Good evening. In tonight’s edition:

• 🎭 Fat Tuesday
• 🧩 New puzzles
• 🏀 GOAT basketball player

…and much more.

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Each of the following events happened on February 27. Your challenge is to put them in the order in which they occurred by year, earliest to latest. Answers at the bottom!

• A) Actor Leonard Nimoy, best known for his portrayal of the stoic, cerebral Mr. Spock in the sci-fi TV and film franchise Star Trek, dies at age 83.
• B) Physicist James Stanley Hey accidentally discovers solar radio waves when he notices strange interference while operating British radar equipment. Initially attributing the jamming to the enemy, Hey realizes that the pattern begins at sunrise and ends at sunset.
• C) Mardi Gras tradition begins when a group of students, inspired by their experiences studying in Paris, don masks and jester costumes to stage their own Fat Tuesday festivities in New Orleans, LA.
• D) The 22nd Amendment, which effectively limited US presidents to serving two terms, is ratified. The amendment is introduced soon after Franklin D. Roosevelt’s record-setting fourth term began.

Hint: Solar radio waves appeared in a two-part pattern

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Members can submit videos for personalized form feedback and follow clear class pathways, so less time is spent guessing or deciding. The result is a practice supported by weekly new sessions, a global community, and mobile app access wherever you train.

Today’s Conjoiner’s task? To boldly go where no word game has gone before. Solve this out of this world puzzle below:

The first clue of today’s sequence is: “Sci-fi franchise set aboard the starship Enterprise”...

Mini

Joey told Brittany, who told Ashley, that today’s mini is tough. Prove them wrong by sticking to the facts to solve today’s puzzle.

• Play today’s mini crossword here.

Sudoku

Friday glow is shining bright; finish this puzzle and call it a night.

• Play today's puzzle here.

Everyone claims their favorite cuisine is #1. Now, you get to prove it.

Each vote builds your personal GOAT List. And the first matchups force you to decide what matters more: comfort, flavor, tradition, or range.

Showdowns include:

• Italian food 🆚 Chinese food
• Mexican food 🆚 American South food
• Japanese food 🆚 French food

…and much more.

🏀 THE GREATEST BASKETBALL PLAYERS OF ALL TIME

1. Michael Jordan
2. LeBron James
3. Larry Bird
4. Kobe Bryant
5. Bill Russell

Explore the full list.

Note: Results are as of the published time; these lists are dynamic and may change.

C, B, D, A

• C) 1827 – Mardi Gras tradition begins in New Orleans, LA.
• B) 1942 – Physicist James Stanley Hey discovers solar radio waves.
• D) 1951 – The 22nd Amendment limiting US presidents to two terms is ratified.
• A) 2015 – Leonard Nimoy passes away at 83.