publication date: Saturday, November 11, 2000 (part of Round XI)

category: Journalism

clue: XXX GOO SHOCKER!!!!!! LEWINSKY FIRST SCOOPED BY THIS POLITICAL GOSSIP COLUMNIST!!!!!! XXX

explanation: The bizarre formatting of this clue was the biggest hint: It parodized how Drudge linked headlines on his own web site. Drudge was the first famous Internet-only gossip columnist, and he was the reporter who broke the Monica Lewinsky scandal to the world. more…

solved by: Matthew Preston, Denise Sawicki, David Mitzman, and Anna Gregoline

trivia: This photo came from the cover of Drudge's autobiography.


Similar Goos

Barbara Walters

There's something Special about this interviewer with a 20/20 View. Go »

Dahlia Lithwick

Like cold porridge, this reporter's Supreme Court beat is important but kind of bland. Go »

Ezra Klein

This California-born, D.C.-employed liberal blogger became the voice of his generation. Go »

Judith Miller

Her inaccurate reporting about WMDs cost her her job. Her refusal to name her White House source cost her her freedom for 85 days. Go »

Megyn Kelly

Sly as a fox, this anchor turned her feud with Donald Trump into a stand against misogyny. Go »

James Risen

This double Pulitzer winner rose to prominence in the early 2000s by exposing CIA and NSA techniques. Go »