Packet 9: Tossup 19

One woman from this text was cursed to be a stone until she was touched by the foot of the (15[1])protagonist. In one event in this work, (15[1])the protagonist stroked the back of a squirrel with three fingers, leaving a permanent mark (15[1]-5[1])in the form of stripes. In this work, figures use stones with the protagonist’s name (15[1])engraved on them (15[1])to build a bridge. (15[2]-5[1])One character in this text (15[1])brings back an entire (*) mountain (10[1])after being (10[1])unable to identify (10[2])a healing (10[1])herb. (10[3])In this poem, (10[2]-5[1])a princess in her 13th year of exile in the forest is kidnapped by the king of Rakshasas, (10[1]-5[1])Ravana. (10[2])The title prince (10[1]-5[1])travels (10[1])to save Sita (10[1])in, (10[2])for 10 points, (10[3])what Sanskrit epic by Valmiki? ■END■ (10[3]0[4])

ANSWER: Rāmāyana (“ruh-MY-yuh-nuh,” but be generous) [accept Rāmāyaṇam]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Pranavkrishna BharanidharanBella VistaRenert1915
Aadya Shukla (Coppell West)Texas ANew York2615
Parth JagtapArmand duplantis fan clubAn even worse idea4115
Chris YooBooz Allen InternsHoya gonna stop the Fighting Irish?41-5
Skand ParvatikarLeif Eriksen's Striking AppearanceDon't Ever Take Sides Against the Family5615
Aarnav Asudani (Oak Valley)CaliforniaGeorgia B5915
Vikhyat KonchadaGeorgia ATexas B6315
Mitch McCullarThey'll Just Let Anyone Edit Chicago Open These DaysOstia Orcas6315
Rohit RajaNot Just BikingThe Young Jits63-5
Rishabh Nanavati.Eden PrairieBurnsville6815
Soham GohilMansfield ABelmont A7310
Nikola WuHeauton Timorumenoswhatever7510
Ray SundarBirmingham AOxford7810
Jacob FinleyHoya gonna stop the Fighting Irish?Booz Allen Interns7810
Darsh MehrotraWashingtonNorth Carolina8010
Young Fenimore LeePC Chris Master RaceMountain Dew is Better8110
Ryan FangThe Young JitsNot Just Biking8110
James O'ReillyTaman's Nepo BabiesWith Less Than 2 Years of Combined Quizbowl Experience8110
Ben HellmanMichael Touse-SquidJeopardy Rejected Ibean Batutu8410
Jack Firth.Minnetonka BMinnetonka A8410
Penny McClementMartingroveCheese Sandwich84-5
Tevin FrancisSouthamptonBirmingham B10210
Michael XuI have no buzzer and I must negVirginia Tech102-5
Yasmin CampbellCambridgeBath10310
Ethan ElliottWarperialSouthperial10310
Ani PulavarthiMinnetonka CProvidence106-5
Manasvi DuggiralaAlways Set the KurveMidnight Bus to Vista10610
Edgar HughesTed OffensiveThey fuck you up your buzz and neg10710
Sharanya RayManchester BManchester A11010
Gia SenMansfield BWaltham A11110
Nolan DannelsAlbanian Rift in the SkyBasileus II: Electric Boogaloo11110
Nathan Daniel (North Gwinnett)Georgia CKentucky11410
Jack DisburyChimeraEdinburgh11410
Ada HuangCheese SandwichMartingrove11410
Elliot EarleySheffield ASheffield B1200
Stephen DonoghueSheffield BSheffield A12010
Ilyas ChoukriVirginia TechI have no buzzer and I must neg12010
Amory Kaufman-YoungProvidenceMinnetonka C1200
Brayden WongBurlington TrojansAbbey Park12010
Fionn QuinnGlebeNorthern1200
Faisal PathanNorthernGlebe1200

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS2026-03-13367%33%33%76.00
VAULT II at McGill2026-03-13475%25%25%84.33
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-135100%20%0%85.80
VAULT II Northern UK2026-04-243100%0%0%114.67
VAULT II Southern UK2026-04-244100%0%0%96.50
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-302100%0%0%92.00
VAULT II at MINT2026-06-195100%60%0%68.40
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-178100%25%38%81.88