Checkmate
Chess enjoyed a resurgence in popularity during the pandemic, so seven goos representing the pieces and concepts of the game should be well received. Can you outmaneuver these tricky goos to win? All seven of these goos were created by player Chris Lemler, and these are his only goos for the Fall 2021 season.
Rick Harrison
This celebrity goo was created by player Chris Lemler.
publication date: Saturday, October 9, 2021
category: 
Television
clue: This star from North Carolina may not be able to pawn away his queen's silver and gold to his own shop.
explanation: Rick Harrison is an American businessman, reality television personality, and owner of the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop which is featured on the History series Pawn Stars. more…
intended difficulty: easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Richard Slominsky, Denise Sawicki, Matthew Preston, and Scott Horowitz
Keith-Lee Castle
This celebrity goo was created by player Chris Lemler.
Scott Hardie rewrote the clue and rewrote the explanation provided by Chris.
publication date: Friday, October 8, 2021
category: 
Movies
clue: This British actor wouldn't trade places with anyone after a successful film career playing a weasel in the willows, a psycho opposite Chucky, and a vampire diarist (after coincidentally being Dracula on TV).
explanation: Keith-Lee Castle is a British actor who played Clarence Weasel in The Wind in the Willows, Bill "Psychs" Sykes in Seed of Chucky, Eddie Strode in Vampire Diary, and Count Dracula in Young Dracula. "Trade places" is a reference to the chess term castle. more…
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, Denise Sawicki, and Erik Bates
Emily Wickersham
This celebrity goo was created by player Chris Lemler.
Scott Hardie made minor changes to the clue and made minor changes to the explanation provided by Chris.
publication date: Thursday, October 7, 2021
category: Television
clue: This TV actress plays a special agent named after a chess piece and may remember me as a P.I.
explanation: Emily Wickersham played on NCIS as Special Agent Eleanor Bishop. Chess is a play on word on her character name. She played in a movie Parco P.I. more…
intended difficulty: hard
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Denise Sawicki, and Erik Bates
Charles R. Knight
This celebrity goo was created by player Chris Lemler.
Scott Hardie replaced the difficulty, made major changes to the clue, and made minor changes to the explanation provided by Chris.
publication date: Wednesday, October 6, 2021
category: 
Art
clue: Only to move three places on the board isn't very far, but some prehistoric animals have traveled much further, all the way into modern museums and the popular imagination, thanks to this painter who did his best work at night.
explanation: Charles R. Knight was an American wildlife and paleoartist best known for his detailed paintings of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals. more…
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Denise Sawicki, and Erik Bates
Evelyn King
This celebrity goo was created by player Chris Lemler.
Scott Hardie made minor changes to the clue and made minor changes to the explanation provided by Chris.
publication date: Tuesday, October 5, 2021
category: 
Music
clue: After you get done capturing this piece to end the game, you may need sparkling wine to celebrate your victory. Who's the king?
explanation: Evelyn "Champagne" King is an American singer. She is best known for her hit disco single "Shame," which was released in 1977 during the height of disco's popularity. more…
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Denise Sawicki, Erik Bates, and Scott Horowitz
Queen Harrison
This celebrity goo was created by player Chris Lemler.
Scott Hardie replaced the difficulty, made minor changes to the clue, and made major changes to the explanation provided by Chris.
publication date: Monday, October 4, 2021
category: 
Sports
clue: This upstate New Yorker might be able to capture the king. but putting him in checkmate might not be that easy unless she was running and jumping over hurdles and finishing in 55.88 several Olympics ago.
explanation: Queen Harrison is an American hurdler and sprinter who competed in the 400 metres hurdles at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Harrison was eliminated in the 400 meter hurdles semifinals after finishing with a time of 55.88 seconds. more…
intended difficulty: hard
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Denise Sawicki, Erik Bates, and Scott Horowitz
Jean Rook
This celebrity goo was created by player Chris Lemler.
Scott Hardie made minor changes to the clue and made minor changes to the explanation provided by Chris.
publication date: Sunday, October 3, 2021
category: 
Opinion
clue: She expressed her opinions daily in her column, and was the first lady to write in the Sunday paper as a private eye (at least in parody form).
explanation: Rook was a English journalist dubbed The First Lady of Fleet Street for her regular opinion column in the Daily Express. She was also, along with Lynda Lee-Potter, a model for the Glenda Slagg column in the satirical magazine Private Eye. more…
intended difficulty: hard
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Denise Sawicki, and Erik Bates
