Ever wonder when was the last time that a panelist came in first place or tied for first after the Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank on Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!? Right now, the current version of the Stats Page does not include that information in the “Panelists Statistics” section of the page; but, it is something that I am planning on adding to the next version of the page.
Until then, you can use this page to view that information, which will be updated periodically.
Last Time Each Panelist Has Finished the Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank Round in First Place
| Panelist | Show |
| Adam Felber | 2014-01-11 |
| Alison Stewart | 2009-01-31 |
| Alonzo Bodden | 2013-09-07 |
| Amy Dickinson | 2013-04-27 |
| Brian Babylon | 2012-03-10 |
| Charlie Pierce | 2013-11-23 |
| Claudia Perry | 2000-02-12 |
| Evan Smith | 2001-11-10 |
| Faith Salie | 2013-12-14 |
| Jessi Klein | 2013-10-12 |
| Karen Grigsby Bates | 2004-03-27 |
| Kyrie O’Connor | 2013-12-07 |
| Luke Burbank | 2012-11-03 |
| Maz Jobrani | 2011-12-17 |
| Mo Rocca | 2013-11-16 |
| Nick Hancock | 2011-12-24 |
| P.J. O’Rourke | 2010-10-30 |
| Patt Morrison | 2001-07-14 |
| Paul Provenza | 2009-05-09 |
| Paula Poundstone | 2013-09-21 |
| Peter Grosz | 2013-01-19 |
| Richard Roeper | 2005-05-28 |
| Roxanne Roberts | 2013-12-21 |
| Roy Blount, Jr. | 2013-03-09 |
| Sue Ellicott | 2006-09-30 |
| Tom Bodett | 2013-05-18 |
Last Time Each Panelist Has Finished the Lightning-Fill-in-the-Blank Round in First or Tied for First Place
| Panelist | Show |
| Adam Felber | 2014-01-11 |
| Alison Stewart | 2009-01-31 |
| Alonzo Bodden | 2013-09-07 |
| Amy Dickinson | 2013-04-27 |
| Angela Nissel | 2007-03-31 |
| Brian Babylon | 2013-08-03 |
| Charlie Pierce | 2013-11-23 |
| Claudia Perry | 2000-02-12 |
| Evan Smith | 2001-11-10 |
| Faith Salie | 2013-12-14 |
| Jessi Klein | 2013-10-12 |
| Karen Grigsby Bates | 2004-03-27 |
| Ken Jennings | 2013-06-01 |
| Kyrie O’Connor | 2013-12-07 |
| Luke Burbank | 2012-11-03 |
| Maz Jobrani | 2013-01-26 |
| Mo Rocca | 2013-11-16 |
| Nick Hancock | 2011-12-24 |
| P.J. O’Rourke | 2010-10-30 |
| Patt Morrison | 2001-07-14 |
| Paul Provenza | 2010-07-31 |
| Paula Poundstone | 2013-11-02 |
| Peter Grosz | 2013-01-19 |
| Richard Roeper | 2005-05-28 |
| Roxanne Roberts | 2013-12-21 |
| Roy Blount, Jr. | 2013-06-01 |
| Sue Ellicott | 2006-09-30 |
| Tom Bodett | 2013-05-18 |
The data in the above tables were last updated on 2014-01-14 and does not include ties. If a panelist does not appear in either table, it means that that panelists never came in first or tied for first after the Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank round.