Vasily Zaytsev

publication date: Wednesday, December 4, 2013 (part of Winter 2014)

category: Military

clue: This Soviet sniper repelled the enemy at the gates during World War II, but it didn't make him the Russian president either.

explanation: The film Enemy at the Gates was based on Zaytsev's work as a sniper. more…

do-over: This was a "do-over" goo, inspired by incorrect guesses for a previous goo.

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Justin Woods, Richard Slominsky, and Joanna Woods

trivia: This goo was inspired by incorrect guesses for a goo of Dmitry Nikolayevich Medvedev.

Do Overs: We all make mistakes, but now you get to fix them. These ten goos were all incorrect guesses made for other previous goos, giving you a chance to guess right what was once guessed wrong.

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