Steve Fossett
publication date: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 (part of Round XXVI)
category: 
Aviation
clue: One record this air head probably won't set is the most correct guesses in a week.
explanation: Fossett was a record-setting aviator known for circumnavigating the globe in unusual aircraft. He was called "Air Head" in the title of a Tragic Comedy discussion about this site. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Justin Woods, Amy Austin, Elliot Farney, and Jerry Mathis
trivia: Scott regularly slips his favorite celebrities into the game, so it's only fair that he occasionally also put in one of his least favorite celebrities.
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