Geoff Wolinetz is a writer

Writer

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 and co-founder of Yankee Pot Roast, an online magazine

Online magazine

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 devoted to literary

Literature

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 and pop-culture satire

Satire

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. A 1998 graduate of Binghamton University

Binghamton University

Binghamton University, also formally called State University of New York at Binghamton, , is a public research university in the State of New York. The University is one of the four university centers in the State University of New York system...

, Wolinetz has written for several online publications including McSweeney's

McSweeney's

McSweeney's is an American publishing house founded by editor Dave Eggers.Apart from its book list, McSweeney's is responsible for four regular publications: the quarterly literary journal,...

 Internet Tendency http://www.mcsweeneys.net/, the Black Table, Flak Magazine

Flak Magazine

Flak Magazine was a pioneering American online magazine, founded in 1998. The chief editor is James Norton, the managing editor is Joey Rubin. , it reported over 250,000 unique visitors monthly. In 2008, Flak suspended publication....

and the now-defunct Haypenny. In addition to his writing, Wolinetz also works at Turner Broadcasting Sales, Inc as Vice President of Entertainment Digital Ad Operations.

He had a short tenure as a contributing editor

Contributing editor

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 with Cracked Magazine in 2005-06.

His first book, Underrated: The Yankee Pot Roast Guide To Awesome Underappreciated Stuff (co-written with Nick Jezarian and Josh Abraham (writer/filmmaker)), will be published by Kensington/Citadel in June 2008.

On November 3, 2009, Wolinetz became the first contestant in the history of either version (primetime or syndicated) of Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?

Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (U.S. syndicated game show)

Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? is a daily syndicated version of the former primetime American quiz game show of the same name that aired on Fox. It ran from September 21, 2009 to March 24, 2011 and was produced by Mark Burnett, and, like the primetime version, was hosted by Jeff Foxworthy...

to answer all 11 questions without using any of the game's "cheats."