Jaylen Norwood

publication date: Thursday, September 20, 2018 (part of Fall 2018)

category: Accidents

clue: He had all kinds of painful feelings after it struck him that his attempt to get a jump on fame was going to work in the worst way.

explanation: In July 2018, Norwood was creating a video in the #InMyFeelings meme challenge, dancing in the street to a Drake song, when his attempt to jump onto a moving car failed and he was struck by the car instead. more…

difficulty: hard

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Samir Mehta, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Joanna Woods, Matthew Preston, Erik Bates, and Aaron Shurtleff

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