June 2024

Steve West won this round on June 30, 2024. There were 30 goos.

Players this round: Russ Wilhelm (30 goos solved, a perfect score), Steve West (18 goos solved), Richard Slominsky (8 goos solved), LaVonne Lemler (6 goos solved), Scott Hardie (6 goos solved), and Samir Mehta (4 goos solved).

Daniel Ek

This college dropout became a billionaire by offering music on a smörgåsbord basis. Go »

Hokusai

This classic Japanese artist inspired a wave of imitators including Monet and Van Gogh. Go »

Pat Buchanan

This American Conservative and influential political thinker worked for three presidents and ran for the office himself in 1992, 1996, and 2000. Go »

Ignacio Anaya

During WWII, this Mexican chef invented a cheesy snack for hungry Americans that has become a staple at sports stadiums, movie theaters, and convenience stores. Go »

Antony Blinken

As senior government officials go, this diplomat is no Abe Lincoln, but as a Spotify artist, he is. Go »

Rachel Dratch

After a downer of a run on SNL, she joined her sisters on a wine-drinking trip into the country. Go »

Horace Meek Hickam

This Lt. Colonel and member of the "Caterpillar Club" saw early the potential of military aircraft. Go »

KSI

One of the most knowingly sensational individuals on YouTube is a kindred spirit, in fact, of anyone who has kept Sidemen independent via audience support. Go »

Damien Chazelle

Be careful not to get whiplash in an effort to watch all of his Oscar nominated films at the same time. Go »

Seth Bullock

Lawman and hardware store owner, this Canuck was a favorite of Roosevelt. Go »

Buddy Valastro

He's your boss. He's not your friend, guy. Go »

Robert Arkins

I'm committed to his movie role but not so much his music. Go »

Danai Gurira

This Tony-nominated playwright is better known to audiences for her associations with walking dead and Wakandans. Go »

Bernardo O'Higgins

This South American founding father will forever be associated with his Anglo roots. Go »

Vanessa Hudgens

After early success at thirteen as a singing high school student, she was identified by a single letter in her music career. Go »

Spiro Agnew

A member of a rampantly corrupt Cabinet, he was, ironically, not involved in the scandal that ended the tenure of his former boss. Go »

Jenna Ortega

For someone who has been called one of the best actresses of her young generation, she spends a lot of time revisiting the horror-comedy entertainment of Generation X, from Scream to The Addams Family to Beetlejuice. Go »

David Hedison

Bad luck followed his film roles in which he was eaten by a spider, crushed by a giant rock, and losing a leg and hand in a shark attack. Go »

Simon King

This Kenya-born naturalist has brought countless wild animals into the living rooms of BBC viewers. Who's the king? Go »

Paul Westerberg

This singer grew tired of being everyone else's mat and couldn't wait to escape from Minnesota. Go »

Dominic Monaghan

When I asked this actor if we could make merry, he told me to get lost. Go »

Lauren Bush

She used her first and middle names for her fashion label because her presidential last name would have been too political, and she doesn't use her husband's fashion-industry last name professionally because, well, that would be redundant. Go »

Sergio Leone

This director made a name for an actor whose character had no name. Go »

Chuck Lorre

This producer feuded with his stars Roseanne Barr and Charlie Sheen, while making household names out of others like Jim Parsons, Jenna Elfman, and Christine Baranski. Go »

Booker T. Washington

By the way, the Tuskegee Institute's first leader wasn't just a book-learning guy: He championed Black education so effectively that a few decades of Black history are known as the Age of him. Go »

Sheryl Lee

She had a recurring role in One Tree Hill, but she reached two higher points of fame playing a character who died before the series started. Go »

Keila Shaheen

This young (and Jungian) self-help writer is still operating in the shadows despite trending on TikTok. Go »

John Morgan

This Orlando-based attorney might be upside-down on his investment in a local attraction today, but he first got into personal injury law after his brother suffered a life-changing injury while life-guarding at Disney World. Go »