Summer 2011 Tournament
There can be only one! Many players have entered the tournament, but they'll be paired off in brackets until only one remains in the end to win the season. These goos are a little harder than usual, but they're still playable by all.
Owen Hart
publication date: Wednesday, August 31, 2011
category: 
Sports
clue: every hero eventually falls
explanation: Hart was a professional wrestler who died by falling into the ring while dressed as a superhero character. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Denise Sawicki, Mike Rothstein, and Aaron Shurtleff
Don Gorske
publication date: Tuesday, August 30, 2011
category: 
Records
clue: Ronald McDonald's biggest fan
explanation: Gorske holds the world record for Big Mac consumption at over 25,000 sandwiches. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, Joanna Woods, Mike Rothstein, and Aaron Shurtleff
Nicole de Boer
publication date: Monday, August 29, 2011
category: 
Television
clue: eepday in the onezay
explanation: de Boer starred in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and The Dead Zone. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Joanna Woods, and Mike Rothstein
trivia: This goo was originally intended for the end of the "Hog Wild" theme, in which all clues were written in pig Latin. At the last minute, Scott replaced it with an easier goo of astronaut Frank Borman and saved it for the end of the season. Scott also considered film director John Boorman for the theme.
Gretchen Carlson
publication date: Friday, August 26, 2011
category: Television
clue: it helps to make friends if you play dumb
explanation: Carlson was a co-host of morning talk show Fox & Friends. Her on-air foolishness was at odds with her educational background. more…
solved by: Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Justin Woods, and Mike Rothstein
trivia: Several players guessed Lisa Kudrow.
Judy Blume
publication date: Thursday, August 25, 2011
category: 
Literature
clue: helping teenagers deal with sex since 1969
explanation: Blume was an author of books for children and teenagers, several of which became controversial for addressing sex-related topics. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Denise Sawicki, Joanna Woods, Mike Rothstein, and Steve Dunn
Arthur Frommer
publication date: Wednesday, August 24, 2011
category: 
Exploration
clue: these days, you can't go to many places for five dollars
explanation: Frommer was a travel guide author whose early work focused on inexpensive, $5/day tours of Europe. more…
solved by: Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Joanna Woods, Mike Rothstein, and Steve Dunn
trivia: Several players guessed Edmund Hillary.
Amber Hagerman
publication date: Tuesday, August 23, 2011
category: 
Victims
clue: abduction awareness agent
explanation: Hagerman's 1996 abduction and murder inspired the nation-wide AMBER Alert program. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Denise Sawicki, Joanna Woods, and Mike Rothstein
Rod Serling
publication date: Monday, August 22, 2011
category: Television
clue: a writer known for getting weird after dark
explanation: Serling was the creator and primary writer of The Twilight Zone and Night Gallery. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Denise Sawicki, Joanna Woods, and Ryan Dunn
Blake Lively
publication date: Friday, August 19, 2011
category: 
Movies
clue: rumor has it, she was spotted in June falling in love with a man with a ring on his finger
explanation: Lively starred in Gossip Girl and Green Lantern. more…
solved by: Steve West, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Joanna Woods, Mike Rothstein, and Ryan Dunn
George Boole
publication date: Thursday, August 18, 2011
category: 
Science
clue: 01110100 01110010 01110101 01100101 00100000 01101111 01110010 00100000 01100110 01100001 01101100 01110011 01100101 00111111
explanation: The clue reads "true or false?" when decoded from binary. Boole invented Boolean algebra, a system of binary logic which later led to programming logic. In computer science, a "Boolean" value is either true or false. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Joanna Woods, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, and Ryan Dunn
trivia: This tournament goo was accidentally revealed to some players without activation, forcing Scott to remove it from the tournament and reset outcomes so far that day.
Maria Bamford
publication date: Wednesday, August 17, 2011
category: 
Comedy
clue: funny voices help her jokes hit the target
explanation: Bamford was known for funny voices in her stand-up act, which led to Christmas commercials for Target. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Denise Sawicki, Joanna Woods, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, and Ryan Dunn
Pat Conroy
publication date: Tuesday, August 16, 2011
category: Literature
clue: dysfunctional families are the root of psychological trauma, especially involving basketballs in faces and tigers in cages
explanation: Conroy was the author of The Great Santini (about a father who goads his son with a basketball) and The Prince of Tides (about a family with a pet tiger). more…
solved by: Steve West, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Joanna Woods, Mike Rothstein, and Ryan Dunn
Thomas Kinkade
publication date: Monday, August 15, 2011
category: 
Art
clue: serious art critics take his work too lightly
explanation: The very successful Kinkade, who calls himself a "painter of light," has been criticized as kitchy and lowbrow. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Joanna Woods, Erik Bates, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, and Ryan Dunn
Other Themes in Summer 2011
Mystery Men
Anonymity is rare in modern life, but these five "celebrities" managed to become famous without their identities being discovered until later, if at all. Can you name these nameless ones? Go »
City Girls
These five women all share their first names with modern metropolises from around the world. Get your passport ready for a miniature Goo World Tour. Go »
Children of the Eighties
The 1980s were a booming time for child stars in television and movies, as Hollywood focused on family entertainment. Can you name these five actors who became famous playing kids in that decade? Go »
Hog Wild
The goo game becomes a pig sty this week, as these five celebrities known for their porcine names line up to be counted. This little piggy went to Hollywood... Go »
Born on the 4th of July
These five famous Americans, representing five corners of the nation, all share the most patriotic of birthdays, and give the goo game some added fireworks this week. Go »
Get a Clue
Was it Colonel Mustard in the conservatory with the candlestick? You'll need the right evidence to accuse these five stars of sharing their names with characters from the classic board game Clue. Go »
Tennis Club
Grab your racquet and hit the court! The more you know the sport of tennis, the better you'll be able to name these five major players. Lob your guesses over the net, and good luck. Go »
Poe-pourri
Once upon a midnight dreary, after you ponder weak and weary, the answers to these five goos inspired by the most famous works of Edgar Allan Poe will be revealed. 'Tis that the answer, tapping at your chamber door? Go »
Five Guys
Unrelated to the founders of the Five Guys burger franchise, these other five "guys" all have the most generic of masculine names. If you can recognize all five, treat yourself to a cheeseburger. Go »
South of the Border
¡Arriba! The final theme of the summer heads down to Mexico for five celebrities who hail from our neighbor to the south. ¡Buena suerte! Go »
