publication date: Thursday, December 25, 2008 (part of Round XXXVII)

category: Family

clue: Why so serious? This goo conceived the biggest story of the summer.

explanation: Johnston was the father of Bristol Palin's baby, as her mother Sarah became the vice presidential nominee of the Republican Party. more…

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Joanna Woods, Mike Rothstein, and Tony Peters

trivia: With only ten minutes to prepare this goo while exhausted, Scott made two careless mistakes: He tried making it seem like Heath Ledger in an effort to trick players, but didn't have the time or wits to do it well, and he found an image of singer John Mayer mislabeled as Johnston and gooed it by mistake. Guesses for Mayer were counted, but more than one player was confused. Several players guessed Thomas Beatie.

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