publication date: Thursday, December 18, 2008 (part of Round XXXVII)

category: Literature

clue: You don't have to eat goos for breakfast, pray for your opponents to lose, and love the tournament rules in order to win.

explanation: Gilbert was an author best known for the book Eat, Pray, Love. more…

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, Joanna Woods, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, Amy Austin, and Samuel Franklin


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