilize our native tongue. Yeah.

[Paula Poundstone]

Really?

[Peter Sagal]

You are on, like, the court. You're in an NBA game with your brother, and you were, like, talking trash about the other players in German, so. Absolutely.

[Bill Curtis]

What?

[Kim Holmes]

It's the best. They. They can't be mad at you. They don't know what you're saying.

[Peter Sagal]

That's true.

[Kim Holmes]

Let's just say. Let's. Let's just say we're happy that there's no German ref in the movie.

[Peter Sagal]

I understand.

[Kim Holmes]

Yeah.

[Peter Sagal]

Well, Mo Wagner, we have invited you here to play a game that we're calling even.

[Bill Curtis]

You would look up to 7:11.

[Peter Sagal]

Right. So you're 6 foot 11, so we thought we'd ask you about something even taller. 7:11 Answer three questions about the global Giant of convenience stores. And you will win a prize for one of our listeners, the voice of anyone they might choose from our show on their voicemail. Bill, who is Mo Wagner playing for?

[Bill Curtis]

Terry brancotter of Orlando, Florida.

[Peter Sagal]

All right, you ready? This may be the first competition you've done in a few months, so let's.

[Kim Holmes]

See how rusty you are.

[Peter Sagal]

Here's your first question. 711 is very proud of their signature drink, the slurpee. In fact, they celebrate the frozen drink with which of these A, one day a year, you can bring a cookie jar from home and fill it up at the slurpee machine? B, one day a year when franchisees can sell their own custom slurpee flavor they develop at home, Or C, one day a year when they hold a 10 minute moment of slurpness and they just let the machine flow out onto the floor.

[Kim Holmes]

Hub biggest, the cookie jar.

[Peter Sagal]

Yes, you're right. It's the cookie jar. It could be anything. In fact, it's called bring your own container day. And if you're interested, the only rule is it has to fit under the spigot. And it happens on one day. It is July 11th. Get it? 7:11. So get ready, everybody. Oh, yeah. Here's your next question. Amazingly, not everyone loves 711 like an unhappy former franchise owner in Boston who got back at the company by doing what. A, going into stores and quickly rewiring the hot dog rollers so they spun at 5,000 rpm B, swapping out an entire shipment of coffee destined for all of the area's stores with decaf. Or opening a competing convenience store, which he called 612 across the street.

[Kim Holmes]

That is a very petty way of doing it. I would go. See, there you go.

[Peter Sagal]

Yeah, you went right for that. And that's what he did. He opened 6:12. It's open from 6 to 12. It's better. And seven years after he did it, it is still there. All right, here's your last question. 711 stores are, unfortunately, as we all know, frequent targets of robbers. But at least one Oregon man did not get away with any money when he tried to rob a 711 with what? A, his fingers, which he held up in the shape of a gun B, a pool noodle, which he stiffened by inserting 10 straws from the drink dispenser. Or C, he didn't have a weapon, so he asked the cashier, hey, do you happen to have a baseball bat behind the counter, and if so, could I borrow it?

[Kim Holmes]

I'm gonna go with c here.

[Peter Sagal]

I'm gonna say that for the audience listening at home, it's a little difficult because there's a whole group of opposing fans in front of him waving things at him to distract him. That was my attempt at a basketball joke that failed. I apologize. All right. So your choice. Your choice is C. You're gonna go for. He asked the guy. So do you have a baseball bat? Can I borrow it?

[Kim Holmes]

That feels. Yeah, it feels innocent and smart at the same time.

[Peter Sagal]

Yeah, I'm afraid it was a in fact, it was the finger gun.

[Eugene Cordero]

Really?

[Peter Sagal]

Yeah. The police say, quote, the clerk was not convinced and the man left without anything. Bill, how did Mo Wagner do on our quiz?

[Bill Curtis]

Mo, two out of three is a win.

[Peter Sagal]

Yes, it is his first in a while. How did it feel?

[Kim Holmes]

It feels phenomenal. I know. Been a minute.

[Peter Sagal]

You're right. May this be the first of many to come in the next year.

[Kim Holmes]

Thank you, guys.

[Peter Sagal]

Mo Wagner is the star center for the Orlando Magic, currently on involuntary leave. Mo Wagner, thank you so much for joining us here in Orlando. Don't tell me.

[Kim Holmes]

Have a good one.

[Peter Sagal]

In just a minute, you're going to want to bring your mustard for our Listener Limerick challenge. Call 188 wait wait to join us on the air. We'll be back in a minute with more of Wait Wait. Don't tell me from NPR.

[Mo Wagner]

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[Bill Curtis]

From NPR and WBEZ Chicago, this is Wait, wait, don't tell me. The NPR News quiz. I am Bill Curtis. We are playing this week with Alonzo Bowden, Paula Poundstone and Eugene Cordero. And here again is your host at Dr. Phillips center for the Performing Arts in Orlando, Florida, Peter Sagan.

[Peter Sagal]

Thank you, Bill. And just just a minute. Anyone sensitive to flashing lights or awkwardly forced rhymes are advised to look away. It's our Listener Limerick Challenge. If you'd like to play, give us a call at 1-88-WAIT-WAIT. That's 1-888-924-8924. Right now, panel, it is time for you to play a new game that.

[Bill Curtis]

We are calling how's the Guy who Invented Pirate's Booty doing.

[Peter Sagal]

Now? The inventor of Pirate's Booty, America's most popular flavor of Styrofoam, is named Robert Ehrlich. And Mr. Ehrlich lives in a small village on Long island and he has wanted to be the mayor. So in honor of his fascinating career in both toddler snacks and now politics, we are going to ask you about Mr. Ehrlich, but we're going to do it rapid fire for each of you. True, false style.

[Eugene Cordero]

Here we go.

[Peter Sagal]

So we'll start with Eugene. Eugene, true or false? Mr. Ehrlich likes to use his professional title, Emperor of All Snacks.

[Eugene Cordero]

Oh, please. True.

[Peter Sagal]

No, it's false. He wants you to call him Captain Booty Head. I love this guy. Alonzo. Oh, just wait. Alonzo, true or false? His first attempt to become mayor was to walk into the village hall announced, quote, I'm the mayor now. You're all fired. Where's my office?

[Alonzo Boden]

True.

[Peter Sagal]

Yes. Paula, true or false? When he was told that didn't really count. He then became a write in candidate for this week's mayoral election and he declared victory 30 minutes after the polls closed.

[Paula Poundstone]

True.

[Peter Sagal]

No, False. He declared victory 30 minutes after the polls opened.

[Paula Poundstone]

Wow, wow, wow.

[Peter Sagal]

Eugene, true or false? As a write in candidate with an absolutely aggressive campaign around town, he ended up getting 1064 votes.

[Eugene Cordero]

True.

[Peter Sagal]

No, false. His opponent, the incumbent mayor, got 1064 votes. He got 62, buddy.

[Alonzo Boden]

So it was close.

[Peter Sagal]

It was.

[Paula Poundstone]

A lot of these are trick questions.

[Peter Sagal]

They are. That's it for the first edition of how's the Guy who Invented Pirates Booty doing.

[Eugene Cordero]

Ah, man.

[Peter Sagal]

But but given given what this guy is like, we'll be playing it again before the end of the hour.

[Paula Poundstone]

Oh, I'm hoping.

[Eugene Cordero]

Oh, man, I could play this all day.

[Peter Sagal]

It's amazing. He's a remarkable fellow.

[Paula Poundstone]

When my kids were little, my oldest daughter had some health problems that she wasn't supposed to have certain food, like, little dietary restrictions. So she comes home one day, she was always coming home with, like, foods that I hadn't sent her off with all over her shirt. And so one day, somehow this came up that she had gotten some sort of food that she wasn't supposed to have. And it was that Pirate's booty, which I had never heard of at the time. And I said, well, you know, I asked her about. She said I was eating Pirate's Booty. And I said, there's no such. That's a. No, there's no such thing like that. And she goes, yeah, there is. I said, there is. I get so angry, I go, gut. Booty is like a phrase, honey, for, like, a woman's butt. They would not name a snack food Pirate's Booty. They just wouldn't. And then, of course, we're in the grocery store and the kids show me, and I'm like, okay. So that's like a regular criticism that I receive from my adult children is to reminisce about the Pirate's Booty story. So I'm looking forward to playing the game again.

[Eugene Cordero]

You know, unfortunately, a lot of children's snacks are other words for women, but.

[Peter Sagal]

Yeah, Bambas, Kellogg's Badonkadonks.

[Eugene Cordero]

My kids love those.

[Peter Sagal]

Coming up, it's lightning. Fill in the blank. But first, it's the game where you have to listen for the rhyme. If you'd like to play on air, call or leave a message at 1-88-WAIT, that's 1-888-924-89-24. And you can see us live most weeks back at the second most magical place on earth, the Studebaker Theater in downtown Chicago. We can see it. We can see it. Hi. You are on. Wait, wait, don't tell me. Hello?

[Kim Holmes]

Yeah, hey, this is Eric Bowman from Kansas City, Missouri.

[Peter Sagal]

Kansas City, a place we love. What do you do there? I am a SEO specialist. You're an SEO specialist? That's. I know this. That's search engine optimization, Right? And the idea is that your job is to help companies show up quicker or higher up in search results, right? Yeah, we do some manipulation. Oh, do you? So let's say I wanted to be higher up in the Google results for people searching for quiz show Hosts. What should I do to sort of goose my own ranking? Goose your own ranking?

[Eugene Cordero]

That was going to be my same question.

[Bill Curtis]

You.

[Peter Sagal]

All right? Eric, I. I know you get paid for that advice, so let's just move on.

[Paula Poundstone]

Yeah, boy, he was not given away.

[Peter Sagal]

No trade secrets. Yeah, Eric, you're going to play the game in which Bill Curtis is going to read you three news related limericks. But he's not going to finish them. That will be your job. Do that two times out of three, you will be a winner. Ready to go? I think so. I was an English major. Well then, there you are. You've trained for this, you've studied. Here we go. Here is your first limerick.

[Bill Curtis]

There's not much. We old penguins require a nice pool and a good fish supplier. Old age has a perk. We are done with our work in this part of the zoo.

[Kim Holmes]

We retire.

[Peter Sagal]

Retire. Yes.

[Bill Curtis]

There you go.

[Peter Sagal]

The New England Aquarium in Boston has opened what we believe is the first ever retirement home for penguins. Six African penguins moved in this week so they can have sex. I mean, eat in peace. According to the New York Times, the quote, geriatric penguins are mostly in their 30s, which rude. This is true. One penguin is only 14 because she's there with her 32 year old penguin partner. She says she loves him, you know, but mostly she's waiting for him to die so she can inherit his collection of pebbles. Here is your next limit.

[Bill Curtis]

Sometimes towers of food can be fraught slogs, fancy foods overwhelm and are thought bogs. But nothing's more fun than some wieners and buns. So we're serving a tower of.

[Peter Sagal]

Ah, gloves. We'll do it one more time, Bill. And we'll listen for the rhymes.

[Bill Curtis]

Sometimes towers of food can be fraught slugs, fancy foods overwhelm and our thought bugs. But nothing's more fun than some wieners and buns. So we're serving a tower of hot.

[Peter Sagal]

Oh yeah, I'm dying here. Nothing. Wieners and buns.

[Kim Holmes]

I'm thinking bratwurst.

[Peter Sagal]

But bratwurst.

[Eugene Cordero]

I mean, how could you not?

[Kim Holmes]

I know exactly.

[Paula Poundstone]

Oh my God.

[Peter Sagal]

I'll just give it to you. The answer is. Hot dogs. Hot dogs. A tower of hot dogs. The hot dog tower is a multi tiered tray of hot dogs, condiments, french fries and side. Imagine one of those seafood towers. But the food you see is hot dogs, right? Now this presentation makes sense. You might ask someone, listen, do you want eight hot dogs? And they'd say, of course not. But do you want eight hot dogs? Arranged in a tower, reaching up as if to touch the face of God. Absolutely.

[Eugene Cordero]

And people spend money on this at a bar?

[Peter Sagal]

Yes, they do do all the time. The hot dog tower. Wow.

[Paula Poundstone]

Well, they may also be with a group of friends.

[Eugene Cordero]

No, I think that's one guy by himself just going to town on that tower.

[Peter Sagal]

That is a sculpture of food and a cry for help.

[Eugene Cordero]

Yeah.

[Peter Sagal]

Here is your last number. Let's see if we can get this.

[Bill Curtis]

One at the gym. All my muscles are aching. So this new buzzy workout I'm taking all day, I just vibrate and then I rehydrate. I'll get really fit by just.

[Peter Sagal]

I am bombing so hard.

[Paula Poundstone]

It rhymes with baking and taking. And it's like vibrating.

[Kim Holmes]

Shaking.

[Peter Sagal]

Shaking. Yes.

[Alonzo Boden]

Yes.

[Eugene Cordero]

Yes.

[Peter Sagal]

The answer is shaking. Yes. Thanks to social media, of course, the so called weight loss equipment known as vibration plates are back. That's the beautiful thing about the circle of life. Every 30 years, an old scam can come back to trick a new generation of people.

[Eugene Cordero]

Oh, man. Does this mean that the shake weight is coming back too?

[Peter Sagal]

We can only hope.

[Eugene Cordero]

Oh, man. There is nothing like watching somebody use that.

[Peter Sagal]

Nobody. I don't think anybody ever did. But it would be fun to stand on a vibration plate and hold the shake weight and it would shake the weight for you.

[Eugene Cordero]

Yeah.

[Alonzo Boden]

Full body workout.

[Peter Sagal]

Yeah. Bill, how did Eric do on our quiz?

[Bill Curtis]

Two out of three.

[Peter Sagal]

It's all right, man. You made it. You did it. You got through.

[Kim Holmes]

Thank you guys.

[Peter Sagal]

Bye bye, Eric. Take care, you guys. Have a good one, everybody.

[Mo Wagner]

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[Peter Sagal]

Now it is time for our final game. Lightning. Fill in the blank. Each of our players will have 60 seconds in which to answer as many fill in the blank questions as they can. Each correct answer now worth two points. Bill, can you give us the score?

[Bill Curtis]

Alonzo and Paula each have three. Eugene has.

[Peter Sagal]

All right, Eugene, that means you are in third place. You will be up first. The clock will start when they begin your first question. Fill in the blank. On Thursday, President Trump signed an executive order ending the department of Blank Education. Right. On Monday, a judge indefinitely blocked the ban on BLANK members in the military.

[Eugene Cordero]

Transgender.

[Peter Sagal]

Right. Citing safety issues, the Vancouver Auto show barred electric car company BLANK from participating in the event.

[Eugene Cordero]

Tesla.

[Peter Sagal]

Right. This week, cases of BLANK in Texas surpassed 300 measles. Right. This week, jazz legend Herbie Hancock told the BBC the best advice he ever received was when Miles Davis told him, blank, blow harder. That's a good advice. He said that Miles Davis told him, quote, if all you see are dudes in the audience, that means your music is dead.

[Eugene Cordero]

Oh, wow.

[Peter Sagal]

Tough stuff. But true. On Wednesday, the famed Grand Ole Blenki in Nashville celebrated its hundredth anniversary. Opry. Yeah, Grand Ole Opry. On Monday, it was announced that Conan O'Brien would return to the host the 2026 Blank Awards Oscars. Right. Following a marked increase of incidents, ophthalmologists are warning people not to mix up their bottles of eye drops with blank.

[Eugene Cordero]

With mouthwash?

[Peter Sagal]

No, with bottles of glue.

[Eugene Cordero]

Oh.

[Peter Sagal]

Many bottles of fingernail glue and eyelash glue look almost identical to eye drop bottles. And hospitals are seeing more and more patients who have accidentally dropped glue into their eyes.

[Eugene Cordero]

Wow.

[Peter Sagal]

Helpful hand. If you happen to do this and you glue your eyes shut, just. You can get help by just mashing all the buttons on your phone until it eventually calls 91 1. Bill, how did Eugene do on our quiz?

[Bill Curtis]

Pretty good.

[Peter Sagal]

Six.

[Bill Curtis]

Right. 12 more points. Total of 14 puts him in the lead.

[Peter Sagal]

Oka. We've arbitrarily picked Alonzo to go next. Alonzo, fill in the blank. On Tuesday, a federal judge ruled that blank's attempt to shut down USAID likely violated the Constitution.

[Alonzo Boden]

Musk or Doge?

[Peter Sagal]

Musk. Yeah. On Monday, Chief Justice John Roberts offered a rare rebuke of Blank Trump.

[NPR Sponsor]

Right.

[Peter Sagal]

This week, Israel launched ground and airstrikes in Blank, breaking their ceasefire with Hamas.

[Alonzo Boden]

Palestine.

[Peter Sagal]

Good enough. Gaza. On Thursday, the EU announced they would delay implementing BLANKS on goods from the U.S. tariffs. Right. This week, a college baseball player was forced to apologize after he hit a triple and celebrated by blanking.

[Alonzo Boden]

Running a home plate?

[Peter Sagal]

No, by bending down to the third baseline and pretending to snort it like cocaine. On Tuesday, new data showed that the earth just experienced its blankets decade ever hottest. Right. On Monday, a French politician called in the US to return to the blank Statue of Liberty. Right. We're not using it. This week, a homeowner in Los Angeles allowed a stranger to use their bathroom despite the fact that the stranger had just blanked.

[Alonzo Boden]

Robbed them.

[Peter Sagal]

No. Crashed his car into their house. You know how it is. You're driving home, you hear the call of nature and your options either hold it or crash your car. And to a stranger's house and asked them to use their bathroom. The homeowner's kindness was rewarded. The guy left a great review of their bathroom on Yelp, adding and plenty of very exciting parking. Bill, how did Alonzo do in our quiz?

[Alonzo Boden]

Six.

[Peter Sagal]

Right.

[Bill Curtis]

12 more points. His 15 puts him in the lead.

[Peter Sagal]

All right, how many then does Paula Poundstone need to win?

[Bill Curtis]

6 to Ty. Paula. 7 to win.

[Peter Sagal]

All right, Paula, this is for the game fill in the blank. Following a two hour call with Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin agreed to pause attacks on blank's infrastructure.

[Paula Poundstone]

Ukraine.

[Peter Sagal]

Right. This week, researchers announced that they have found a way to keep blank symptoms at bay in some aging patients.

[Paula Poundstone]

Also right.

[Peter Sagal]

On Tuesday, the Federal Reserve chose to hold blank rates steady interest. Right. The opening round of the NCAA tournament included a matchup between the Houston Cougars and the Southern Illinois Blank Young men, no Cougars. On Thursday, officials in LA said there's a strong chance Kendrick Lamar would be involved in the opening ceremonies of the 2028 Blanks Olympics. Yes. This week, two Japanese tourists were kicked out of China after they were caught blanking on the Great Wall.

[Paula Poundstone]

I don't know.

[Peter Sagal]

They were mooning each other on the Great Wall of China.

[Paula Poundstone]

All right. And they got thrown out for that.

[Peter Sagal]

Yeah. I mean, they were surprised the two men were deported after guards caught them mooning each other. It's going to be a real blow to the ego. Imagine realizing my butt is so hard to look at, I am no longer allowed in China. Bill, did Paula do well enough to win?

[Bill Curtis]

She got four. Right. 11 more points. Not enough to catch Alonzo.

[Peter Sagal]

There we go.

[Alonzo Boden]

Thank you, Florida.

[Paula Poundstone]

Congratulations.

[Alonzo Boden]

Thank you.

[Peter Sagal]

In just a minute, we're going to ask our panelists to predict where Sunny Williams and Butch Wilmore, who just got back from the space station, will get stuck next. But first, let me tell you that. Wait, wait, don't tell me is a production of NPRWB is the Chicago in association with Urgent Aircraft Productions. Doug Berman, Benevolent Overlord Philip Ga writes our limericks. Our public address announcer is Paul Friedman. Our tour manager is Shaina Donald. DJ Leaderman, composer, Athenian by program is produced by Jennifer Mills, Miles Doornboss and Lillian King. Special thanks to Blythe Roberson and Monica Hickey. Peter Gwynn is our Disney Princess. Emma Choi is our vibe curator. Our jolly good fellow is Hannah Anderson. Technical direction is Lorna White. Our CFO is Colin Miller. Our production manager is Robert Newhouse. Our senior producer is Ian Chillock and the executive producer, Wait, wait, don't tell me is Michael Danforth. Now panel, where will Sonny and Butch get stuck next? Eugene Cordero they'll be stuck trying to.

[Eugene Cordero]

Answering the Limerick challenge on this show.

[Alonzo Boden]

Alonzo Bowden they'll be stuck 199 miles away from the dealership in a 200 mile range. Tesla.

[Peter Sagal]

And Paul the Poundstone.

[Paula Poundstone]

They'll be stuck on Space Mountain.

[Bill Curtis]

If any of that happens, we're going to ask you about it on Wait, wait, don't tell me.

[Peter Sagal]

Thank you, Bill Curtis. Thanks also to Eugene Cordero, Alonzo Bolton and Paul Poundstone. Thanks to the staff and crew at the Dr. Phillips center for the Performing Arts and our partners at Central Florida Public Media. Thanks to our fabulous audience here in Orlando and thanks to all of you for listening and home. I'm Peter Sagal. We'll be back next week. This is npr.

[Mo Wagner]

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