publication date: Friday, November 9, 2012 (part of Fall 2012)

category: Sports

clue: His endorsement gave sales of a fat-reducing grill a real shot in the arm.

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

Man or Machine?: Modern society has been transformed by technology, which makes life safer and more convenient. Each of these five men shares his last name with a famous machine. Can you invent a method for solving them?

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