June 2025
Richard Slominsky won this round on July 6, 2025. There were 30 goos.
Players this round: Russ Wilhelm (30 goos solved, a perfect score), Richard Slominsky (29 goos solved), Samir Mehta (29 goos solved), Steve West (26 goos solved, a perfect score), LaVonne Lemler (13 goos solved), Scott Hardie (4 goos solved), and Stan Iwanchuk (4 goos solved).
Natalie Morales
This daughter of Brazilian and Puerto Rican parents has been a co-host of NBC's Today and CBS's The Talk, but you haven't seen her on ABC's Grey's Anatomy. Go »
Adnan Syed
A serial story about this Baltimore strangler brought national attention to his case, partly because of the mystery of his guilt or innocence, and partly because of the series of mistakes by the criminal justice system that were exposed. Go »
Summer Walker
Now that Summer has arrived, here's a reminder that while her 2018 hit about the necessity of love was an important breakthrough for her, she quickly got over it and still is. Go »
Saladin
This sultan of Egypt is famous for his warning to those thirsty for blood that it would never sleep once spilled. Go »
Emily Brontë
Although her sole novel became a classic of English literature, she is still not considered to have reached the same heights of success as her elder sister. Go »
Ella Fitzgerald
The Queen of Jazz dominated charts in the 1940s with hits including "I'm Making Believe," "Imagination," "It's Only a Paper Moon," and "Baby, It's Cold Outside." Go »
Bertrand Russell
In his nearly century-long life, this British thinker found it quite logical to oppose war, even going to prison for his outspoken opposition to World War I. Go »
George Wendt
This recently deceased actor drew on his Chicago upbringing to parodize the city's sports fans on Saturday Night Live, but he's far more famous for playing a different barfly in Boston, one who always sat at the same corner of the bar. Go »
Miki Agrawal
Attachable bidets, sexualized fruit, period underwear, and sex toys made the career of this Canadian capitalist, but one breast nearly ended it. Go »
Charles Addams
His macabre illustrations of a quirky family (no relation to him) were adapted to television and found success in a snap. Go »
Irene Triplett
She didn't have two identical siblings, but she did have a different family connection that brought her fame (and government money) in the years preceding her 2020 death, one involving her father's actions more than a century and a half earlier. Go »
Kerry Livgren
This guitarist named the band that he co-founded after the state in which he was born and raised. Ironically, one of their most successful albums is named for an ocean saying despite his home state being landlocked. Go »
Jeff Gordon
#24 won so many championships with Hendrick Motorsports that, after retiring from racing, he became their vice chairman. Go »
Sly Stone
With his family band (some of whom were his actual family), he recorded hits about everyday people despite referring to himself as a mice elf. Go »
Samuel Alito
McDonald, Burwell, Janus, and Dobbs is not a law firm: It's a list of some of this justice's landmark majority opinions in his two decades on the bench. Go »
Anna Shumate
This Michigander, whose name rhymes with a fruit, beat a ticking clock by becoming a social media star before graduating high school. Go »
Samuel L. Jackson
There's a reason why the highest-grossing actor of all time so often recites the 12-letter mother of all swear words: He long ago taught himself to snap out of his natural stutter by saying it, and collaborators like Quentin Tarantino took notice and started giving him lines that included it. Go »
Jalen Williams
This forward is giving a Thunderous performance in the NBA Finals. Even his Jazzy younger brother is cheering him on. Go »
Mansa Musa
His reign coincided with the golden age of the Mali empire, and not just because his vast stores of gold may have made him the richest man in human history. Go »
Reynaldo Rey
Este comediante/actor apareció en 54 películas, incluyendo Friday, White Men Can't Jump, y Harlem Nights. ¿Quién es el rey? Go »
Afa Ah Loo
His native Samoa has no kings, so it made sense for this Project Runway competitor and noted dress designer to join last weekend's protests, but what happened to him there made no sense at all. Go »
Aleksander Barkov
He was born in Finland to a Russian father who played a Canadian sport, but as team captain, he brings the heat (and consecutive Stanley Cup championships) to a southern Florida metropolis. Go »
Sam Butcher
Every moment that he spent designing his pastel-colored, Christian-inspired figurines was, by definition, precious. Go »
E. Jean Carroll
"Not my type" was the actual defense of the convicted sexual abuser convicted of assaulting this writer. $90 million later, the criminal remains unrepentant. Go »
Don Rickles
If he had nickels for all the times he got away with roasting celebrities without them taking up sickles, this legendary insult comic might not have had a disposition as sour as pickles. Go »
KT Tunstall
This Scottish singer's suddenly icy hit became red hot when used for Clinton's 2008 campaign. Go »
Bill Atkinson
With his recent passing, this former computer engineer leaves behind quite a legacy: The menu bar, the lasso selection tool, the "marching ants" animated border, and more algorithms and applications than you can throw an Apple at. Go »
Lou Pearlman
He was once very much in sync with what pop music fans wanted, but his backstreet business dealings landed him in federal prison for the rest of his life. Go »
Doechii
She was anxious that her album about permanent reptilian injuries might not catch on, but Altimately it found success at the Grammys. Go »
