On-air challenge:
Every answer today is a famous person whose first name is also the name of a well-known U.S. city.
Ex. Co-anchor of The Today Show [Ga.] — Savannah Guthrie
Answers: 1. Charlotte Brontë 2. Olympia Dukakis 3. Jackson Pollock 4. Austin Powers 5. Eugene O'Neill 6. Gary Johnson 7. Hannibal Lecter 8. Elizabeth Warren 9. Berkeley Breathed 10. Orlando Bloom 11. Norman Rockwell 12. Helena Bonham Carter 13. Lawrence O'Donnell 14. Washington Irving
Last week's challenge:
Think of a familiar 6-letter boy's name starting with a vowel. Change the first letter to a consonant to get another familiar boy's name. Then change the first letter to another consonant to get another familiar boy's name. What names are these?
Answer: Austin, Dustin, Justin
Winner: Laurel Chessin of Mountain View, Calif.
Next week's challenge:
This challenge comes from Steve Baggish of Arlington, Mass. Think of a 4-letter food. Move each letter one space later in the alphabet — so A would become B, B would become C, etc. Insert a U somewhere inside the result. You'll name a 5-letter food. What foods are these?
If you know the answer to next week's challenge, submit it here. Listeners who submit correct answers win a chance to play the on-air puzzle. Important: Include a phone number where we can reach you. The deadline is Thursday, Oct. 6, at 3 p.m. ET.
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