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Submit your guess above for a chance to win. Prize options include: a crowler of beer from Alibi Ale Works or one of Alibi’s trademark mustache pretzels with beer cheese and mustard, winner’s choice.  Must be 21 or older to claim a crowler. Correct responses will be entered into a drawing from which a winner will be randomly selected.



Previous Winners:

9 July – 12 August 2026
Answer: Sole of a hiking shoe
Winner: Jenny K, Truckee


11 June – 8 July 2026
Answer: Bicycle Wheel
Winner: Roger Burns, Truckee


9 April – 13 May 2026
Answer: Baseball Glove
Winner: Dan Johnston, Truckee


12 February – 11 March 2026
Answer: Toothbrush
Winner: Melody Sweet, Tahoe City 


 

 

 

12 February – 11 March 2026
Answer: Icicles
Winner: Sarah Yeo Redgrave, Truckee


11 December 2025 – 11 February 2026
Answer: Human Hair
No Winner


13 November – 10 December 2025
Answer: Freshly groomed corduroy
No Winner
(Possible two winners will be chosen next month)


11 September – 8 October 2025
Answer: Flowing water
Susan Rouse (no residence location given)


15 August – 10 September 2025
Answer: Dog paw
Nicole Marinoff, Alpine Meadows


 

10 July – 14 August 2025
Answer: Honeydew
Winner: Annaliese Miller, Truckee



12 June – 9 July
Answer: Sunflower
Winner: Ed Miller, Tahoma



8 May – 11 June
Answer: Onion Slices
Winner: Kevin Redgrave, Truckee


10 April – 7 May
Answer: Artichoke
Winner: Erin Jost,  Russell Valley


13 March – 9 April
Answer: Mushroom
Winner: Jason Homer, Fallon


13 February – 13 March 2025
Answer: Clover
Winner: Carol Fromson, Truckee


December 2024 – 13 February 2025
Answer: Tahoe Donner Cross-Country
Winner: Amber Burke, Truckee


November 2024
Answer: Christmas ornaments
Winner: Edward Russell, Homewood


October 2024
Answer: Caterpillar/tomato hornworm
Winner: Judi Harris, Verdi


September 2024
Answer: Wooly mullein
Winner: Andrea Batie, Truckee



August 2024
Answer: Pencils
Winner: Jeff Lamppert, Olympic Valley


July 2024
Answer: Crayfish/crawdads
Winner: Lynda Rosemus, Milwaukie, Oregon


June 2024
Answer: Along/below the Legacy Trail in Truckee
Winner: Patti Bena, Truckee


May 2024
Answer: Snowbrush, also called a tobacco brush, red root, or deerbrush
Winner: Tiffany Clary, Reno NV


April 2024
Answer: Peacock Feather
Winner: Karen Hovorka, Incline Village, NV


March 2024
Answer: Wasp/yellow jacket
Winner: Orland Hess, Sierraville, CA


February 2024
Answer: While no one guessed where the mural itself is located (Truckee Tahoe Lumber Company), our lucky winner guessed the location IN the mural: Fannette Island Tea House.
Winner: Fritz Fleischmann, Sparks, Nevada



December 2023 – 
January 2024 – n/a 
Answer: n/a
Winner: n/a


November 2023
Answer: Snowblower blade/auger
Winner: Max Patterson, Verdi


October 2023
Answer: An Apple
Winner: Jarrett Bower, Truckee


September 2023
Answer: Incline Car Wash & Storage
Winner: No correct guesses!


August 2023
Answer: Boat propeller
Winner:Erin Jost, Truckee


July 2023
Answer: Oriental poppy (Papaver Orientale)
Winner: Elaine Graves, Truckee


June 2023
Answer: Fishing lures
Winner: Michael Hunter, Carnelian Bay


May 2023
Answer: Rear bike cassette
Winner: John Drum, Tahoe Vista


April 2023
Answer: The Band sculpture on Donner Pass Road in downtown Truckee
Winner: Casey Brumbach, Tahoe City


March 2023
Answer: Dandelion
Winner: Rachel Martinez, Truckee


February 2023
Answer: Ice Skate
Winner: Ryan Stenson, Truckee


January 2023
Answer: Ski Trail Arrow Sign
Winner: —


December 2022
Answer: Snowshoe
Winner: Jazmin Breaux, Truckee


November 2022
Answer: Fig
Winner: Carl Harmon, Truckee


October 2022
Answer: Commons Beach, Tahoe City
Winner: No correct guesses!


September 2022
Answer: Morel mushroom
Winner: Jessica Rozek



August 2022

Answer: Colored pencils
Winner: Casey Richardson



July 2022

Answer: Celery
Winner: Diane Krauss, Truckee


June 2022
Answer: Lollipop
Winner: Libby Toub


May 2022
Answer: Wooden sculpture at Safeway in Kings Beach
Winner: Steven Lucia, Truckee


 April 2022
Answer: Iconic Tahoe Biltmore sign
Winner: Scott Wilcox, Reno




March 2022
Answer: Dry bucatini pasta
Winner: Lila Shadloo, Danville/Tahoe Donner




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