December 2023
Steve West won this round on December 31, 2023. There were 31 goos.
Players this round: Russ Wilhelm (31 goos solved, a perfect score), Steve West (25 goos solved), Richard Slominsky (13 goos solved), LaVonne Lemler (11 goos solved), Scott Hardie (5 goos solved), and Erik Bates (1 goo solved).
Art Fleming
Hosting a TV game show is more art than science, but it can be the stuff of dangerous coincidences, as he and his longer-tenured successor both died of the same disease. Go »
Joseph McCarthy
You won't have to investigate as long or hard to find the name of this junior senator from Wisconsin as he did to find Communists who had infiltrated the United States. Go »
Cillian Murphy
At the inception of his career, he needed blinders to avoid getting red eyes. More than 28 days since, well after Batman began, he blew up the box office as Oppenheimer. Go »
Dick Portillo
This ex-Marine sold a lot of hot dogs in Chicago (but not out of his house). Go »
Ed & Lorraine Warren
You don't have to believe in ghosts or demons to believe in this couple's box office potential, from Amityville to Annabelle. Go »
Jim Bowie
Despite making a living as a slave smuggler, killing a sheriff in a knife fight, becoming a Mexican citizen, and dying in bed during a notorious loss in Texan military history, he remains an icon of American history, forever associated with his namesake blade. Go »
Bryan West
To media critics, he's too much of a fan of Taylor Swift. To Swifties, he's not enough of one. Go »
Lee Sedol
This professional dan gave up the stone which he held so strongly after losing to a machine. Go »
Gerry Turner
After giving out a golden ring, he won't be a bachelor much longer. Go »
Jon Heder
Ever since blowing up in a very successful indie film, he has struggled to succeed in Hollywood, mostly playing inglorious athletes stuck on the bench. Go »
Shelley Duvall
She shared the movie screen with David Hayward in Nashville, Robin Williams in Sweethaven, and Jack Nicholson in the Rocky Mountains. Go »
William King Hale
He spilled Osage blood for the rights to their land, as portrayed by Robert De Niro. Who's the king? Go »
Carrie Nation
All nations were welcomed at Moses's bar, except her (and her hatchet). Go »
Larry Holmes
This pugilist/assassin held the heavyweight title for seven years during which time he handed Muhammad Ali his only defeat of a certain type. Go »
Wilford Brimley
This former marine and stunt man began performing as a character actor in his forties. He was cast often in a role much older than his actual age. Go »
Hailee Steinfeld
Here's something true: To begin your acting career with an Oscar nomination is on the edge of perfect, and that's before you record your first verse in a second pop-music career. Go »
Percy Bysshe Shelley
This Promethean poet wouldn't feel despair—nor envy, calumny, hate, or pain—if you looked upon his works. Go »
Vicki Lawrence
She was in her mid-twenties when she first played the family matriarch that would become a TV icon, lasting from the 1970s to the 2000s. Go »
Rebecca Yarros
Her unfinished empyre of best-sellers is likely to become a TV series. Go »
Shohei Ohtani
"Shotime" will get to shocase his talent in the shobiz capital like a shooff, and that's for sho. Go »
Zelda Rubinstein
Besides playing a recurring role as an eccentric medium, this actress was an activist for others like herself. Taste the rainbow! Go »
Ludwig I
Lots of people have wedding festivities, but getting an entire nation to drink for a month every fall is quite a legacy. Go »
Mika Brzezinski
MSNBC's married morning media moderator. Go »
Plácido Domingo
He is third tenor to no one, except perhaps John Denver. Go »
Andre Braugher
Fans of this recently deceased actor could be excused for wondering if he would receive a police funeral procession, after he played so many memorable TV cops in shows like Homicide: Life on the Street, Hack, and Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Go »
Philo T. Farnsworth
Do not attempt to adjust the picture! This Mormon inventor held hundreds of patents during his life, but his most influential invention remains one of his first, which he produced at age 14. Go »
Holly Holm
This preacher's daughter held both MMA and boxing championships. Go »
Kari Lake
This longtime local news anchor made headlines herself by running in a 2022 gubernatorial race, but her lawsuits to overturn the unfavorable outcome did not result in her candidacy rising from the ashes. Go »
Mabel Ballin
This silent film star was noted for Bobby the boy scout's bravery when he broke his arm directing. Go »
