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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.

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