Crossing the line at the 2026 London Marathon in three hours twenty-one, this green-skinned witch of a 2024 blockbuster was met by speakers near the finish playing her own song.
The full story
Cynthia Erivo finished the 2026 London Marathon on 26 April in 3:21:40, a personal best by roughly fourteen minutes, with 'Defying Gravity' from Wicked playing over speakers near the finish as she crossed the line. Reports differ on whether the organisers or fans cued it.
The clues we handed out
— The song was 'Defying Gravity', and she had just taken about fourteen minutes off her personal best.
— Her time was 3:21:40, on 26 April 2026.
— She was appointed MBE in the 2026 New Year Honours for services to music and drama.
— She won a Tony for playing Celie in The Color Purple, and starred opposite Ariana Grande.
— Initials: C.E.
How this case played
ALLEGEDLY* edition No. 34. Three strikes to name Cynthia Erivo, with a free clue
unlocked after every miss.
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