Recent Goos
February 1, 2010
Round XLII
Goo #1764
primary category: Government & Politics
other categories: Business & Economics
clue: 19% popularity isn't normally considered a success, especially when it's costing you millions.
explanation: Perot won 19% of the popular vote in his self-funded 1992 presidential campaign, the highest achievement for an independent candidate in eighty years.
more info:
• Ross Perot at Wikipedia
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January 31, 2010
Round XLII
Goo #1763
primary category: Family
other categories: Television
clue: She had to travel all the way to Costa Rica to get away from her husband's controversies.
explanation: Blagojevich, wife of controversial former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich, was a contestant on I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!
trivia: This goo was created for the 2009 Year in Review.
more info:
• Patti Blagojevich at Wikipedia
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January 30, 2010
Round XLII
Goo #1762
primary category: Fads & Trends
other categories: Music and Television
clue: This terrible singer's overnight popularity was the surprise of the century.
explanation: Hung badly auditioned on American Idol but became a fan favorite anyway. When he said that he had no formal training, Simon Cowell called it "the surprise of the century."
more info:
• William Hung at Wikipedia
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January 29, 2010
Round XLII
Goo #1761
primary category: Literature
clue: This New England author turned tentacled monsters, extra-dimensional invaders, and maddening nightmares into cultish popularity.
explanation: Lovecraft wrote about horrific creatures, the cults that worshipped them, nightmares, and other subjects.
trivia: This goo was inspired by Lovecraft's strong influence over the plotline of Gothic Earth.
more info:
• H.P. Lovecraft at Wikipedia
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January 28, 2010
Round XLII
Goo #1760
primary category: Internet
other categories: Fads & Trends
clue: Is this game real? Is this round going to be forever?
explanation: DeVore became an overnight sensation with a video of him loopy from anesthesia after dental surgery.
trivia: This goo was created for the 2009 Year in Review.
more info:
• David DeVore at Wikipedia
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January 26, 2010
Round XLII
Goo #1758
primary category: Crime
clue: She was no longer a kid by the time the kidnapping was solved.
explanation: Dugard was abducted in 1991 at the age of 11, and discovered in 2009.
trivia: This goo was created for the 2009 Year in Review.
more info:
• Jaycee Dugard at Wikipedia
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