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Best Buzzes
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| # | Answer | Player | Region | Celerity | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Lloyd Wright | Ryan Rosenberg | California | .827 | 20 |
| 2 | Narcissus | Andrew Wang | Illinois | .618 | 18 |
| 3 | Robert E(dward) Lee | Jennifer Quail | Michigan | .858 | 20 |
| 4 | bear(s) | Andrew Wang | Illinois | .861 | 20 |
| 5 | bees | Sarah Benner | Indiana | .889 | 20 |
| 6 | Toyota | Kenji Shimizu | Michigan | .871 | 20 |
| 7 | rabbits | Nihar Shah | Georgia | .656 | 18 |
| 8 | Rhine River | Joey Goldman | United Kingdom | .776 | 20 |
| 9 | Cyril | Chuck Yu | Maryland | .639 | 18 |
| 10 | Coca-Cola | Nate Kane | Arizona | .591 | 17 |
| 11 | llamas | Stephen Ours | Virginia | .681 | 18 |
| 12 | fat | Chuck Yu | Maryland | .851 | 20 |
| 13 | Iago | Peter Schmidt | Pennsylvania | .677 | 18 |
| 14 | Vietnam War | Tom Kelso | New York | .795 | 20 |
| 15 | Make America Great Again | Sam Sabulis | Georgia | .594 | 17 |
| 16 | Taj Mahal | Amanda Walker | Washington | .789 | 20 |
| 17 | fireside | Michael McPartland | United Kingdom | .410 | 15 |
| 18 | Ahab | James E. Lasker | Texas | .768 | 19 |
| 19 | mutism or muteness | Garrett Johnston | Alabama | .499 | 16 |
| 20 | cotton | Patrick Carthy | Europe | .735 | 19 |
| 21 | red | Stephen Liu | California | .886 | 20 |
| 22 | beavers | Carl Tjo | California | .830 | 20 |
| 23 | Chicago, Illinois | Ryan Rosenberg | California | .905 | 20 |
| 24 | train stations | Carl Tjo | California | .761 | 19 |
| 25 | Cleveland, Ohio | Jonathan Graham | Ohio | .835 | 20 |
| 26 | mystery | Toby Cox | United Kingdom | .787 | 20 |
| 27 | lemons | Nic Mortimer | United Kingdom | .821 | 20 |
| 28 | Durham , North Carolina | Nate Kane | Arizona | .773 | 20 |
| 29 | laughing or laughter | Andrew Wang | Illinois | .892 | 20 |
| 30 | Brazil | Joey Goldman | United Kingdom | .849 | 20 |
| 31 | Dante | John Monahan | Massachusetts | .662 | 18 |
| 32 | tigers | Amanda Walker | Washington | .787 | 20 |
| 33 | 7 | Alex Li | Wisconsin | .893 | 20 |
| 34 | Halley’s comet | Joey Goldman | United Kingdom | .899 | 20 |
| 35 | kites | Harish Mopur | Illinois | .720 | 19 |
| 36 | golden | Neil Gurram | California | .726 | 19 |
| 37 | (hot air) balloons | Ryan Rosenberg | California | .463 | 16 |
| 38 | Satan | Amanda Walker | Washington | .351 | 14 |
| 39 | (timber) wolf | Hidehiro Anto | California | .707 | 19 |
| 40 | The Phantom of the Opera | Jennifer Quail | Michigan | .839 | 20 |
| 41 | escape rooms | Ethan Levine | Illinois | .835 | 20 |
| 42 | The War of the Worlds | Michael Joy | Michigan | .858 | 20 |
| 43 | John Wayne | Aaron Dos Remedios | Canada | .673 | 18 |
| 44 | virtues | Neil Gurram | California | .869 | 20 |
| 45 | Sebastian | Joey Goldman | United Kingdom | .803 | 20 |
| 46 | catfish | Toby Cox | United Kingdom | .785 | 20 |
| 47 | Korean War | Julie Bratvold | California | .659 | 18 |
| 48 | Mexico | Michael Joy | Michigan | .803 | 20 |
| 49 | orcas | Joshua Grischow | Ohio | .837 | 20 |
| 50 | tattoos | Javas Lal | New Jersey | .672 | 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.