Packet 6: Tossup 6

During this election, the “DREAM” SuperPAC launched the so-called “ultimate hater campaign.” Shortly after this election, Randy Mastro blocked plans to re-develop the Elizabeth Street Garden. (15[1])This election’s winner extolled (15[1])the “warmth (15[1])of collectivism” (15[2])in a speech (15[1])given the day (15[1])after (15[1])his train-station (15[1])inauguration. (15[3]-5[1])During (-5[1])a debate (15[1]-5[3])in this election, (15[1])a (*) red-beret wearing (10[1])candidate described how (10[1])he was (10[2]-5[1])“shot (10[2])five times (10[7])by the (10[1])Gottis (10[2])and Gambinos (10[2])in the back of a yellow (10[1])cab.” (10[2])After losing a primary in this election, former Governor (10[1])Andrew Cuomo (10[1])ran as an independent. For 10 points, name this 2025 election won by Zohran Mamdani (10[2])■END■ (10[5])

ANSWER: 2025 New York City Mayoral election [accept 2025 NYC Mayoral election; accept answers describing a New York City Mayoral primary election; accept descriptions of Zohran Mamdani becoming NYC Mayor before “Mamdani”] (DREAM stands for “Don't Rank Evil Andrew for Mayor”)
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Ruizhao SunBelmont AMansfield B2515
Luke HoutzTaman's Nepo Babieswhatever2915
Sowrish KomaragiriTantaene Animis Caelestibus IraeGrimsley3115
Elouise FinchOxfordWarperial3315
Rohan JainExhibitionLambert A3315
Jas WangAlbanian Rift in the SkyPrat Pack3615
Jonas LarsonMidnight Bus to VistaLeif Eriksen's Striking Appearance3915
Ben HellmanMichael Touse-SquidI have no buzzer and I must neg4015
Connor WilcoxMidtownJohns Creek4215
Tevin FrancisSouthamptonSouthperial4315
Young Fenimore LeePC Chris Master RaceArmand duplantis fan club43-5
Lucy ZarzarChapel Hill BEast Chapel Hill4315
Justin AnNorthview BInnovation B4315
Samrat Vibhuti (Challenger-Strawberry Park)CaliforniaTexas A44-5
Zhangir SatzhanovBirmingham ABirmingham B4615
Darren KellisOstia OrcasThey fuck you up your buzz and neg46-5
Pranavkrishna BharanidharanBella VistaCheese Sandwich46-5
Ben ShepherdBasileus II: Electric BoogalooBig Brown Ballers46-5
Patrick O'BrienMansfield ALexington A4915
Ben RichardsSheffield AChimera5210
Hussain SaleemMartingroveAbbey Park5510
Shahar SchwartzAn even worse ideaNot Just Biking57-5
Noah McRedmondHoya gonna stop the Fighting Irish?The Young Jits5710
Rian MathewMinnetonka ABurnsville5710
Gus SullivanMinnetonka BProvidence5810
Ian WilsonInnovation AChattahoochee A5810
Pen HughesEdinburghManchester A6010
Alex IrvineSheffield BManchester B6010
Joshua SpencerBathCambridge6010
Sasha FillbrandtMountain Dew is BetterBooz Allen Interns6010
Arjun SriramLambert BHoover6010
Chistopher ZhongChattahoochee BNorthview A6010
Nishil AroraRenertBurlington Trojans6010
Fionn QuinnGlebeNorthern6210
Edgar HughesTed OffensiveThey'll Just Let Anyone Edit Chicago Open These Days6310
Robert WisdomChapel Hill ACary Academy6310
Suchet KuturuGeorgia AWashington6510
Neel JayaramanNew YorkGeorgia B6510
Kamran Nawaz (St. Mark's)Texas BKentucky7110
Thomas GlotfeltyVirginia TechJeopardy Rejected Ibean Batutu7210
March DelfinWith Less Than 2 Years of Combined Quizbowl ExperienceHeauton Timorumenos7210
Casper AndersonWaltham BLexington B8110
Rishabh Nanavati.Eden PrairieMinnetonka C8310
Swastik RoyTexas ACalifornia9810
Teddy AravanisNot Just BikingAn even worse idea9810
Ryan LiuNorth CarolinaGeorgia C9910
Parth JagtapArmand duplantis fan clubPC Chris Master Race9910
Benjamin WatsonThey fuck you up your buzz and negOstia Orcas9910
Jonathan LeeCheese SandwichBella Vista9910
Skanda VasishtaBig Brown BallersBasileus II: Electric Boogaloo9910

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
VAULT II at Georgia Tech2026-01-246100%50%0%49.33
Triangle Cup2026-03-133100%67%0%45.67
VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS2026-03-133100%0%0%66.00
VAULT II at McGill2026-03-134100%0%25%69.00
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-135100%60%20%55.00
VAULT II Northern UK2026-04-243100%0%0%57.33
VAULT II Southern UK2026-04-244100%75%0%45.50
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-303100%67%0%51.67
VAULT II at MINT2026-06-195100%0%20%79.60
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-178100%13%38%73.50