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''Whad'Ya Know?'' is an American comedy, interview, and quiz radio show. Hosted by Michael Feldman, it was created in 1985. It is produced by Wisconsin Public Radio and distributed weekly by Public Radio International. Feldman is accompanied on-stage by Lyle Anderson, phone-answerer; and the Whad'ya Know Trio with John Thulin on piano, Jeff Hamann on bass, and, on road shows, Clyde Stubblefield on drums. From the show's beginning until the June 9, 2012, show from New York City, Feldman was also accompanied by Jim Packard as announcer until his death in 2012. Sara Nics was the show's announcer from October 13, 2012 to March 28, 2015. The show is broadcast live with an audience from Monona Terrace in Madison, Wisconsin. Periodically, the show is taken on the road and broadcast from various other locations across the United States. The show is broadcast weekly, each Saturday at 10:00 AM CT (UTC-6) for two hours, and repeats throughout the week by syndication. Since the beginning of 2009, the entire show has also been available over the Internet as a podcast. ==Game format== Just as Feldman's quickness and comedic rhythms are reminiscent of Groucho Marx, the game is reminiscent of Marx's ''You Bet Your Life'' quiz show in that it is designed more to give the host a chance to interact with the players than to be a serious test of their knowledge. Feldman often comments that the ''Whad'Ya Know'' quiz is not a trivia quiz, but rather one of "general knowledge." When the show is recorded from its home base at Monona Terrace in Madison, Wisconsin, the call-in number used is 1-800-942-5669. With this number, the announcer would also give the telephonic mnemonic 1-800-WHA-KNOW or 1-800-WHAK-NOW. While on the road, phone number changes are handled in the same fashion, often resulting in humorous, nonsensical words or phrases. Twice during the show, usually towards the end of each hour, the ''Whad'ya Know'' quiz is played. The game is played with a two-member team: the first member being selected by Feldman from the audience, and the second from a radio audience caller. The caller must correctly answer a qualifying question before being added to the team. The two contestants then play the main game. To win, they must answer three questions correctly before getting three wrong. Six categories for questions are presented: *Current Events *People *Places *Things You Should Have Learned In School (Had You Been Paying Attention) *Science *Odds and Ends The players take turns choosing a category for each question, beginning with the call-in player. Feldman reads the questions (often multiple-choice), and the team collaborates to come up with an answer. If correct, the team earns one point. Teams are kept apprised of their point status by the announcer. When the team earns three points, bells signal that they have won the game. To ensure that the team will win, Feldman frequently offers hints or slyly lets them know when they are on the wrong track. As a result, it is rare for a team to lose. The winning team is awarded a set of prizes. If a team earns three points without missing a single question, they have the option of going for the "Mother Lode" by answering two more questions correctly without missing one, or else a fictitious penalty is put upon them (usually made up on the spot by Packard and related to a joke from earlier in the show). If successful (and they almost always are), the contestants win a larger prize package—once called "The Giant Kielbasa", but that term has fallen out of use. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Whad'Ya Know?」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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