publication date: Friday, January 4, 2019 (part of Winter 2019)

category: Television

clue: He recently traveled to his namesake city to film the American version of his great baking show.

explanation: Hollywood judges The Great British Baking Show. more…

intended difficulty: easy

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Richard Slominsky, Matthew Preston, Erik Bates, and Stan Iwanchuk


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