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This week, Drew Buxbaum is here to take on our long-term reigning champ! Join in and play along! NOTE: In the final round, our returning champ's audio was corrupted, so you'll only be able to hear the answers (without the clues). CARD 1 CLUE: 9 Lives CATEGORY: Famous cats ANSWERS: Grumpy Cat, Socks, Hello Kitty, Mr. Bigglesworth, Morris, Felix, Snowball CARD 2 CLUE: Maybe This Time CATEGORY: Things with feathers that cannot fly ANSWERS: Rooster, Ostrich, Pillow, Peacock, Penguin, Turkey, Comforter CARD 3 CLUE: Party Time... or Not CATEGORY: World holidays ANSWERS: Hanukkah, Ramadan, Diwali, Festivus, Star Wars Day, Yom Kippur, Cinco de Mayo CARD 4 CLUE: If It Costs More, It's Better, Right? CATEGORY: Ivy League Colleges ANSWERS: Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Brown, Cornell, Columbia, Darmouth CARD 5 CLUE: Using Your Hands Is Prohibited CATEGORY: Things associated with pool ANSWERS: Ball, Rack, Chalk, Pockets, Corner, Felt, 8 CARD 6 CLUE: The Point of All of This CATEGORY: Thigns associated with questions ANSWERS: Trivia, Jeopardy!, Answer, Riddle, Curious, Mark, Golem

Shara Hinkel joins us this week as a challenger to face off with a 4-time champ. Join in and see how you'd do against our players! CARD 1 CLUE: In Short Order CATEGORY: Things associated with cooking ANSWERS: Pans, Oven, Knives,  Ingredients, Mixing Bowls, Spices, Meals CARD 2 CLUE: It's Not Easy Being Green CATEGORY: Sources of Energy ANSWERS: Wind, Solar, Nuclear, Gas, Propane, Hydroelectric, Cold Fusion CARD 3 CLUE: Feeling Ssomething CATEGORY: Body parts that start with "S" ANSWERS: Skin, Shoulder, Spine, Skull, Scalp, Stomach, S*****m CARD 4 CLUE: Slightly Different CATEGORY: X-Men villains  ANSWERS: Juggernaut, Magneto, Mr. Sinister, Sentinels, Mystique, Apocalypse, Sabretooth CARD 5 CLUE: Pastime Kingdoms CATEGORY: MLB animal teams ANSWERS: Blue Jays, Orioles, Tigers, Marlins, Diamondbacks, Cubs, Cardinals CARD 6 CLUE: Whose Line Is It Anyway? CATEGORY: Things you'd find in a subway ANSWERS: Train, Tracks, Delay, Rude, Escalator, Cards, Tourists

We've got a returning champ trying to get a streak going. But we've also got Bing Kao! Will Bing be able to come out on top and return next week? Only one way to find out! CARD 1 CLUE: It bounces off me CATEGORY: Things That Are Sticky ANSWERS: Tape, Sap, Jam, Post-it, Velcro, Glue, Stick CARD 2 CLUE: V equals LWH over 3 CATEGORY: Things Associated with Ancient Egypt ANSWERS: Mummies, Sphinx, King Tut, Cleopatra, Nile, Pyramids, Hieroglyphics CARD 3 CLUE: Prepare for the worst CATEGORY: Natural Disasters ANSWERS: Avalanche, Earthquake, Hail, Blizzard, Hurricane, Tornado, Volcano CARD 4 CLUE: Tools of the trade CATEGORY: Things You Use to Cook ANSWERS: Book, Pot, Pan, Knife, Cutting Board, Colander, Blender CARD 5 CLUE: Cold peaks CATEGORY: Winter Olympic Sports ANSWERS: Luge, Skeleton, Hockey, Biathlon, Snowboarding, Curling, Bobsled CARD 6 CLUE: Liquid comfort CATEGORY: Things You Drink When You Are Cold ANSWERS: Hot Chocolate, Coffee, Tea, Water, Liquor, Toddy, Cider

This week we've got Jake Sheets in the newcomer's seat. Listen in, play along, and see if Jake can take down the champ! CARD 1 CLUE: For the road CATEGORY: Names of Drinks ANSWERS: Mimosa, Bloody Mary, Screwdriver, Cosmopolitan, Manhattan, Margarita, Martini CARD 2 CLUE: Hats and hair CATEGORY: Things Associated with Abraham Lincoln ANSWERS: Slavery, President, Penny, Beard, Civil War, Booth, Illinois CARD 3 CLUE: Like water off it CATEGORY: Things Associated with a Duck ANSWERS: Call, Hunter, Bill, Rubber, Pond, Web, Feathers CARD 4 CLUE: Missionary position CATEGORY: Things Associated with Mother Teresa ANSWERS: India, Charity, Nun, Poor, Habit, Saint, Catholic CARD 5 CLUE: The best acoustics are in there CATEGORY: Things in a Bathroom ANSWERS: Tub, Sink, Faucet, Shampoo, Shower, Razor, Toilet CARD 6 CLUE: Follies CATEGORY: Bad NFL Teams ANSWERS: Jets, Falcons, Texans, Browns, Colts, Commanders, Bears

OMG newbie Jordan Henson is here this week on TTAB to face off against our returning champ. Join and play along! CARD 1 CLUE: It's a Tiny Distinction CATEGORY: Words that go with "micro" ANSWERS: Wave, Phone, Scope, Soft, Chip, Brew, Organism CARD 2 CLUE: Daddy's Little Princess CATEGORY: Things associated with royalty ANSWERS: Castle, King, Crown, Jousting, Sword, Armor, Knight CARD 3 CLUE: Life Begins CATEGORY: Things you need to garden ANSWERS: Soil, Seeds, Flowers, Hoe, Shovel, Water, Sunlight CARD 4 CLUE: Playing CATEGORY: Instruments in an orchestra ANSWERS: Drum, Harp, Cello, Flute, Bass, Trombone, Violin CARD 5 CLUE: Omaha  CATEGORY: NFL Quarterbacks ANSWERS: Rodgers, Allen, Lawrence, Herbert, Burrow, Jackson, Mahomes CARD 6 CLUE: The Real Metatron CATEGORY: Morgan Freeman movies ANSWERS: Invictus, Seven, Lucy, Oblivion, RED, Wanted, Amistad

This week, it's Adam Fried who returns to the show to see if he can make the most of his second chance! Join in to find out how he does. CARD 1 CLUE: I See You CATEGORY: Things associated with peek-a-boo ANSWERS: See, Game, Hide, Look, Baby, Giggle, Distract CARD 2 CLUE: An ocean of calamine lotion CATEGORY: Insects ANSWERS: Bee, Grasshopper, Mosquito, Dragonfly, Ladybug, Moth, Termite CARD 3 CLUE: Put It to Use CATEGORY: Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Engineering, Music ANSWERS:  CARD 4 CLUE: They Are Way Way Out There CATEGORY: Things in space ANSWERS: Star, Satellite, Comet, Asteroid, Planets, Nebula, Black Hole CARD 5 CLUE: What Stabbing Westward Couldn't Do CATEGORY: Things that you save for ANSWERS: House, Car, Wedding, Vacation, Bills, Groceries, Marriage CARD 6 CLUE: You Say... I Say... CATEGORY: Things associated with a potato ANSWERS: Mashed, Baked, Chips, Spud, Idaho, Tots, Mr. Potatohead

This week, Brittany Shaw joins us to go head-to-head with last week's champ. Join in and play along and see who gets the most clues this week! CARD 1 CLUE: Partay CATEGORY: Things you celebrate ANSWERS: Anniversary, Christmas, Birthday, 4th of July, Graduation, New Year's, Mother's Day CARD 2 CLUE: Unloved CATEGORY: Things associated with dentists ANSWERS: Novocane, Gums, Cavaties, Pain, Scraping, Drill, Root CARD 3 CLUE: Really this category isn't about me CATEGORY: Greek gods ANSWERS: Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Ares, Apollo, Aphrodite, Hera CARD 4 CLUE: What is it good for? CATEGORY: Wars ANSWERS: Trojan, Punic, Crusades, 100 Years, Roses, World, Napolean CARD 5 CLUE: What nannies are for CATEGORY: Muppets ANSWERS: Fozzie, Rowlf, Skeeter, Summer, Rizzo, Beaker, Animal CARD 6 CLUE: Are we being followed? CATEGORY: Things associated with a shadow ANSWERS: Sunlight, Cast, Peter Pan, Shade, Eye makeup, Evil, Soul

Continuing on into season 3 of TTAB, we've got Chris Hernandez here going against our returning champ. Listen in and play along as we harass Nick and also play a game (disclaimer: Kit writes these show notes). CARD 1 CLUE: Did you see that? CATEGORY: Things associated with magic ANSWERS: Trick, Rabbit, Disappear, Copperfield, Abracadabra, Genie, Top Hat CARD 2 CLUE: I'd run a maze for that, too CATEGORY: Types of cheese ANSWERS: Cheddar, Bleu, Swiss, Muenster, Cream, Provolone, Mozzarella CARD 3 CLUE: Noah knew what he was doing CATEGORY: The other halves of famous pairs ANSWERS: Yoko, The Tramp, Garth, Cher, Tonic, Pepper, Yang CARD 4 CLUE: Dark and dingy CATEGORY: Things that live underground ANSWERS: Gopher, Mole, Worm, Insect, Rabbit, Chipmunk, Prairie Dog CARD 5 CLUE: What I was told CATEGORY: Types of math ANSWERS: Algebra, Geometry, Calculus, Trigonometry, Statistics, Arithmetic, Topology CARD 6 CLUE: Who's in charge here CATEGORY: Captains ANSWERS: Kirk, Crunch, Hook, Morgan, America, Picard, Cook

Our returning winner is facing off against TTAB first timer(?!) Ian Schulze. This is a great episode, so give it a listen!     game, pyramid, show, taboo, trivial, warfare Hobbies Tuesday, December 26 Season 3, Episode 2 CARD 1 CLUE: Getting clean is less fun CATEGORY: Things associated with laundry ANSWERS: Washer, Bleach, Detergent, Dryer, Clothesline, Basket, Directions CARD 2 CLUE: Going up CATEGORY: Things associated with jumping ANSWERS: Skip, Hop, Ski, Triple, Hurdle, Bungee, Rope CARD 3 CLUE: Das boot CATEGORY: Things associated with Italy ANSWERS: Pasta, Wine, Rome, Pisa, Canals, Pizza, Tuscany CARD 4 CLUE: It's getting hot in here CATEGORY: Things you find in a desert ANSWERS: Sand, Camel, Dunes, Oasis, Cactus, Road Runner, Agave CARD 5 CLUE: Happy merry CATEGORY: Things associated with Christmas ANSWERS: Tree, December, Presents, Family, Jesus, Santa, Reindeer CARD 6 CLUE: Rainbow Warriors CATEGORY: People with colors in their names ANSWERS: Betty White, Jack Black, Dan Brown, Goldie Hawn, Scarlett Johansson, Ron White, Alecia Moore

Just in time for the winter solstice, we're out of aestivation. Did we miss anything? Eh, we'll catch up later. Right now, it's time to polar plunge into THINGS THAT ARE BLANK SEASON 3. First up, we've got Steve Marinelli going up against our season 2 returning champ Rowan Ward! Let's get to it! CARD 1 CLUE: Who are you calling dirty? CATEGORY: Things that come by the dozen ANSWERS: Doughnut, Egg, Flower, Soda, Month, Cupcake, Beer CARD 2 CLUE: Olivia Newton-John in Grease CATEGORY: Beaches ANSWERS: South, Cannon, Copacabana, Monterey, Coney Island, Myrtle, Venice CARD 3 CLUE: 2nd Biggest CATEGORY: Things associated with Texas ANSWERS: Blue Bonnet, Cows, Rodeo, Guns, NASA, BBQ, Boots CARD 4 CLUE: Sit Down CATEGORY: Stand Up Comedians ANSWERS: Dave Chappelle, Margaret Cho, Wanda Sykes, Amy Schumer, Rodney Dangerfield, Eddie Murphy, Ali Wong CARD 5 CLUE: Hotel Corral Essex CATEGORY: Things Associated with a Fraternity ANSWERS: Greek, Brothers, Hazing, College, Beer, Party, House CARD 6 CLUE: Woof CATEGORY: Types of dogs ANSWERS: Poodle, Labrador, Collie, Terrier, Rottweiler, Hound, German Shepherd  

No game this episode, but Nick, Jonathan, and Katie are hanging out and recapping the events and stats of season two. Plus: some news about what's coming next.

In this SEASON FINALE episode of Things That Are Blank, champs Ashley Gray and Will Gilbert return to see who will be the champion of season 2. Join in as we conclude the season in style! CARD 1 CLUE: I am the night CATEGORY: Batman Villains ANSWERS: Joker, Harley Quinn, Bane, Catwoman, Scarecrow, Poison Ivy, Two Face CARD 2 CLUE: I'm late CATEGORY: Talk show hosts ANSWERS: O'Brien, Leno, Letterman, Kimmel, Fallon, Ferguson, Carson CARD 3 CLUE: Don't forget to fix Mr. Fusion CATEGORY: Things associated with a mechanic ANSWERS: Shop, Grease, Car, Garage, Estimate, Oil, Engine CARD 4 CLUE: These jokes are becoming more CATEGORY: High school extra curriculars ANSWERS: Band, Theater, Cheerleaders, Volleyball, Yearbook, Newspaper, Football CARD 5 CLUE: Who let them out? CATEGORY: Things associated with dogs ANSWERS: Poop, Guard, Breed, Bark, Groom, Beware, Leash CARD 6 CLUE: Some of these things are not like the others CATEGORY: Things people kick ANSWERS: Ball, Tire, Butt, Rocks, Habit, Bucket, Can