• BenVimes
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    Connections Puzzle #524
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    I almost had the green category figured out, but I couldn’t find the fourth word because the blue category was a complete mystery to me. I had no idea what blue could have been, and I’m still baffled even after being shown the answer.

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      Tap for spoiler

      The Gators, The Sooners, The Volunteers, and The Wolverines are all US college basketball teams. I don’t follow college sports so it took me a second too.

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        As a non-American who is barely aware of even professional sports, there was no way I was getting that.

        Also, who calls their sports club “The Sooners?”

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          It’s a nickname given to people who would “jump the gun” during Oklahoma land rush events, back when they were selling off plots of farmland.

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    Ok, that green one really had me mad. There were a couple yellow ones that fit.

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  • Pandantic [they/them]@midwest.social
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    Blue was harder for me than purple.

    Because I don’t know shit about college teams. 🙄

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    Connections Puzzle #524 🟪🟪🟦🟪 🟪🟪🟦🟪 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟨🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦

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    Connections
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    Skill 92/99
    Uniqueness 1 in 30,161

    Solved correctly in Copilot then copied it across wrong. Had to do a lot of googling to figure out what went into blue, and only got purple from the leftovers.

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    Wtf Oklahoma?