# The Atoz Game (Part 1)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [January 24, 2020, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920 "2020-01-24T21:53:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 128

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**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2020, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2542 "2020-06-01T11:42:30Z")

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Since today is his 90th birthday…Clint Eastwood.

American Sniper  
Bronco Billy  
City Heat  
Dirty Harry  
Escape from Alcatraz  
Firefox  
Gauntlet, The  
High Plains Drifter  
Invictus  
Josey Wales  
Kimber Eastwood

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2020, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2543 "2020-06-01T12:04:58Z")

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Since today is his 90th birthday…Clint Eastwood.

American Sniper  
Bronco Billy  
City Heat  
Dirty Harry  
Escape from Alcatraz  
Firefox  
Gauntlet, The  
High Plains Drifter  
Invictus  
Josey Wales  
Kimber Eastwood  
Locke, Sondra

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**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2020, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2544 "2020-06-01T12:06:39Z")

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Since today is his 90th birthday…Clint Eastwood.

American Sniper  
Bronco Billy  
City Heat  
Dirty Harry  
Escape from Alcatraz  
Firefox  
Gauntlet, The  
High Plains Drifter  
Invictus  
Josey Wales  
Kimber Eastwood  
Locke, Sondra  
Malpaso Productions

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2020, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2545 "2020-06-01T12:19:50Z")

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Since today is his 90th birthday…Clint Eastwood.

American Sniper  
Bronco Billy  
City Heat  
Dirty Harry  
Escape from Alcatraz  
Firefox  
Gauntlet, The  
High Plains Drifter  
Invictus  
Josey Wales  
Kimber Eastwood  
Locke, Sondra  
Malpaso Productions  
NRA

90 - Damn. It will be a sad, sad day, that day.

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2020, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2546 "2020-06-01T15:54:43Z")

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Since today is his 90th birthday…Clint Eastwood.

American Sniper  
Bronco Billy  
City Heat  
Dirty Harry  
Escape from Alcatraz  
Firefox  
Gauntlet, The  
High Plains Drifter  
Invictus  
Josey Wales  
Kimber Eastwood  
Locke, Sondra  
Malpaso Productions  
NRA  
Outlaw Josey Wales

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**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2020, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2547 "2020-06-01T16:24:39Z")

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Since today is his 90th birthday…Clint Eastwood.

American Sniper  
Bronco Billy  
City Heat  
Dirty Harry  
Escape from Alcatraz  
Firefox  
Gauntlet, The  
High Plains Drifter  
Invictus  
Josey Wales  
Kimber Eastwood  
Locke, Sondra  
Malpaso Productions  
NRA  
Outlaw Josey Wales  
Play Misty for Me

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2020, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2548 "2020-06-01T17:02:29Z")

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Since today is his 90th birthday…Clint Eastwood.

American Sniper  
Bronco Billy  
City Heat  
Dirty Harry  
Escape from Alcatraz  
Firefox  
Gauntlet, The  
High Plains Drifter  
Invictus  
Joe Kidd  
Kimber Eastwood  
Locke, Sondra  
Malpaso Productions  
NRA  
Outlaw Josey Wales  
Play Misty for Me  
[Changed “Josey Wales” because we now have “Outlaw Josey Wales”]

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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2020, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2549 "2020-06-01T20:42:14Z")

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Since today is his 90th birthday…Clint Eastwood.

American Sniper  
Bronco Billy  
City Heat  
Dirty Harry  
Escape from Alcatraz  
Firefox  
Gauntlet, The  
High Plains Drifter  
Invictus  
Joe Kidd  
Kimber Eastwood  
Locke, Sondra  
Malpaso Productions  
NRA  
Outlaw Josey Wales  
Play Misty for Me  
Quadriplegic

The fate of a character in Eastwood’s film _Million Dollar Baby_. I spent way too much time trying to find a relevant Q reference. 😃

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**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2020, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2550 "2020-06-01T22:06:15Z")

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Since today is his 90th birthday…Clint Eastwood.

American Sniper  
Bronco Billy  
City Heat  
Dirty Harry  
Escape from Alcatraz  
Firefox  
Gauntlet, The  
High Plains Drifter  
Invictus  
Joe Kidd  
Kimber Eastwood  
Locke, Sondra  
Malpaso Productions  
NRA  
Outlaw Josey Wales  
Play Misty for Me  
Quadriplegic  
Rowdy Yates

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2020, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2551 "2020-06-01T22:28:09Z")

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Since today is his 90th birthday…Clint Eastwood.

American Sniper  
Bronco Billy  
City Heat  
Dirty Harry  
Escape from Alcatraz  
Firefox  
Gauntlet, The  
High Plains Drifter  
Invictus  
Joe Kidd  
Kimber Eastwood  
Locke, Sondra  
Malpaso Productions  
NRA  
Outlaw Josey Wales  
Play Misty for Me  
Qwerty  
Rowdy Yates  
[Changed Q: IMDB lists Clint as the writer of one episode of Qwerty, in 2009.]

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**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2020, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2552 "2020-06-01T22:38:34Z")

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Since today is his 90th birthday…Clint Eastwood.

American Sniper  
Bronco Billy  
City Heat  
Dirty Harry  
Escape from Alcatraz  
Firefox  
Gauntlet, The  
High Plains Drifter  
Invictus  
Joe Kidd  
Kimber Eastwood  
Locke, Sondra  
Malpaso Productions  
NRA  
Outlaw Josey Wales  
Play Misty for Me  
Qwerty  
Rowdy Yates  
Sully

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**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2020, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2553 "2020-06-01T23:33:58Z")

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Since today is his 90th birthday…Clint Eastwood.

American Sniper  
Bronco Billy  
City Heat  
Dirty Harry  
Escape from Alcatraz  
Firefox  
Gauntlet, The  
High Plains Drifter  
Invictus  
Joe Kidd  
Kimber Eastwood  
Locke, Sondra  
Malpaso Productions  
NRA  
Outlaw Josey Wales  
Play Misty for Me  
Qwerty  
Rowdy Yates  
Sully  
Terry McCaleb

His character in _Blood Work_.

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**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2554 "2020-06-02T01:35:19Z")

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Since today is his 90th birthday…Clint Eastwood.

American Sniper  
Bronco Billy  
City Heat  
Dirty Harry  
Escape from Alcatraz  
Firefox  
Gauntlet, The  
High Plains Drifter  
Invictus  
Joe Kidd  
Kimber Eastwood  
Locke, Sondra  
Malpaso Productions  
NRA  
Outlaw Josey Wales  
Play Misty for Me  
Qwerty  
Rowdy Yates  
Sully  
Terry McCaleb  
Unforgiven

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2555 "2020-06-02T02:38:39Z")

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Since today is his 90th birthday…Clint Eastwood.

American Sniper  
Bronco Billy  
City Heat  
Dirty Harry  
Escape from Alcatraz  
Firefox  
Gauntlet, The  
High Plains Drifter  
Invictus  
Joe Kidd  
Kimber Eastwood  
Locke, Sondra  
Malpaso Productions  
NRA  
Outlaw Josey Wales  
Play Misty for Me  
Qwerty  
Rowdy Yates  
Sully  
Terry McCaleb  
Unforgiven  
Van Cleef, Lee

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2556 "2020-06-02T02:41:39Z")

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Since today is his 90th birthday…Clint Eastwood.

American Sniper  
Bronco Billy  
City Heat  
Dirty Harry  
Escape from Alcatraz  
Firefox  
Gauntlet, The  
High Plains Drifter  
Invictus  
Joe Kidd  
Kimber Eastwood  
Locke, Sondra  
Malpaso Productions  
NRA  
Outlaw Josey Wales  
Play Misty for Me  
Qwerty  
Rowdy Yates  
Sully  
Terry McCaleb  
Unforgiven  
Van Cleef, Lee  
White Hunter Black Heart

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2557 "2020-06-02T05:46:47Z")

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Since today is his 90th birthday…Clint Eastwood.

American Sniper  
Bronco Billy  
City Heat  
Dirty Harry  
Escape from Alcatraz  
Firefox  
Gauntlet, The  
High Plains Drifter  
Invictus  
Joe Kidd  
Kimber Eastwood  
Locke, Sondra  
Malpaso Productions  
NRA  
Outlaw Josey Wales  
Play Misty for Me  
Qwerty  
Rowdy Yates  
Sully  
Terry McCaleb  
Unforgiven  
Van Cleef, Lee  
White Hunter Black Heart  
eXecutive producer

Can’t find an Eastwood-related X otherwise.

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2558 "2020-06-02T07:18:07Z")

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Since today is his 90th birthday…Clint Eastwood.

American Sniper  
Bronco Billy  
City Heat  
Dirty Harry  
Escape from Alcatraz  
Firefox  
Gauntlet, The  
High Plains Drifter  
Invictus  
Joe Kidd  
Kimber Eastwood  
Locke, Sondra  
Malpaso Productions  
NRA  
Outlaw Josey Wales  
Play Misty for Me  
Qwerty  
Rowdy Yates  
Sully  
Terry McCaleb  
Unforgiven  
Van Cleef, Lee  
White Hunter Black Heart  
eXecutive producer  
Yates, Rowdy

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**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2559 "2020-06-02T08:40:59Z")

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Rowdy Yates was done as the R entry, so try this instead:

Since today is his 90th birthday…Clint Eastwood.

American Sniper  
Bronco Billy  
City Heat  
Dirty Harry  
Escape from Alcatraz  
Firefox  
Gauntlet, The  
High Plains Drifter  
Invictus  
Joe Kidd  
Kimber Eastwood  
Locke, Sondra  
Malpaso Productions  
NRA  
Outlaw Josey Wales  
Play Misty for Me  
Qwerty  
Rowdy Yates  
Sully  
Terry McCaleb  
Unforgiven  
Van Cleef, Lee  
White Hunter Black Heart  
eXecutive producer  
“… You’ve gotta ask yourself one question: ‘Do I feel lucky?’ Well, do ya, punk?”

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2560 "2020-06-02T11:58:42Z")

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Since today is his 90th birthday…Clint Eastwood.

American Sniper  
Bronco Billy  
City Heat  
Dirty Harry  
Escape from Alcatraz  
Firefox  
Gauntlet, The  
High Plains Drifter  
Invictus  
Joe Kidd  
Kimber Eastwood  
Locke, Sondra  
Malpaso Productions  
NRA  
Outlaw Josey Wales  
Play Misty for Me  
Qwerty  
Rowdy Yates  
Sully  
Terry McCaleb  
Unforgiven  
Van Cleef, Lee  
White Hunter Black Heart  
eXecutive producer  
“… You’ve gotta ask yourself one question: ‘Do I feel lucky?’ Well, do ya, punk?”  
Zapata westerns

Pass

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**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-1/846920/2561 "2020-06-02T12:13:44Z")

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> [@jtur88](#):
>
> Since today is his 90th birthday…Clint Eastwood.
> 
> American Sniper  
> Bronco Billy  
> City Heat  
> Dirty Harry  
> Escape from Alcatraz  
> Firefox  
> Gauntlet, The  
> High Plains Drifter  
> Invictus  
> Joe Kidd  
> Kimber Eastwood  
> Locke, Sondra  
> Malpaso Productions  
> NRA  
> Outlaw Josey Wales  
> Play Misty for Me  
> Qwerty  
> Rowdy Yates  
> Sully  
> Terry McCaleb  
> Unforgiven  
> Van Cleef, Lee  
> White Hunter Black Heart  
> XLVI Superbowl, Eastwood narrated a halftime advertisement for Chrysler titled “Halftime in America”  
> “… You’ve gotta ask yourself one question: ‘Do I feel lucky?’ Well, do ya, punk?”  
> Zapata westerns
> 
> Pass

Fixed the X

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