Five Timers Club
I Wish It Was Christmas Today
Before SNL
The Ol' Sneaker-Upper
Other 3-Letter Acronyms
400
British Girl Group

The Spice Girls

400

The quartet first performed the song during this year, slangily called Y2K.

2000

400

Before creating and producing SNL, he worked as a writer on Laugh-In

Lorne Michaels

400

This 'Good Will Hunting' actor and America's male sweetheart meets a handful of characters with his same name during a hosting turn in 2002. 

Matt Damon

400

What you slather on your skin for UV protection

SPF

800

Bodies of water in the Midwest

The Great Lakes
800

Shortly after the Red Sox broke the Curse of the Bambino and won the World Series, the SNL quartet performed the song during this year's Christmas episode.

2004

800

DAILY DOUBLE

Don Pardo

800

Tina Fey soared to new popularity when she portrayed, and eventually interacted with, this Vice-Presidential candidate on SNL

Sarah Palin

800

A national cooperative where you can purchase outdoor and athletic gear. 

REI

1200

Not consonents

Vowels

1200

Six months before all four former SNL cast members returned to perform the song during the Christmas episode, Mitt Romney announced his run for presidency in June of this year. 

2011

1200

Before joining the SNL cast, Anthony Michael Hall was a member of this teen group of actors and actresses. 

The Brat Pack

1200

Kate McKinnon portrays her on SNL, but this day-time talk show host brought McKinnon on her show so they could compare dance moves. 

Ellen DeGeneres

1200

The first U.S President widely known by his initials

FDR

1600

An Olympic event that includes shooting, fencing, and swimming

Pentathalon

1600

The SNL quartet returned to sing the song on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon in this same year that Prince Harry wed Meghan Markle. 

2018

1600

Dozens of cast members honed their sketch comedy skills with this Chicago based theater group before joining SNL.

Second City

1600

Vanessa Bayer impersonated Miley Cyrus in a recurring sketch called the 'Miley Cyrus Show'. When Cyrus hosted SNL, she came on the show as this teen pop star best known for his hit song 'Baby'. 

Justin Bieber

1600

A small chip in a cell phone, often assigned to a specific carrier.  

SIM

2000

Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy

The Pentateuch

2000

The SNL quartet performed their song for the third year in a row during this year that Lilo and Stitch was released in theaters. 

2002

2000

Before NBC gained the rights to the name, this other major network aired a show title 'Saturday Night Live' with Howard Cosell

ABC

2000

This former Funky-Bunch rapper, known for his short temper, came on SNL to confront Andy Samberg about his impersonation, citing Samberg's terrible Boston accent. 

Mark Whalberg

2000

DAILY DOUBLE

EOD