Jim Bakker
publication date: Tuesday, October 23, 2012 (part of Fall 2012)
category: Religion
clue: This married televangelist raked in more than a million dollars a week during the 1980s, but went to prison for keeping some of it for himself (and his mistress Jessica).
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Denise Sawicki, Matthew Preston, Mike Rothstein, and Steve Dunn

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