You get five names. Four of them have something in common. Maybe a team, a position, a decade or a Hall of Fame plaque. One doesn’t belong. Spot the odd one for a point. Name what links the other four for a second point.

• Tap the name that doesn’t fit. Get it right and your run keeps going.
• Then say why. Name the link for the bonus point.
• Pick the wrong name and your run’s over. A wrong link only costs you the bonus, so always take a swing.
• You see the link either way. That’s how you learn.

Runs and the daily reset

New fives drop at midnight your time. Finish a day and your streak keeps going. Odd One Out is an Arcade Card game. A free RunThe.GG account gets one play of it, once ever. The Daily Crossword, Sportegories, Alma Mater and Career Path are free every day, no account needed. The Card opens all twelve with no limit, plus the Archive of every past day. Five of the games also have NBA, NFL and MLB editions.

Tips

• Work out the link from the four, not the one. Once you know what they share, the odd one jumps out.
• Check era and team first. They explain more fives than deep trivia does.
• If two of the five look wrong, your link is wrong. Drop it and start over from a different pair.

Want more? Try Guess the Player, or sort 16 names in Common Ground.