Panelists
The following are the list of available reports based on data collected for panelists.
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Aggregate Scores
A pair of tables containing aggregate panelist score statistics (including: count, minimum, maximum, mean, median, standard deviation, and total) and aggregate score spread.
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Appearance Counts by Year
A table displaying panelist appearance counts for regular, Best Of, repeat Best Ofs, repeat and all shows grouped by year.
Regular show counts do not include Best Of or repeat shows. Counts for both Best Of and repeat shows do not include repeat Best Of shows. Counts for all shows should be the sum of regular, Best Of, repeat and repeat Best Of show counts.
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Appearance Counts by Year: Grid
A table displaying each panelist as rows and appearance counts for each year as columns. Appearance counts includes regular shows and all shows, with the count of all shows in parentheses.
Regular shows do not include Best Of or repeat shows, while all shows include all available shows.
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Appearances by Year
A table displaying appearances with show information, including location, show host, scorekeeper, other panelists and Not My Job guest(s), for a selected panelist grouped by year.
Note: The previous form of this report is now available as "Appearance Counts by Year: Grid".
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Average Scores by Year
A table displaying average scores for a selected panelist broken out by year.
Scores from Best Of and repeat shows are not included when calculating the average. Additionally, panelist scores from the 29th anniversary show that aired on October 27, 2018 show are also excluded, due to the unique Lightning Fill In The Blank format.
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Average Scores by Year: All
A table displaying each panelist as rows and average scores for each year as columns.
Scores from Best Of and repeat shows are not included when calculating the average. Additionally, panelist scores from the 29th anniversary show that aired on October 27, 2018 show are also excluded, due to the unique Lightning Fill In The Blank format.
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Bluff the Listener Panelist Statistics by Year
A table displaying Bluff the Listener statistics, including the number of chosen stories, the number of correct stories, the number of regular Bluff the Listener segments, and the number of Unique Best Of Bluff the Listener segments, for a selected panelist, grouped by year.
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Bluff the Listener Statistics
A table displaying Bluff the Listener statistics, including the number of chosen stories, the number of correct stories, the number of regular Bluff the Listener segments, and the number of Unique Best Of Bluff the Listener segments, for all panelists.
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Bluff the Listener Statistics by Year
A table displaying Bluff the Listener statistics, including the number of chosen stories, the number of correct stories, the number of regular Bluff the Listener segments, and the number of Unique Best Of Bluff the Listener segments, for a selected year.
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Debuts by Year
A table displaying panelist debut appearances with show information, including the number of regular show appearances, host, scorekeeper, Not My Job guest(s), grouped by year.
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First and Most Recent Appearances
A table displaying panelists with their first and most recent appearances for both regular shows and for all shows (including Best Of and repeat shows) and the correponding number of appearances.
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First Appearance Wins
A table displaying panelists who won outright or tied for first place on their debut appearance. Information includes the show date, score at the start of the Lightning Fill In The Blank segment, the number of correct answers, total score, and ranking.
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First Appearances
A table displaying the first appearance for all panelists, including their score at the start of the Lightning Fill In The Blank segment, the number of correct answers, total score, and ranking.
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First Wins
A table displaying panelists with the show they got their first outright win, by finishing the Lightning Fill In The Blank segment in first place, and their first overall win, which includes outright wins and finishing the segment tied for first.
Panelists who have not won outright and have not finished tied for first will not be listed.
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Highest Average Correct Answers by Year
A table displaying panelists with their average correct answers and number of appearances for a selected year. The list is sorted by average correct answers in descending order.
Scoring information excludes Best Of and repeat shows, as well as the 20th anniversary show that aired on October 27, 2018 due to the unique Lightning Fill In The Blank format.
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Highest Average Scores by Year
A table displaying panelists with their average scores and number of appearances for a selected year. The list is sorted by average score in descending order.
Scoring information excludes Best Of and repeat shows, as well as the 20th anniversary show that aired on October 27, 2018 due to the unique Lightning Fill In The Blank format.
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Losing Streaks
A table displaying panelists with their longest string of appearances where they lost either by coming in tied for second or in third place, or losing outright by coming in third place.
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Most Chosen Bluff the Listener Stories by Year
A table displaying panelists with the number of times their Bluff the Listener story was chosen for a selected year. The list is sorted by the counts in descending order.
Counts include Bluff the Listener segments from regular shows and from Best Of shows with unique Bluff segments.
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Most Chosen Correct Bluff the Listener Stories by Year
A table displaying panelists with the number of times their Bluff the Listener story was both chosen and was the correct story for a selected year. The list is sorted by the counts in descending order.
Counts include Bluff the Listener segments from regular shows and from Best Of shows with unique Bluff segments.
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Most Correct Bluff the Listener Stories by Year
A table displaying panelists with the number of times their Bluff the Listener story was the correct story for a selected year. The list is sorted by the counts in descending order.
Counts include Bluff the Listener segments from regular shows and from Best Of shows with unique Bluff segments.
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Most Wins by Year
A table displaying panelists with the number of times they have won outright, by coming in first place, or by coming either first place or tied for first place for a selected year.
Appearances on Best Of and repeat shows are not included.
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Panelist vs Panelist
A comparison of how well a selected panelist performed against all other panelists who they have appeared with.
Appearances on Best Of and repeat shows are not included.
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Panelist vs Panelist: All
A table displaying comparisons of how well panelists performed against all other panelists each have appeared with, grouped by panelist.
Appearances on Best Of and repeat shows are not included.
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Panelist vs Panelist Scoring
A comparison of how well two selected panelists performed on shows they shared a panel. The comparison includes scores and rankings for each of their appearances.
Best Of, repeat and the 20th Anniversary Special that aired on October 27, 2018, will not be included in the results.
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Perfect Score Counts
A table displaying panelists who scored a total of 20 points, which Bill Kurtis calls a "perfect score" with the number of times they have scored 20 points and the number of times they have scored 20 points or more.
Scoring from Best Of and repeat shows are not included.
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Rankings Summary
A table displaying panelists with the number of times each have finished the Lightning Fill In The Blank segment in first, tied for first, second, tied for second, or third place, and a total count.
Appearances on Best Of and repeat shows are not included.
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Single Appearance
A table displaying panelists who have only appeared on the show one time along with their total score and ranking.
Appearances on Best Of and repeat shows are not included.
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Statistics by Gender
A table displaying years with the aggregate panelist ranking and scoring statistics broken out by recorded panelist gender (based on how each panelist has identified themselves).
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Statistics Summary
A table displaying panelists each with the number of appearances across regular shows, all shows and shows with corresponding panelist scores, along with scoring statistics.
Appearances on and scoring information from Best Of and repeat shows are not included.
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Statistics Summary by Year
A table displaying years each with the number of appearances across regular shows, all shows and shows with corresponding panelist scores, along with scoring statistics for a selected panelist.
Appearances on and scoring information from Best Of and repeat shows are not included.
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Win Streaks
A table displaying panelists with their longest string of appearances where they won either by coming in first or tied for first.
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Wins, Draws and Losses
A table displaying panelists with the numbers of wins, draws, losses and total counts.
In this report, a panelist finishing Lightning Fill In The Blank in first place is a win, finishing tied for first place is a draw, and any other result is considered a loss.
Appearances on and ranking from Best Of and repeat shows are not included.