Round XL
Russ Wilhelm won this round on August 28, 2009. There were 78 goos.
Players this round: Russ Wilhelm (77 goos solved), Justin Woods (76 goos solved), Amy Austin (75 goos solved), Richard Slominsky (75 goos solved), Steve West (75 goos solved), LaVonne Lemler (71 goos solved), Chris Lemler (70 goos solved), Samir Mehta (66 goos solved), Steve Dunn (66 goos solved), Elaine Beckland (65 goos solved), Joanna Woods (64 goos solved), Ryan Dunn (61 goos solved), Mike Rothstein (56 goos solved), Sarah Kyle (49 goos solved), Denise Sawicki (48 goos solved), Walter Chesser (44 goos solved), Anthony Warren (37 goos solved), Tony Peters (31 goos solved), Jason Lemler (20 goos solved), Melissa Anderson (15 goos solved), Dennis Wuorenma (12 goos solved), Aaron Shurtleff (9 goos solved), Jerry Mathis (2 goos solved), Justin Conner (2 goos solved), Brandi Schalk (1 goo solved), Lori Lancaster (1 goo solved), and Samuel Franklin (1 goo solved).
Kiefer Sutherland
Unlike this action star, you have more than 24 hours to solve this mysterious goo. Go »
Chris Pine
It's not easy taking over an iconic role from Bill Shatner, especially when you have two Spocks trying to upstage you. Go »
Dwight Howard
#12's magical skills are no match for Kobe's Lakers. Go »
Ali Khāmene’i
Whether the election results were fraudulent or not, it doesn't change who truly reigns supreme. Go »
Steve Harvey
This TV dad is the new (not original) king of morning radio. Go »
Debbie Harry
In the 80s, this singer was known for her blonde hair and glass heart. Go »
Mitch Hedberg
This nervous comic no longer lets success go to his head. Go »
Gordon Brown
The scandal over exorbitant expense payouts has the tabloids asking: What can this prime minister do for you? Go »
Emily Dickinson
This Massachusetts goo—Who Wrote — and Read—
A lot of Poetry—
From her Bedroom—
Needs — no Introduction— Go »
Bristol Palin
If the children of governors (and their children) shouldn't be fodder for jokes, should they be fodder for campaigns? Go »
Jewel Kilcher
Like a diamond in the rough, this goo was meant for me. Go »
Tom Bodett
If you stay up late reading one of his books, this radio host will leave the light on for you. Go »
Vitus Bering
Straight partners were attracted to this goo's affinity for bearing life. Go »
Mike Gravel
Some politicians take the road less traveled to the White House. Go »
Susan Butcher
To some Alaskans, dogs are more than just pets, hunters, and potential meat. They're a mode of transportation. Go »
Curt Schilling
Tired of criss-crossing the nation to lead teams to the World Series, this pitcher has retired to spend more time playing World of Warcraft. Go »
Megan Fox
This former model has transformed a role in an action movie for teenaged fanboys, and its sequel, into a career as one of Hollywood's hottest actresses. Go »
Bill Nye
This guy brought clever book smarts and bow-tie friendliness to educational TV. Go »
Gloria Steinem
Ever since this pro-choice, anti-pornography activist became a icon, you could call her Ms. Feminism. Go »
Brenda Lee
It's Christmas around July when this goo begins to rock. Go »
Rick Steves
White people are supposed to leave Europe to conquer other lands, not the other way around. Go »
Sally Jessy Raphael
Pregnant teens informing their parents! Battered wives confronting their husbands! Drag queens dressed up like this goo! All this and more, on the next... Go »
Garth Brooks
This singer left the country to chase success in rockier territory, but all he gained was an early retirement. Go »
Eric Burdon
He was an animal in the 60s, a warrior in the 70s, and a burden all of his life, but he has never been a rapper named after the Sunshine State. Go »
Willow Palin
Don't even joke about pregnancy with this goo's famous mother. Go »
Phil Keoghan
It's amazing how fast this New Zealander has raced to success on American game shows. Go »
Lance Mackey
The Iditarod is full of competitors so tough they'd cut off their finger just to spite their throat. Go »
Eric Clapton
This guitarist has been in Cream, the Yardbirds, Derek & the Dominos, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, Powerhouse, the Dirty Mac, Blind Faith, the Plastic Ono Band, Delaney Bonnie & Friends, and TDF, but he was never in the Beatles. Go »
Meghan McCain
Wondering how this daughter of a Senator feels about not getting to live in the White House? Read her blog or follow her on Twitter. Go »
Bill Henson
For a guy named like the creator of the Muppets, this guy sure didn't do Australian children any favors by photographing them a certain way, or himself with the police. Go »
Randy Johnson
If you want to measure the success of this former Mariner, you'd better define it in big units. Go »
Larry David
Don't get too enthuiastic for neurotic sitcom writer. Go »
Grace Kelly
Some movie stars like being treated as princesses so much, they make it official. Go »
Joey Chestnut
Don't act like a nut unless you want to choke on this dog. Go »
Al Franken
This humorist has used a variety of media to get out his message, including satirical books, television sketch comedy, talk radio, and the United States Senate. Go »
Chelsea Handler
Recently, she has learned a lot about handling fame from other celebrities. Go »
Manny Pacquiao
Some little athletes pack a lot of punch. Go »
Giacomo Casanova
You have to be quite a seducer if you've been an author, a musician, a politician, a lawyer, a diplomat, a criminal, a stage magician, and founder of the national lottery, and you're best remembered for how many lovers you've had. Go »
Buzz Aldrin
Being #2 isn't so bad if they name a cartoon action figure after you. Go »
Susan Sarandon
This actress has tended to a boy with an exotic disease, a killer on death row, a friend on the run from the law, and a cross-dressing hedonistic scientist. Go »
John Krasinski
Playing this game at our place of work is not the way we go. Go »
Orville Redenbacher
Why would people want to go to such lengths to prove that his name wasn't his name? Go »
The Doctor
When you're exploring time and space, it takes eleven lifetimes to get it right. Go »
Barney Frank
Frankly, it doesn't matter how much he has done for the civil rights of the man living in his house if he drove the neighbors out of theirs. Go »
Ulysses S. Grant
Victory grants no absolution in war. Go »
Jefferson Davis
It must have been tough to lead a fledgling nation that rejected national leadership. Go »
Harriet Tubman
Abolitionist. Soldier. Nurse. Slave. Spy. Humanitarian. Go »
Stonewall Jackson
After this goo lost his left arm, Lee lost his right. Go »
Mary Boykin Chesnut
She didn't just keep a diary of her life. She kept one of the entire Confederacy. Go »
William T. Sherman
This general didn't send his enemies to the fires of Hell; he brought those fires to their home cities. Go »
John Wilkes Booth
Four days after the war, one more life remained to be taken. Go »
Andy Richter
His return tipped the scale in late-night television. Go »
Manolo Blahnik
Nimble talent is required if your name is going to be synonymous with fancy footwork. Go »
Peter Frampton
Do you goo, goo like I goo? Go »
Ben E. King
This singer stood the test of time while his contemporaries drifted away. Who's the king? Go »
Garry Trudeau
Life goes on for this Bush-bashing cartoonist after winning a Reuben, a Pulitzer, and almost an Oscar. Go »
Joy Behar
For some, happiness only comes from voicing your true perspective. Go »
Martin Amis
Sdrawkcab seog emit fo worra eht fi tahw? Go »
Yngwie Malmsteen
This artist's career burned hot in the eighties, and waffled between warm and cold in the nineties, before becoming hot for good in this decade. Go »
Roland Emmerich
From 12,000 years ago to three years from now, this director has had a long career since his early work in independent film. Go »
Anne Boleyn
It's just not worth falling head over heels for a man who prefers boys. Go »
Angela Merkel
The most powerful woman in the world might not be able to save one of the world's largest economies. Go »
Kate Bush
This goo has run up significant heights to become king of the British pop charts. Go »
Jamie Foxx
He's pretended to be good at piano and cello and even running a record label, but he can't quite pull off a successful music career in real life. Go »
Ed Gein
This Wisconsin farmer hunted prey that was already dead. Go »
Matt Preston
This Australian food expert knows the "cure" for hunger. Go »
Samir Mehta
This surgeon is flexible about teaching others what he knows. Go »
Andrea Lee Kelly
Apparently, some dancers don't like waiting six years for their husbands to be cleared of cheating on them with teenagers. Go »
Michael Rothstein
Some Irish reporters have been known to get into fights. Go »
Steve Gambill
International rock stars aren't known for ministry (including Ministry). Go »
Tony Warren
This TV writer has been crowned the king of the British soap opera. Go »
Marilyn Katz
Conspiracy theorists believe this anti-war protestor is more than just another cool cat Barack Obama used to hang with. Go »
Marilyn Manson
Some entertainers embrace being a "bad influence" so much they may as well call it their profession. Go »
Erin Andrews
Sports is not an arena known for beauty and brains. Go »
Jane Kaczmarek
A middling life in middle-class marriage no longer matters to this middle-aged actress. Go »
Lindsay Davenport
The tournament has begun! It's time to get off the couch and start playing. Go »
Frank Buckles
Sometimes it's good to be in last place, but not if you have to do it twice. Go »
