Chris Moneymaker
publication date: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 (part of Round XXVI)
category: 
Competitions
clue: With a last name like that, who expects to win a game of cards against this guy?
explanation: Moneymaker was a professional poker champion. The clue plays on his appropriate last name. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, Denise Sawicki, Amy Austin, Mike Eberhart, Aaron Shurtleff, Dave Mitzman, Elliot Farney, Jerry Mathis, Scott Horowitz, Megan Baxter, Aaron Fischer, Chris McKinnon, Wendy Hampson, Justin Hampson, Bob Miller, Jacque Miller, and Derrek White
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