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First Appearances

A list of the first appearance for all panelists, including their score at the start of the Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank round, the number of correct answers, total score, and ranking.

Panelist Show Date Start Correct Total Score Rank
Aamer Haleem 2005-03-19 2 5 12 Third
Adam Burke 2015-09-19 3 2 7 Third
Adam Felber 1998-03-28 - - 2 Third
Aida Rodriguez 2019-06-08 0 3 6 Third
Alexandra Petri 2017-02-18 4 6 16 First
Alison Leiby 2020-05-23 3 4 11 Third
Alison Stewart 2008-08-02 3 4 11 Third
Alonzo Bodden 2010-10-02 2 6 14 Second
Alzo Slade 2022-01-29 2 4 10 Third
Amy Dickinson 1998-01-17 - - 19 Second
Andrea Michaels 1999-01-23 3 3 9 Second
Angela Nissel 2006-10-28 2 5 12 Third
Aparna Nancherla 2015-04-25 2 5 12 Second
Ashley Ray 2022-02-19 2 6 14 First Tied
Atsuko Okatsuka 2021-11-20 2 2 6 Third
Bim Adewunmi 2018-01-27 1 3 7 Third
Bobcat Goldthwait 2012-07-14 2 2 6 Third
Brian Babylon 2011-01-29 3 5 13 Third
Charla Lauriston 2021-03-06 3 4 11 Third
Charlie Pierce 1998-01-17 - - 11 Third
Cindy Chupack 2014-03-15 3 4 11 Second
Claudia Perry 1999-03-27 3 4 11 Second
Cristela Alonzo 2021-05-29 3 5 13 First Tied
Demi Adejuyigbe 2020-03-07 3 5 13 Third
Drew Carey 2008-04-26 3 5 13 Third
Dulcé Sloan 2020-07-25 2 4 10 Third
Emmy Blotnick 2021-09-04 3 6 15 Second
Eugene Cordero 2020-10-24 3 3 9 Second
Evan Smith 2001-09-29 4 6 16 First
Faith Salie 2009-10-17 2 6 14 Third
Firoozeh Dumas 2012-11-03 2 5 12 Second
Fortune Feimster 2025-03-15 4 5 14 Second Tied
Gabe Liedman 2015-03-21 3 5 13 Second
Gina Brillon 2021-07-17 4 4 12 Third
Greg Proops 2015-06-06 2 2 6 Third
Hannibal Buress 2014-01-25 1 6 13 Second
Hari Kondabolu 2017-09-16 2 3 8 Third
Helen Hong 2016-02-06 3 5 13 Second Tied
Iliza Shlesinger 2015-09-26 2 2 6 Third
Janelle James 2017-05-20 2 5 12 Second
Jason Isbell 2024-04-27 2 4 10 Third
Jeff Garlin 2017-04-22 4 2 8 Third
Jeff Hiller 2025-06-21 4 6 16 First
Jessi Klein 2011-06-25 2 6 14 Second
Joanna Hausmann 2020-11-14 3 3 9 Third
Joel Kim Booster 2019-11-23 2 4 10 Third
John Hodgman 2017-11-18 3 5 13 First Tied
Jordan Carlos 2019-06-15 2 7 16 Second
Josh Gondelman 2019-11-02 3 5 13 First
Joyelle Nicole Johnson 2023-07-15 3 3 9 Second Tied
Julia Sweeney 2009-06-06 3 3 9 Third
Karen Chee 2021-03-13 2 6 14 Third
Karen Grigsby Bates 2004-03-27 4 7 18 First
Keegan-Michael Key 2010-03-27 3 4 11 Third
Ken Jennings 2013-06-01 4 6 16 First Tied
Ken Rudin 2000-05-20 3 4 11 Third
Kyrie O'Connor 2004-10-16 3 7 17 First Tied
Laci Mosley 2021-02-06 3 2 7 Third
Liz Miele 2018-02-17 2 1 4 Third
Luke Burbank 2006-07-01 3 6 15 First
Maeve Higgins 2018-09-08 3 3 9 Third
Margo Kaufman 1998-01-10 - - 18.5 Second
Marina Franklin 2016-03-19 2 5 12 Third
Matt Rogers 2022-07-23 2 3 8 Third
Maz Jobrani 2010-09-04 2 5 12 Third
Meredith Scardino 2024-05-11 5 3 11 Third
Mike Birbiglia 2014-03-08 3 5 13 Third
Mo Rocca 2002-01-19 2 4 10 Third
Moshe Kasher 2014-09-13 4 4 12 First
Negin Farsad 2017-03-18 3 5 13 First
Neko Case 2013-09-07 2 2 6 Third
Nell Benjamin 1998-10-24 2 2 6 Third
Nick Hancock 2011-12-24 6 5 16 First
Ophira Eisenberg 2014-06-14 4 5 14 First
P.J. O'Rourke 1998-05-09 - - 5 Second Tied
Patt Morrison 2000-07-08 4 5 14 First
Patton Oswalt 2017-08-05 2 5 12 Second
Paul Provenza 2006-09-23 2 4 10 Third
Paula Pell 2012-08-04 2 4 10 Third
Paula Poundstone 2001-02-17 2 2 6 Third
Peter Grosz 2010-06-19 3 5 13 First
Peter Sagal 1998-01-03 - - 24 First
Petey DeAbreu 2019-05-04 3 2 7 Third
Phoebe Robinson 2017-06-24 4 4 12 First Tied
Rachel Coster 2025-01-11 2 4 10 Third
Rachel Feinstein 2025-02-08 4 5 14 First
Rashawn Scott 2018-03-24 1 2 5 Third
Rekha Shankar 2025-02-01 2 4 10 Second
Reza Aslan 2015-02-07 3 5 13 Third
Richard Roeper 2004-08-07 2 4 10 Third
River Butcher 2024-05-04 4 6 16 First
Robby Hoffman 2023-04-22 2 6 14 First
Rosie Perez 2014-05-31 2 4 10 Third
Roxanne Roberts 1998-01-03 - - 22 Second
Roy Blount, Jr. 1998-01-03 - - 16 Third
Scaachi Koul 2024-10-05 2 4 10 Third
Shane O'Neill 2022-09-24 4 4 12 Second
Shannon O'Neill 2019-10-12 3 3 9 Third
Shantira Jackson 2023-08-26 2 5 12 Second Tied
Shelby Fero 2014-06-28 2 4 10 Third
Simon Amstell 2012-07-28 2 2 6 Third
Skyler Higley 2022-09-03 3 2 7 Second
Sue Ellicott 1998-12-05 4 5 14 First
Tara Clancy 2018-03-10 3 7 17 First
Tig Notaro 2025-04-05 3 4 11 Second Tied
Tom Bodett 2005-08-13 3 6 15 Third
Tom Papa 2018-06-30 2 2 6 Third
Tracy Clayton 2017-06-10 2 2 6 Third
Yassir Lester 2021-01-30 2 5 12 Second
Zach Zimmerman 2025-06-07 2 5 12 Second
Zainab Johnson 2022-12-17 3 4 11 Third