September 12, 1993 - Raymond Burr missed by
Perry Mason
Beginning in the fall of 1957, actor Raymond Burr
portrayed TV lawyer Perry Mason through 267 episodes and 26 made-for-TV
movies, the last of which aired in 1993.
Two months before the final TV appearance, gamester Perry Mason, an
attorney himself, let the hit of the year flutter through his fingers when he
failed to list Raymond Burr. Instead, it was Wilde & Shaw who led
19 gamesters scoring three points each.
April 15, 2000 - Edward Gorey missed by The
Gashlycrumb Tinies
In 1963, illustrator Edward Gorey published "The
Gashlycrumb Tinies: Or, After the Outing, An Alphabetical Phantasmagoria in
Which a Succession of Infants Meet Dreadful Ends." The A-to-Z catalog began,
"A is for Amy, who fell down the stairs," and went on to become a classic.
The Gashlycrumb Tinies paid homage to Gorey and his delightfully
dark humor when they took their Game name, but forgot to include him on their
list to complete the circle. Instead, the Merry Little Breezes soloed
into second place at 28 points with three points on Gorey.
December 18, 2000 - Randolph Hearst missed by
William Randolph Hearse
Randolph Hearst was the last son of
William Randolph Hearst, the father of Patty Hearst, and the head of a mammoth
publishing empire.
William Randolph Hearse loved the play on words but missed the family connection. Instead, Mullen's Revenge and Willie's Will scored two each on Randolph Hearst.