Lance Mackey
publication date: Wednesday, July 8, 2009 (part of Round XL)
category: Sports
clue: The Iditarod is full of competitors so tough they'd cut off their finger just to spite their throat.
explanation: Mackey was an Iditarod champion who voluntarily had his finger removed after suffering nerve damage there during treatment for throat cancer. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Denise Sawicki, Joanna Woods, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, Amy Austin, Ryan Dunn, Sarah Kyle, Walter Chesser, Elaine Beckland, and Anthony Warren
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