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Best Buzzes
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| # | Answer | Player | Region | Grade | Celerity | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Lloyd Wright | Jackson Raich | Kentucky | 12th | .454 | 15 |
| 2 | Narcissus | Vedul Palavajjhala | Texas | 11th | .798 | 20 |
| 3 | Robert E(dward) Lee | Nolan Jones | Indiana | 11th | .810 | 20 |
| 4 | bear(s) | Vedul Palavajjhala | Texas | 11th | .838 | 20 |
| 5 | bees | Brody Johnson | Kentucky | 10th | .865 | 20 |
| 6 | Toyota | Jackson Raich | Kentucky | 12th | .870 | 20 |
| 7 | rabbits | Avi Mehta | New York | 12th | .404 | 15 |
| 8 | Rhine River | Vedul Palavajjhala | Texas | 11th | .735 | 19 |
| 9 | Cyril | Benjamin Chapman | New York | 12th | .202 | 12 |
| 10 | Coca-Cola | Benjamin Chapman | New York | 12th | .565 | 17 |
| 11 | llamas | Vedul Palavajjhala | Texas | 11th | .702 | 19 |
| 12 | fat | Avi Mehta | New York | 12th | .000 | 10 |
| 13 | Iago | Brody Johnson | Kentucky | 10th | .522 | 16 |
| 14 | Vietnam War | Vedul Palavajjhala | Texas | 11th | .734 | 19 |
| 15 | Make America Great Again | Vedul Palavajjhala | Texas | 11th | .653 | 18 |
| 16 | Taj Mahal | Jackson Raich | Kentucky | 12th | .822 | 20 |
| 17 | fireside | Vedul Palavajjhala | Texas | 11th | .380 | 14 |
| 18 | Ahab | Brody Johnson | Kentucky | 10th | .038 | 10 |
| 19 | mutism or muteness | Dayana Garcia | Illinois | 11th | .291 | 13 |
| 20 | cotton | Jackson Raich | Kentucky | 12th | .465 | 16 |
| 21 | red | Vedul Palavajjhala | Texas | 11th | .858 | 20 |
| 22 | beavers | Jackson Raich | Kentucky | 12th | .904 | 20 |
| 23 | Chicago, Illinois | Nolan Jones | Indiana | 11th | .725 | 19 |
| 24 | train stations | Vedul Palavajjhala | Texas | 11th | .740 | 19 |
| 25 | Cleveland, Ohio | Jackson Raich | Kentucky | 12th | .822 | 20 |
| 26 | mystery | Brody Johnson | Kentucky | 10th | .000 | 10 |
| 27 | lemons | Benjamin Chapman | New York | 12th | .351 | 14 |
| 28 | Durham , North Carolina | Jackson Raich | Kentucky | 12th | .836 | 20 |
| 29 | laughing or laughter | Vedul Palavajjhala | Texas | 11th | .763 | 19 |
| 30 | Brazil | Vedul Palavajjhala | Texas | 11th | .836 | 20 |
| 31 | Dante | Nolan Jones | Indiana | 11th | .578 | 17 |
| 32 | tigers | Jackson Raich | Kentucky | 12th | .790 | 20 |
| 33 | 7 | Vedul Palavajjhala | Texas | 11th | .900 | 20 |
| 34 | Halley’s comet | Jackson Raich | Kentucky | 12th | .893 | 20 |
| 35 | kites | Vedul Palavajjhala | Texas | 11th | .837 | 20 |
| 36 | golden | Vedul Palavajjhala | Texas | 11th | .719 | 19 |
| 37 | (hot air) balloons | Brody Johnson | Kentucky | 10th | .000 | 10 |
| 38 | Satan | Vedul Palavajjhala | Texas | 11th | .131 | 11 |
| 39 | (timber) wolf | Jackson Raich | Kentucky | 12th | .393 | 15 |
| 40 | The Phantom of the Opera | Vedul Palavajjhala | Texas | 11th | .517 | 16 |
| 41 | escape rooms | Jackson Raich | Kentucky | 12th | .887 | 20 |
| 42 | The War of the Worlds | Brody Johnson | Kentucky | 10th | .597 | 17 |
| 43 | John Wayne | Jackson Raich | Kentucky | 12th | .622 | 18 |
| 44 | virtues | Jackson Raich | Kentucky | 12th | .474 | 16 |
| 45 | Sebastian | Avi Mehta | New York | 12th | .298 | 13 |
| 46 | catfish | Vedul Palavajjhala | Texas | 11th | .795 | 20 |
| 47 | Korean War | Vedul Palavajjhala | Texas | 11th | .546 | 17 |
| 48 | Mexico | Nolan Jones | Indiana | 11th | .798 | 20 |
| 49 | orcas | Saahir Narang | Texas | 10th | .502 | 16 |
| 50 | tattoos | Vedul Palavajjhala | Texas | 11th | .626 | 18 |
Celerity is the fraction of the question that had not been read at the time of a buzz (for which a correct answer was provided). 1.000 is an immediate buzz, .500 is an answer given halfway through the question in terms of time on the sound recording, and .000 is an answer given at the very end.