This celebrity goo was created by Scott Hardie.

This goo was worth a point in September 2026.

publication date: Tuesday, September 29, 2026 (part of September 2026)

category: Fashion

clue: Quantum computing has little to do with fashion, but they do both have a MOD.

explanation: Quant was a major figure in the Mod movement that influenced fashion and culture in the 1960s. (Mod is also a function in mathematics and computing.) more…

intended difficulty: hard

do-over: This was a "do-over" goo, inspired by incorrect guesses for a previous goo.

solved by: Russ Wilhelm and Richard Slominsky

trivia: This goo was inspired by incorrect guesses for the goo of Caroline Charles.


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