publication date: Friday, May 25, 2012 (part of Spring 2012)

category: Business

clue: He takes special care with first-time customers.

explanation: Branson was the owner of Virgin Group, which included hundreds of businesses including Virgin Mobile and Virgin Airways. more…

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, Erik Bates, Steve Dunn, and Aaron Shurtleff

Spring 2012 Tournament: The dead shall rise! In this tournament, whenever an odd number of players remains, a defeated player will return as a "zombie" to challenge the top-seeded player. If successful, they'll gain full re-entry into the tournament. This time, it's not over until it's over.

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