Packet 2: Tossup 15

One character in a novel by this author frequently catalogues wildlife because “whatever exists (15[1])without (15[1])my knowledge (15[3])exists without (15[1])my (-5[1])consent.” (15[4])In (15[1])a novel by this author, (15[2]-5[1])a 13-year (15[2])old character astonishingly (15[1]-5[1])fires a bullet through a wallet, shocking (15[1])Rawlins. (-5[1])A giant hairless antagonist (15[1])in a novel by this (15[2])author (15[1])betrays (15[1])and murders (15[2])Tobin. Jimmy Blevins is executed (15[1])in a novel by this author which opens at the (*) funeral of John Grady Cole’s grandfather. The (10[1])Kid joins (10[1])a group (10[1])of scalp hunters (10[1])named the Glanton Gang (10[1])in a novel by this author (10[2])featuring Judge Holden. (10[1])For 10 points, (10[1])name this author (-5[1])of All the Pretty Horses and Blood Meridian. ■END■ (10[6]0[8])

ANSWER: Cormac McCarthy
<Literature - American, Rohan Ganeshan> | VAULT II Packet 02
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Mitch McCullarThey'll Just Let Anyone Edit Chicago Open These DaysHoya gonna stop the Fighting Irish?1315
Chris YooBooz Allen InternsJeopardy Rejected Ibean Batutu1415
Jack DisburyChimeraSheffield B1615
Shahar SchwartzAn even worse ideaOstia Orcas1615
Jacob HiggsNot Just BikingThey fuck you up your buzz and neg1615
Ethan BonnellPC Chris Master RaceI have no buzzer and I must neg1815
Elouise FinchOxfordSouthperial19-5
Sita AgastyaNew YorkCalifornia2015
Kamran Nawaz (St. Mark's)Texas BNorth Carolina2015
Sheehan BankaNorthview AMidtown2015
Charles DemirjianBelmont BLexington A2015
Shreyas KandelaMansfield AMansfield B2115
Robert WisdomChapel Hill AEast Chapel Hill2615
Rishabh Nanavati.Eden PrairieProvidence2615
Taha FarooqRenertNorthern26-5
Ryan FangThe Young JitsTed Offensive2815
Chistopher ZhongChattahoochee BChattahoochee A2815
Zackary DahlinGrimsleyCary Academy3115
James LiChapel Hill BTantaene Animis Caelestibus Irae31-5
Michael FayerBasileus II: Electric BoogalooLeif Eriksen's Striking Appearance3815
Parth JagtapArmand duplantis fan clubMichael Touse-Squid39-5
Luke Coughlin (Autrey Mill)Georgia CGeorgia A4315
Aarya JoshiTexas AKentucky4815
March DelfinWith Less Than 2 Years of Combined Quizbowl ExperienceDon't Ever Take Sides Against the Family4815
Eli YoderJohns CreekExhibition4915
Ada HuangCheese SandwichMartingrove5015
Gus SullivanMinnetonka BBurnsville5215
Tristan NelmsInnovation ALambert B5215
Sasha FillbrandtMountain Dew is BetterVirginia Tech5715
Nate AnnauMidnight Bus to VistaPrat Pack7410
Maciej WojdyłaManchester ASheffield A7610
Dan MillingtonBirmingham BBath7810
Arjun NairInnovation BLambert A8110
Charlie NichollsCambridgeBirmingham A8510
Victor Fu (North Gwinnett)Georgia BWashington9110
Sowrish KomaragiriTantaene Animis Caelestibus IraeChapel Hill B9110
Krish NathanHooverNorthview B9410
Peter MahowaldBelmont ALexington B9710
Emily HoangAbbey ParkGlebe100-5
Toby HewgillManchester BEdinburgh1090
Abbie IsabelEdinburghManchester B10910
Mata CooperSouthperialOxford1090
Rosaline DaffinSouthamptonWarperial10910
Ben HellmanMichael Touse-SquidArmand duplantis fan club10910
Mihir KhuranaMinnetonka AMinnetonka C1090
Suzara KhadkaWaltham AWaltham B10910
Fionn QuinnGlebeAbbey Park10910
Pranavkrishna BharanidharanBella VistaBurlington Trojans1090
Nyle VardagBurlington TrojansBella Vista1090
Justin BatistilNorthernRenert1090
Ashwin AnandwhateverAlways Set the Kurve1090
Nicole XuAlways Set the Kurvewhatever1090
Nikola WuHeauton TimorumenosBig Brown Ballers10910

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
VAULT II at Georgia Tech2026-01-246100%67%0%54.00
Triangle Cup2026-03-133100%67%33%49.33
VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS2026-03-13367%67%0%39.00
VAULT II at McGill2026-03-13450%25%50%79.50
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-13580%40%0%67.25
VAULT II Northern UK2026-04-243100%33%0%67.00
VAULT II Southern UK2026-04-24475%0%25%90.67
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-304100%50%0%61.75
VAULT II at MINT2026-06-195100%80%0%44.40
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-178100%88%13%33.88