Mary Sawyer
This celebrity goo was created by player Steve West.
publication date: Saturday, April 27, 2019 (part of Spring 2019)
category: 
Legends
clue: Little lamb, big story.
explanation: Nursery rhyme legend, Mary Sawyer, did indeed have a little lamb and it followed her to school. She later sold pieces of its wool for charity. more…
difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Samir Mehta, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Matthew Preston, Stan Iwanchuk, and Scott Hardie
trivia: When creating the goo, Steve acknowledged that the photo did not portray Sawyer, but instead showed a lamb statue erected by her hometown in her honor, and hoped that it was sufficient since there were no true images of Sawyer available. Scott agreed under the circumstances.
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