The Numbers Desk
16 episodes · 48 comedians · 131 stories · 518 guessesBest of / Worst of
The Poker Face
Colum Tyrrell
Most deceptive story
Fooled 4 panelists (round 7), double points — "A panelist confesses to raising money for a school charity event and then keeping the cash" (ep 88)
The Open Book
Joanna Angel
Worst deceiver
Only 0% deception — they get read like a menu
Mr. Magoo
Chris Porter
Worst detective
Only 0% detection — couldn't spot a liar in a mirror
Rates regressed toward the league average (deception 59%, detection 41%) so nobody games a chart with one lucky night, and volume alone doesn’t win.
The HoudiniBest deceiver · adj. deception
1Matt McCusker81%raw 92% · 12 chances
2Ari Shaffir80%raw 88% · 16 chances
3Colum Tyrrell80%raw 88% · 16 chances
4Cort McCown76%raw 100% · 4 chances
5Bonnie McFarlane76%raw 100% · 4 chances
The BloodhoundBest detective · adj. detection
1Mike Recine57%raw 71% · 7 chances
2Bert Kreischer57%raw 71% · 7 chances
3Mark Normand57%raw 71% · 7 chances
4Shane Gillis54%raw 67% · 6 chances
5Josie Marcellino54%raw 67% · 6 chances
Win rateAdjusted episodes-won rate
1Ari Shaffir40%2W / 2 eps
2Mike Recine31%1W / 1 eps
3Cort McCown31%1W / 1 eps
4Nate Bargatze31%1W / 1 eps
5Josie Marcellino31%1W / 1 eps
Points per episodeAdjusted scoring rate
1Mike Recine17.239 pts / 1 eps
2Ari Shaffir16.954 pts / 2 eps
3Matt McCusker15.124 pts / 1 eps
4Josie Marcellino14.721 pts / 1 eps
5Cort McCown14.520 pts / 1 eps
Record Book — raw career totals
Real records, not skill rankings. The hosts play every week, so expect them here.
Most appearances
1Luis J. Gomez16
2Big Jay Oakerson16
3Ari Shaffir2
4Colum Tyrrell2
5Jordan Jensen1
Most wins
1Luis J. Gomez3
2Ari Shaffir2
3Big Jay Oakerson2
4Mike Recine1
5Cort McCown1
Most points
1Luis J. Gomez244
2Big Jay Oakerson204
3Ari Shaffir54
4Mike Recine39
5Matt McCusker24
Most clean sweeps
1Luis J. Gomez8
2Big Jay Oakerson4
3Ari Shaffir3
4Colum Tyrrell2
5Matt McCusker2
Who Sees Through Whom
Row = guesser, column = author. Redder = the guesser reads that author more often.
Luis
Big
Ari
Colum
Jordan
Jacob
Mike
Mike
Maddy
Lev
Joanna
Sam
Uncle
Kim
Cort
Chris
Brittany
Aaron
Nate
Shane
Josie
Na'im
Andrew
Bonnie
Steve
Aaron
Nina
Brendan
Bert
Tim
Tony
Harland
Becky
Mark
Robert
Ben
Jon
James
Brian
Jamie-Lynn
Matt
Timmy
Joe
Sam
Lauren
Andy
Pandji
Peyton
Luis
67
25
0
100
33
50
100
50
100
100
100
0
100
0
50
50
50
0
100
50
100
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
50
100
100
0
100
50
100
50
50
50
50
0
50
100
50
100
50
0
0
Big
35
25
0
100
0
50
50
50
0
100
50
0
0
0
50
100
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
50
100
50
100
0
50
100
0
0
100
100
100
100
50
50
50
0
0
100
100
0
100
0
0
Ari
50
50
0
67
50
50
Colum
0
0
0
67
0
0
Jordan
100
0
0
0
Jacob
0
100
50
0
Mike
0
100
0
0
Mike
100
100
33
100
Maddy
50
0
0
100
Lev
0
50
100
100
Joanna
0
50
0
0
Sam
0
50
0
100
Uncle
0
50
50
0
Kim
0
50
100
50
Cort
50
0
100
50
Chris
0
0
0
0
Brittany
50
0
0
50
Aaron
0
100
50
0
Nate
0
100
50
50
Shane
0
100
50
100
Josie
100
100
0
100
Na'im
0
100
50
0
Andrew
100
50
0
0
Bonnie
0
0
100
50
Steve
0
100
0
0
Aaron
0
50
50
100
Nina
50
50
100
0
Brendan
0
50
100
50
Bert
50
50
100
100
Tim
50
0
0
100
Tony
50
50
0
50
Harland
50
0
33
100
Becky
0
0
0
100
Mark
100
0
100
67
Robert
0
0
100
50
Ben
100
0
50
100
Jon
100
0
100
0
James
0
0
0
0
Brian
0
0
0
50
Jamie-Lynn
0
33
50
Matt
0
33
50
Timmy
100
33
0
Joe
0
0
100
100
Sam
0
0
50
100
Lauren
0
100
50
100
Andy
100
0
0
0
Pandji
0
0
50
100
Peyton
0
0
0
50
A brighter cell means the guesser reads that author’s stories more often — take a thin slice of history as gossip, not gospel.