publication date: Friday, December 14, 2012 (part of Winter 2013)

category: Sports

clue: Earlier this year, he became one of the biggest commissioners in sports.

explanation: Bowlsby became commissioner of the Big 12 Conference in May 2012. more…

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, Denise Sawicki, Joanna Woods, Erik Bates, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, and Aaron Shurtleff

Powers of Twelve: On Wednesday of this week, it will be the twelfth day of the twelfth month of the twelfth year of the century, an occasion we won't see again in our lifetimes. These five duodecimal goos were inspired by the number 12.

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