Name a famous American man, first and last names. Change the first letter of his first name from T to H. The result will sound like a term for an attractive person. Who is it?Interesting. I got it over breakfast by not thinking of much at all. I don't recommend that technique, but it could work in a pinch.
You, of course, solved it immediately and sent it in, because you adore the NPR Contact Us form.
Here, as expected, are some wildly misleading photos of places mentioned in our famous man's Wiki page.
Time for
This is where we ask you how many entries you think NPR will get for the
challenge above. If you want to win, leave a comment with your guess
for the range of entries NPR will receive. First come first served, so
read existing comments before you guess. Or skip the comments and send
an email with your pick to Magdalen (at) Crosswordman (dot) com. Ross
and I guess last, just before we publish the Thursday post. After the
Thursday post is up, the entries are closed. The winner gets a puzzle
book of our choosing or a contribution to The One Fund Boston in the winner's honor.
Mendo Jim was last week's winner with 680, which means he gets to let us know if he'd prefer a puzzle book or the warm glow of satisfaction from having a donation made in his name.
Mendo Jim was last week's winner with 680, which means he gets to let us know if he'd prefer a puzzle book or the warm glow of satisfaction from having a donation made in his name.
Everyone else can pick a range for our Famous American Man puzzle. Easy? Hard? Depends on the weather? Leave your pick in the comments and let us know.
Here are the ranges:
Fewer than 50 51 - 100 101 - 150 151 - 200 201 - 250 251 - 300 301 - 350 351 - 400 401 - 450 451 - 500 501 - 550 551 - 600 601 - 650 651 - 700 701 - 750 751 - 800 801 - 850 851 - 900 901 - 950 951 - 1,000 | 1,001 - 1,050 1,051 - 1,100 1,101 - 1,150 1,151 - 1,200 1,201 - 1,250 1,251 - 1,300 1,301 - 1,350 1,351 - 1,400 1,401 - 1,450 1,451 - 1,500 1,501 - 1,550 1,551 - 1,600 1,601 - 1,650 1,651 - 1,700 1,701 - 1,750 1,751 - 1,800 1,801 - 1,850 1,851 - 1,900 1,901 - 1,950 1,951 - 2,000 | 2,001 - 2,050 2,051 - 2,100 2,101 - 2,150 2,151 - 2,200 2,201 - 2,250 2,251 - 2,300 2,301 - 2,350 2,351 - 2,400 2,401 - 2,450 2,451 - 2,500 2,501 - 2,750 2,751 - 3,000 3,001 - 3,250 3,251 - 3,500 3,501 - 4,000 4,001 - 4,500 4,501 - 5,000 More than 5,000 More than 5,000 and it sets a new record. |
Our tie-break rule: In the event that a single round number is announced with a qualifier such as "about" or "around" (e.g., "We received around 1,200 entries."), AND two separate people picked the ranges of numbers just before and just after that round number, the prize will be awarded to whichever entrant had not already won a prize, or in the event that both entrants had won a prize already or neither had, then to the earlier of the two entries on the famous judicial principle of "First Come First Serve," (or in technical legal jargon, "You Snooze, You Lose"). As of July 2012, this rule is officially no longer obsolete (and also I just like having fine print).
6 comments:
851-900 please, love the Tot Mama for today.
I like the photos. The first one had me fooled, but I'm not a skyline...uhh...expert.
Half again as many as last week: 1020
Puzzle book, schmuzzle book, I'll take the cash.
Or the donation thing if you must.
Will didn't mention the challenge repeat. I wonder why.
And he was pretty quick with hints on-air today for no good reason I could see.
He is either on cruise control or always trying to make things more interesting.
I'll let it ride on 700 though there is no reason half of his million listeners couldn't send in.
It took very little time to come up with a list of possible first names, one of which was the correct answer, but a lot longer to come up with the second name. I'll take 951 to 1000, please.
Mendo Jim, it seems the on-air player is is spending more time chatting with Will (today talking about national parks) and less time solving the puzzles. I wonder if the editing makes it seems the clues come quicker than they do in real time
I'll go with 1,351 - 1,400 this week.
Hope I'm not blowing it by going bigger this time, 901 please.
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