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The episode we've all been waiting for - well, the episode that your resident OMG goblin Kit has been waiting for - Sarah Kaplan. She's Nick's wife, and she hassles him as much as the rest of us. It's great. Listen in as we play the LAST regular season game of the third season of TTAB.

CARD 1
CLUE: But It Tastes Bad
CATEGORY: Types of Vegetables
ANSWERS: Spinach, Cauliflower, Onion, Potato, Cabbage, Celery

CARD 2
CLUE: Home Is Where the Heart Is
CATEGORY: Things Associated with America
ANSWERS: Flag, Eagles, Guns, Statue of Liberty, Capitalism, President, Washington

CARD 3
CLUE: I Hardly Know Her
CATEGORY: Poker Games
ANSWERS: Strip, Liar's, Hold'em, Stud, Omaha, Razz

CARD 4
CLUE: Nighty Night
CATEGORY: Things Associated with Sleep
ANSWERS: Bed, Pillow, Blanket, Dreams, Snoring, Narcolepsy, Nap

CARD 5
CLUE: Vibrating Good Time
CATEGORY: Stringed Instruments
ANSWERS: Guitar, Bass, Violin, Banjo, Cello, Harp, Viola

CARD 6
CLUE: But Do They Flip?
CATEGORY: Types of Birds
ANSWERS: Crow, Eagle, Sparrow, Cardinal, Penguin, Woodpecker, Ostrich

Stacy Bridget is this week's new competitor on TTAB. Listen in, play along, and see if she can take down our returning champ!

CARD 1
CLUE: Can I Buy a Vowel?
CATEGORY: Organizations Known by Their Acronyms
ANSWERS: AAA, AA, IRS, TSA, GOP, NRA, ASPCA

CARD 2
CLUE: A Skip and a Jump
CATEGORY: Things Associated with Hopscotch
ANSWERS: Chalk, Sidewalk, Numbers, Stone, Recess, Game, Driveway

CARD 3
CLUE: Excuse Me, Mr. Toad, Is that Seat Taken?
CATEGORY: Types of Mushrooms
ANSWERS: Oyster, Portobella, Button, Truffles, Shiitake, White, Magic

CARD 4
CLUE: Cooking Is Hard
CATEGORY: Things You Eat at a Chinese Restaurant
ANSWERS: Rice, Egg Roll, Wonton, General Tso, Lo Mein, Duck, Chow Mein

CARD 5
CLUE: Suit Up
CATEGORY: Avengers
ANSWERS: Hulk, Thor, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Black Widow, Vision, Falcon

CARD 6
CLUE: Not Up for Debate
CATEGORY: Red Fruits
ANSWERS: Tomato, Apple, Cherry, Strawberry, Raspberry, Pomegranate, Grapes

OMG mainstay Paul McLaughlin is here on TTAB this week to attempt to take down our 6-time returning champ. Listen in! Play along! See you all at SporcleCon this weekend!

CARD 1
CLUE: Belly Up to the Bar
CATEGORY: Things Associated with a Salad
ANSWERS: Dressing, Carrots, Croutons, Lettuce, Radishes, Cucumbers, Tomatoes

CARD 2
CLUE: I Have That
CATEGORY: Parts of a Body
ANSWERS: Eyes, Leg, Hair, Nose, Teeth, Elbow, Toe

CARD 3
CLUE: No Go
CATEGORY: Things Associated with Stopping
ANSWERS: Red, Octagon, Corner, Crosswalk, Light, Intersection, Brake

CARD 4
CLUE: Silhouette
CATEGORY: Hitchcock Movies
ANSWERS: Psycho, Vertigo, North by Northwest, Birds, Rear Window, Rope, Rebecca

CARD 5
CLUE: It's Where You Live
CATEGORY: Rooms in a House
ANSWERS: Bedroom, Bathroom, Family Room, Living Room, Kitchen, Basement, Foyer

CARD 6
CLUE: TikTok Mirror Trends
CATEGORY: Things You Wipe
ANSWERS: Nose, Kitchen Table, Face, Butt, Counter, Window, Tears

It's time for another guest-hosted episode of Things That Are Blank - and you'll never guess who it is (unless you listened to last week's episode). This week Rob Everett is our new-comer, facing off against last week's champ!

Cards for this game are below.

(SPOILER ALERT: Don’t read on before listening if you want to play along)

CARD 1
CLUE: Blink and You'll Miss It
CATEGORY: Flashy Things
ANSWERS: Neon Sign, Blinkers, Exhibitionists, Badge, Cards, Adobe, Barry Allen

CARD 2
CLUE: Nice Rack
CATEGORY: Magazine Titles
ANSWERS: Jet, Star, Revolver, Wizard, Out, Prevention, Money

CARD 3
CLUE: Down in Front
CATEGORY: Lead Singer Last Names
ANSWERS: White, Rose, Love, Plant, Mercury, Young, Black

CARD 4
CLUE: He's on Fire
CATEGORY: NBA Player Nicknames
ANSWERS: Boogie, Penny, K-Mart, Doc, Tree, Spider, Juice

CARD 5
CLUE: Short and Sweet
CATEGORY: Three Letter Movies
ANSWERS: Ray, xXx, Rio, Big, Elf, Joy, RED

CARD 6
CLUE: I Feel Seen
CATEGORY: Types of Glasses
ANSWERS: Sun, Champagne, Shot, Wine, Aviator, Martini, Birth Control

We're switching things up a bit the next few weeks. What does that mean? You'll just have to listen! This week Jackie Goodman joins the team to see if she can beat our reigning champ.

Cards for this game are below.

(SPOILER ALERT: Don’t read on before listening if you want to play along)

CARD 1
CLUE: Estrada
CATEGORY: Types of Chips
ANSWERS: Poker, Computer, Kale, Cow, Sun, Potato, Vegetable

CARD 2
CLUE: It Wasn't Me
CATEGORY: Things That Are Framed
ANSWERS: Paintings, Criminals, Arguments, Posters, Doors, Windows, Roger Rabbit

CARD 3
CLUE: To Bold Go
CATEGORY: Fictional Spaceships
ANSWERS: Hermes, Messiah, Titan, Milano, Bebop, Normandy, Daedalus

CARD 4
CLUE: Yawwwn
CATEGORY: Types of Beds
ANSWERS: Water, Roses, Flower, Day, Murphy, Nails, Bunk

CARD 5
CLUE: Monster Dinner
CATEGORY: Types of Cookies
ANSWERS: Fortune, Sugar, Butter, Samoa, Girl Scout, Black and White, Peanut Butter

CARD 6
CLUE: Twinkle Toes
CATEGORY: Things Related to Bowling
ANSWERS: Soup, Alley, Hook, Pocket, Ed, Oil, Return

This week, Susie Becker joins the team to see who can make the most connections. Listen in and find out who will be returning again next week!

Cards for this game are below.

(SPOILER ALERT: Don’t read on before listening if you want to play along)

CARD 1
CLUE: And you'll be in a world of pure caffeination
CATEGORY: Coke Products
ANSWERS: Dr Pepper, Fanta, Sprite, Monster, Dasani, Schweppes, Powerade

CARD 2
CLUE: Locked in a cube
CATEGORY: Things associated with raquetball
ANSWERS: Gym, Wall, Bounce, Serve, Sweat, Towel, Game

CARD 3
CLUE: On a roll
CATEGORY: Things associated with sushi
ANSWERS: Fish, Raw, Rice, Seaweek, Roe, Wasabi, Ginger

CARD 4
CLUE: Slow down
CATEGORY: Things related to auctions
ANSWERS: Ebay, Gavel, Sold, Buy, Bid, Display, Compete

CARD 5
CLUE: The Limpest Bizkit
CATEGORY: Things you roll
ANSWERS: Tire, Bowling ball, Dice, Burrito, Cigar, Sushi, Cinnamon

CARD 6
CLUE: Hopefully not in your dreams
CATEGORY: Things you see your own face in
ANSWERS: Pool, Mirror, Newspaper, Video, Windshield, Yearbook, Selfies

Marcus Plaisance is our newcomer this week on TTAB. Listen in and play along, or play god instead and read ahead for today's cards!

Cards for this game are below.

(SPOILER ALERT: Don’t read on before listening if you want to play along)

CARD 1
CLUE: Finishing last
CATEGORY: Words that end in Z
ANSWERS: Quiz, Buzz, Oz, Waltz, Jazz, Fuzz, Blitz

CARD 2
CLUE: How's the weather up there
CATEGORY: Things associated with giraffes
ANSWERS: Spots, Africa, Hooves, Leaves, Neck, Herbivore, Tower

CARD 3
CLUE: Nevermind the tied up person
CATEGORY: Things in the trunk of your car
ANSWERS: Jack, Tire, Blanket, Suitcase, Stroller, Antifreeze, Junk

CARD 4
CLUE: Out in force
CATEGORY: Branches of the US military
ANSWERS: Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard, Space Force, National Guard

CARD 5
CLUE: They call me Mr. Fahrenheit
CATEGORY: Things that contain mercury
ANSWERS: Thermometer, Planet, Queen, Element, Tuna, Barometer, Gods

CARD 6
CLUE: Something's fishy
CATEGORY: Things associated with aquariums
ANSWERS: Water, Tank, Algae, Tickets, Shows, Sharks, Tours

In case you’ve missed it, TTAB’s undergone some changes recently! We now allow unlimited passing and singing. As a listener, you’ll now hear dings when the guesser gets a correct answer and a ticking clock when time is just about out. And if you’re interested in playing god and knowing the answers in advance, read on in the show notes and you’ll see all of the cards played in this game.

This week, Nick Weingartner goes up against our returning champ. Let’s see how he does!

Cards for this game are below.

(SPOILER ALERT: Don’t read on before listening if you want to play along)

CARD 1
CLUE: In the last place
CATEGORY: Places you look for your keys
ANSWERS: Purse, Ignition, Pocket, Drawer, Office. Refrigerator, Counter

CARD 2
CLUE: Does it really matter
CATEGORY: Family Matters characters
ANSWERS: Laura, Carl, Eddie, Urkel, Harriette, Judy, Estelle

CARD 3
CLUE: Not going there for a while
CATEGORY: Things associated with movie theaters
ANSWERS: Popcorn, Poster, Reel, Usher, Screen, Aisle, Teenager

CARD 4
CLUE: Please don’t shatter the glass
CATEGORY: Music terms
ANSWERS: Notes, Key, Pitch, Signature, Measure, Melody, Beat

CARD 5
CLUE: Stay out of it
CATEGORY: Things related to Switzerland
ANSWERS: Europe, Chocolate, Watches, Mountains, Federer, Banks, Einstein

CARD 6
CLUE: You’re better off without it
CATEGORY: Things people donate
ANSWERS: Clothes, Money, Cans, Books, Hair, Time, Glasses

We’ve got some changes starting this week! We now allow unlimited passing and singing. As a listener, you’ll now hear dings when the guesser gets a correct answer and a ticking clock when time is just about out. And if you’re interested in playing god and knowing the answers in advance, read on in the show notes and you’ll see all of the cards played in this game.

This week, Jeffery Nau is goes up against our returning champ. Let’s see how he does!

Cards for this game are below.

(SPOILER ALERT: Don’t read on before listening if you want to play along)

CARD 1

CLUE: Fries do not count
CATEGORY: Things associated with France
ANSWERS: Paris, Fashion, Museum, Tower, Revolution, Wine, Bread

CARD 2

CLUE: It’s better than swimming
CATEGORY: Things associated with boats
ANSWERS: Rowing, Captain, Cruise, Pirate, Sailor, Seasick, Anchor

CARD 3

CLUE: Rubber bumpers
CATEGORY: Things in a baby’s room
ANSWERS: Crib, Diaper, Blanket, Dresser, Mobile, Teddy Bear, Nightlight

CARD 4

CLUE: Not the Eddie kind
CATEGORY: Types of currency
ANSWERS: Dollar, Franc, Peso, Euro, Rupee, Mark, Pound

CARD 5

CLUE: You’re gonna need a bigger boat
CATEGORY: Steven Spielberg movies
ANSWERS: ET, Lincoln, Jaws, Schindler’s List, Jurassic Park, Close Encounters, Saving Private Ryan

CARD 6

CLUE: Strong foundation
CATEGORY: Building materials
ANSWERS: Wood, Concrete, Tile, Cinderblock, Brick, Plaster, Fiberglass

Andrew Skinner joins the crew on Things That Are Blank this week to face off against the returning champ for the chance to come back again next week.

Ginger Hilderman is our newcomer this week. Is this the first time we’ve had a guest’s name come up in a category hint? It might be! Listen in to see who will pick up on the most correct clues for the win and the chance to come back again next week.

John Pina is our newcomer this week. Tune in and see how he does against our returning champ!

This week, Jeremy Goodson joins the team to go up against our returning champ. Listen in, play along, and find out who will be coming back again next week!

This week on TTAB, Kristen Berset is in the new contestant seat to see if she can unthrown our returning champ. Listen in and play along!

CARD 1
CLUE: Horner's Corner
CATEGORY: Types of Pie
ANSWERS: Apple, Pecan, Pumpkin, Key Lime, Sweet Potato, Boston Creme, Lemon Meringue

CARD 2
CLUE: Too Cool for It
CATEGORY: School Subjects
ANSWERS: Math, Science, History, Geography, Social Studies, Shop, Music

CARD 3
CLUE: What's that Smell
CATEGORY: Things at a Frat Party
ANSWERS: Alcohol, Keg, Student, Beirut, Beer Pong, Flip Cup, Cover

CARD 4
CLUE: No Peaking
CATEGORY: Things that Are Flat
ANSWERS: Pancakes, Board, Kansas, Tire, TV, Iron, Ass

CARD 5
CLUE: E.L. James First Draft
CATEGORY: Shades of Red
ANSWERS: Coral, Maroon, Brick, Rust, Rose, Ruby, Raspberry

CARD 6
CLUE: Where Is It?
CATEGORY: Things You Lose
ANSWERS: Phone, Wallet, Keys, Bag, Sock, Headphones, Mind

Mike Cameron is here this week to face off against last week’s champion. As seems to be a trend around here recently, the competition is FIERCE on this episode.

Newcomer Maureen Temple is here this week to team up with a TW celeb and go up against our returning champ. We’ve got a particularly fast-paced game this week. Listen in and play along!

Kantad Svensgaard joins us this week for another great game of Things that are Blank. Can he topple the current champion. Only one way to find out!

Matt Kirk is here this week, as well as a brand new Things That Are Blank celeb. Who will be coming back again next week? Listen in to find out!

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Brittany Shaw is here this week to partner up with our TW celebrities and go up against the returning champ. Listen in and find out who will be joining us again next week!

Gary Middleton is here to join us this week in our game of connections and words you just can’t say. Will he take the spot of our reigning champ and come back again next week? Let’s find out!

Anna Piper is here this week to take on our returning champ, along with their Trivial Warfare celebrity partners. Join us to find out who will be coming back next week!

Want to be on Things That Are Blank? If you’re a Captain or above in the Trivial Warfare Army on Patreon, visit the “TW Presents” section of TrivialWare.com to sign up!

Bob Oakes joins us this week to partner up with a TW celeb and battle it out over our game of clues and themes. Listen in to see who will be coming back again next week!

Anton Preisinger is here this week to partner up with a TW celebrity and face off the returning champ. Who will come out on top and join us again next week? Tune in!

Here to attempt to take down our reigning champ, it's Liz Thaler! Listen in and play along!

CARD 1
CLUE: 5 Out of 5 Dentists Agree
CATEGORY: Phrases that Start with Sweet
ANSWERS: Nothing, Potato, Sixteen, Dreams, Emotion, Cream, Sour

CARD 2
CLUE: Going Solo
CATEGORY: Games You Can Play By Yourself
ANSWERS: Hopscotch, Solitaire, Memory, Simon, Bananagrams, Jenga, Puzzle

CARD 3
CLUE: Give My Regards
CATEGORY: Famous Musicals
ANSWERS: Chicago, Hairspray, Evita, West Side Story, Hello Dolly, Wizard of Oz, Les Miserables

CARD 4
CLUE: It's Frankie's Word
CATEGORY: Things Associated with Ancient Greece
ANSWERS: Socrates, Olympics, Marathon, Democracy, Gods, Temples, Hercules

CARD 5
CLUE: The Real Leader
CATEGORY: First Ladies
ANSWERS: Barbara Bush, Dolly Madison, Nancy Reagan, Eleanor Roosevelt, Hillary Clinton, Betty Ford, Jackie Kennedy

CARD 6
CLUE: Play It Again, Sam
CATEGORY: Bands
ANSWERS: Queen, Eagles, Coldplay, Nirvana, Metallica, Rush, Heart

Newcomer Curtis Ryan joins the team this week to battle it out with our returning champ. Listen in to see who does this best with this week’s clues!

This week, Justin Mott is here to go against our reigning champ. Who will come out on top and join us again next week? There's only one way to find out!

Diana Keller is here this week to challenge our returning champ. Who will be the best at matching clues and answers? Listen in and find out!

Marissa Lang joins the crew this week to face off against our returning champ, along with their TW celebrity guests. Tune in to see who will advance to next week!

We’ve got Dustin Resch here this week to compete against the returning champion in our game of clues and connections. Listen in to find out who will be returning next week!

We’ve got some high quality players here today. You might even confuse it for a tournament of champions. Nikki Bates joins us to face off with our returning champ. You’re going to want to listen to this one!

This week, it’s Jeremy Cahnmann’s turn to give our game of clues and themes a try. We also welcome a new type of celebrity guest onto the show. This episode’s a good one - enjoy!

Seth Morrigan is here this episode to against a 4-time return champ. Who will make it through and come back next week? Listen in and find out!

This week, Hannah Landvater joins the show to go up against the reigning champ. Clues are given! Categories are guessed! Who will win the chance to return next week? Listen in to find out!

David Kendall is our newcomer this week, battling it out with our returning champ. We hope you’re in the mood for some laughs, because this episode certainly has some!

Mike Henretty joins us as this week's challenger. Listen in, play along, and find out who will be coming back next week!

CARD 1
CLUE: I Approve this Message
CATEGORY: Things Associated with an Election
ANSWERS: Voting, November, Party, Politics, Polls, Candidate, Incumbent

CARD 2
CLUE: Another Thing Millennials Are Killing
CATEGORY: Gemstones
ANSWERS: Emerald, Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Amber, Opal, Topaz

CARD 3
CLUE: In or Out
CATEGORY: Things Associated with Your Belly Button
ANSWERS: Tummy, Outie, Naval, Lint, Cord, Innie, Stomach

CARD 4
CLUE: Large and in Charge
CATEGORY: Ancient World Leaders
ANSWERS: Genghis Kahn, Hammurabi, Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Cleopatra, Charlemagne, Ramses

CARD 5
CLUE: Putting Up a Good Front
CATEGORY: Things You Carry on your Back
ANSWERS: Backpack, Shirt, Child, Vacuum, Instrument, Quiver, Things That Are Blank

CARD 6
CLUE: Where Did I Put That?
CATEGORY: Things on a Desk
ANSWERS: Computer, Stapler, Hole Punch, Paper Clips, Pens, Telephone, Papers

With this appearance on Things That Are Blank, Paul McLaughlin becomes the first person to appear as a contestant on all four Trivial Warfare-presented trivia games. How will he do on TTAB? Listen in has he goes up against our returning champ! 

This episode, we welcome Josh Feldman into the Things That Are Blank arena. Join him as he faces off against the reigning champ in this week’s battle of clues and connections!

Chuck Yu is here this week to face the returning champ. Will he be coming back again next week? Listen in to find out!

Drew Grant enters the Things That Are Blank arena this week to go up against our returning champ. Our guests had a lot of fun playing this week, and we think you’ll have a lot of fun listening.

We've got Jane Carmichael joining us this week to go up against our returning champ. This is a fun one - enjoy!

We start off 2020 with a great episode! Asha Ouseph joins us this week to face off against our returning champ. Listen in to find out who will be coming back next week.

Melody Courtney is with us this week to take on the returning champ. We're wrapping up 2019 with a great episode. Enjoy!

We welcome Joel Sharpton to Things That Are Blank this week to go up against our returning champ. Let’s see who can get the right words together and continue on to next week!

Mike Petkun joins us this episode to go up against our current champ. Listen in to find out who will be coming back to maintain their title next week!

We welcome Caitlin Joyce as our newcomer this week. Will a winning streak continue, or will Caitlin be joining us again next week? Listen in and find out!

This week Anna Piper is here to get her second chance at TTAB glory. Join in and play along to see which contestant will be coming back again next week!

CARD 1
CLUE: Don't Separate
CATEGORY: Beatles Songs
ANSWERS: Help, Let It Be, Hey Jude, Eleanor Rigby, Penny Lane, Come Together, Yellow Submarine

CARD 2
CLUE: It's a Big Place
CATEGORY: Asian Countries
ANSWERS: China, India, Japan, Philippines, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand

CARD 3
CLUE: Looks Better Online
CATEGORY: European Landmarks
ANSWERS: Eiffel Tower, Colosseum, Stonehenge, Big Ben, Leaning Tower, Arc de Triomphe, Trevi Fountain

CARD 4
CLUE: This Is Life
CATEGORY: Things on a Beach
ANSWERS: Towel, Umbrella, Sand Castle, Sunblock, Chair, Raft, Lifeguard

CARD 5
CLUE: Here's Lookin' at You
CATEGORY: Things You Put on Your Face
ANSWERS: Makeup, Glasses, Mask, Lotion, Smile, Expression, Hands

CARD 6
CLUE: You Bored?
CATEGORY: Card Games
ANSWERS: Poker, Gin, Solitaire, Blackjack, Rummy, War, Go Fish

Sam Mitchell joins us this week to take on our reigning champ. We’ve got a great episode this week—enjoy!

India Cooper is up this week to compete against the returning champ to see who will identify the most clues to come out on top. You won’t want to miss this one!

We welcome Blaine Holderbaum into the audio arena this week to compete against our returning champ. Enjoy!