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| # | Answer | Player | Region | Grade | Celerity | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Lloyd Wright | Venu Reddy | Louisiana | Sr. | .652 | 18 |
| 2 | Narcissus | Chandler West | Tennessee | Grad. | .568 | 17 |
| 3 | Robert E(dward) Lee | Henry Blyth | Ohio | Fr. | .860 | 20 |
| 4 | bear(s) | Venu Reddy | Louisiana | Sr. | .841 | 20 |
| 5 | bees | Raul Passement | Texas | So. | .883 | 20 |
| 6 | Toyota | Chauncey Lo | New York | Jr. | .833 | 20 |
| 7 | rabbits | Nathan Finn | New York | So. | .399 | 15 |
| 8 | Rhine River | Chandler West | Tennessee | Grad. | .738 | 19 |
| 9 | Cyril | Mazin Omer | Massachusetts | So. | .608 | 17 |
| 10 | Coca-Cola | Benjamin Kitchen | Massachusetts | Sr. | .552 | 17 |
| 11 | llamas | Benjamin Kitchen | Massachusetts | Sr. | .711 | 19 |
| 12 | fat | Nathan Finn | New York | So. | .255 | 13 |
| 13 | Iago | Tomás Aguilar-Fraga | California | So. | .525 | 16 |
| 14 | Vietnam War | Nathan Finn | New York | So. | .718 | 19 |
| 15 | Make America Great Again | Parth Jagtap | Canada | So. | .549 | 17 |
| 16 | Taj Mahal | Parth Jagtap | Canada | So. | .787 | 20 |
| 17 | fireside | Venu Reddy | Louisiana | Sr. | .311 | 14 |
| 18 | Ahab | Ben Chametzky | Illinois | Grad. | .788 | 20 |
| 19 | mutism or muteness | Mazin Omer | Massachusetts | So. | .507 | 16 |
| 20 | cotton | Mazin Omer | Massachusetts | So. | .449 | 15 |
| 21 | red | Mazin Omer | Massachusetts | So. | .863 | 20 |
| 22 | beavers | Benjamin Kitchen | Massachusetts | Sr. | .784 | 20 |
| 23 | Chicago, Illinois | Ben Chametzky | Illinois | Grad. | .879 | 20 |
| 24 | train stations | Mazin Omer | Massachusetts | So. | .712 | 19 |
| 25 | Cleveland, Ohio | Benjamin Kitchen | Massachusetts | Sr. | .735 | 19 |
| 26 | mystery | Ben Chametzky | Illinois | Grad. | .791 | 20 |
| 27 | lemons | Ashwath Seetharaman | Texas | Jr. | .363 | 14 |
| 28 | Durham , North Carolina | Brynn Jones | Alabama | So. | .820 | 20 |
| 29 | laughing or laughter | Mazin Omer | Massachusetts | So. | .883 | 20 |
| 30 | Brazil | Chauncey Lo | New York | Jr. | .836 | 20 |
| 31 | Dante | Jake Linder | New York | Sr. | .440 | 15 |
| 32 | tigers | Mazin Omer | Massachusetts | So. | .769 | 19 |
| 33 | 7 | Benjamin Kitchen | Massachusetts | Sr. | .889 | 20 |
| 34 | Halley’s comet | Chauncey Lo | New York | Jr. | .893 | 20 |
| 35 | kites | Henry Blyth | Ohio | Fr. | .746 | 19 |
| 36 | golden | Jake Sundberg | Louisiana | Grad. | .723 | 19 |
| 37 | (hot air) balloons | Deleena Simon | Michigan | Jr. | .695 | 19 |
| 38 | Satan | Garrison Page | Kentucky | Jr. | .291 | 13 |
| 39 | (timber) wolf | Di Xiao | Canada | Grad. | .723 | 19 |
| 40 | The Phantom of the Opera | Tomás Aguilar-Fraga | California | So. | .774 | 20 |
| 41 | escape rooms | Brynn Jones | Alabama | So. | .814 | 20 |
| 42 | The War of the Worlds | Garrison Page | Kentucky | Jr. | .629 | 18 |
| 43 | John Wayne | Brynn Jones | Alabama | So. | .677 | 18 |
| 44 | virtues | Ben Chametzky | Illinois | Grad. | .862 | 20 |
| 45 | Sebastian | Di Xiao | Canada | Grad. | .378 | 14 |
| 46 | catfish | Ashwath Seetharaman | Texas | Jr. | .559 | 17 |
| 47 | Korean War | Nathan Finn | New York | So. | .601 | 17 |
| 48 | Mexico | Tomás Aguilar-Fraga | California | So. | .790 | 20 |
| 49 | orcas | Jake Sundberg | Louisiana | Grad. | .840 | 20 |
| 50 | tattoos | Mazin Omer | Massachusetts | So. | .609 | 17 |
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.