José Canseco
publication date: Monday, July 28, 2008 (part of Round XXXV)
category: Sports
clue: This Cuban heavy hitter got even heavier after he got juiced.
explanation: Cuba-born Canseco was a baseball player who admitted to steroid use in his book Juiced. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Denise Sawicki, Matthew Preston, Joanna Woods, Erik Bates, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, Amy Austin, Elliot Farney, Tony Peters, Scott Horowitz, Megan Baxter, Walter Chesser, Shawn Brandt, Greg Bair, Jim Kraus, Jason Evans, JB Brenner, and Samuel Franklin
player landmarks: This was the first goo solved by Samuel Franklin.
![]() | This goo was part of Cheating Week. Players were encouraged to cheat to solve these seven goos. |
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