January 2026
This round is still underway and has had 26 goos so far. Start playing!
Players this round: Richard Slominsky (25 goos solved), Russ Wilhelm (24 goos solved), Samir Mehta (21 goos solved), and Steve West (21 goos solved).
Thea von Harbou
She adapted her urban novel, first published as a book in 1926 and set one hundred years later, into a meilenstein (or is it kilometerstein?) of sci-fi cinema directed by her husband. Go »
Paul Dano
Playing an oily preacher earned him a BAFTA nomination and the ire of Quentin Tarantino. Go »
William Tell
Like the cheese famously produced by his country, this father of the year (1307) put a lot of holes in things, but not as many as historians have put into the veracity of his legend, much to the burning resentment of his people. Go »
Bum Farto
Down south, this cigar-smoking, red-adorned, flatulent fireman fought the heat (in more ways than one) until someone possibly extinguished him. Go »
Scottie Scheffler
He's the best pro in the world at striking golf balls while driving them down the course, though during one 2024 championship, he had the worst oh-no in the world by striking a traffic officer while driving to the course. Go »
Brandon Stanton
This photographer took so many well-regarded pictures of the humans of New York that he was invited to take another of one in the White House. Go »
Owen Cooper
This adolescent set a record in 2025 as the youngest actor ever to win a Primetime Emmy Award. Go »
Joyce Mitchell
Helping out some guy named Matt in a pinch? No sweat. Go »
Jason Kelce
Though his younger brother swiftly became the bigger celebrity due to dating a superstar, he soared to impressive new heights as an Eagle himself. Go »
Fab Morvan
Could this notorious faker be on the brink of winning another Grammy 35 years after losing the last one? Girl, you know this goo. Go »
Karl-Anthony Towns
He currently plays for the biggest city in the country, but he's been to many other burgs, boroughs, municipalities, and hamlets since being Rookie of the Year a decade ago, after playing college ball with the Kentucky Wildkats. Go »
Hudson Williams
A breakaway hit about an icy contact sport has suddenly heated up the career of this Canadian actor. Go »
TommyInnit
Isn't it amazing that this then-minor Miner set world records for followers and live viewers? Go »
Antoni Porowski
Perhaps it was always going to be Queer Eye for this Polish guy, after he was an assistant, chef, and party menu planner to his predecessor. Go »
Scott Adams
This cartoonist made a fortune skewering office culture, and spent much of it developing a microwave burrito that his mouthless protagonist couldn't eat. Go »
Jeane Dixon
She made her name as a professional psychic by correctly predicting Kennedy's assassination, even though it was similar to his opponent and eventual successor, about whom she made several incorrect predictions. Go »
Aaron Copland
It must be springtime for Appalachia when you hear fanfare for this composer man. Go »
Aubrey Plaza
On screen, her not-safe recreational activities have included a couple's vacation at a flowery white resort, secretly being two Marvel villains, and going platinum for a 70s filmmaker old enough to be her flirty grandpa. Go »
