publication date: Saturday, July 26, 2014 (part of Summer 2014)

category: Controversy

clue: That's a lot of potato salad.

explanation: In 2014, Brown started a Kickstarter campaign to raise $10 to make potato salad. He earned tens of thousands of dollars within days, as the campaign became a fad. more…

intended difficulty: medium

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, Denise Sawicki, Joanna Woods, Erik Bates, Mike Rothstein, and Lori Lancaster


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