publication date: Friday, December 18, 2009 (part of Round XLI)

category: Controversy

clue: Anybody who thinks that this scandal is about just one cocktail waitress can't see the forest for the trees.

explanation: Grubbs was a cocktail waitress who gained notoriety after her affair with Tiger Woods ("forest for the trees"), and his affairs with numerous other women, came to light in December 2009. more…

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Denise Sawicki, Erik Bates, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, Amy Austin, Mike Eberhart, Aaron Shurtleff, Scott Horowitz, Ryan Dunn, Jesse King, Walter Chesser, and Melissa Anderson

2009 Year in Review This goo was part of 2009 Year in Review. These ordinary people became overnight celebrities, inspiring the headlines that made 2009 memorable.



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