Packet 1: Tossup 20

A man with this surname issued the “Second Manifesto” in 1904 which removed sanctions from one arrangement. In a forged letter, Mark Hofmann claimed a man with this surname was guided by a white salamander. (15[1])Oliver Cowdery was among the (15[1])Three Witnesses (15[1])who (15[1])verified an object (15[2])delivered (15[1])to a (15[1])man (15[1])with this (15[1])surname. (15[4])That man with this surname used the stones Urim (15[2]-5[1])and Thummim (15[4])to (15[2])translate (15[2]-5[1])(*) Reformed (-5[1])Egyptian. (10[3])A man (-5[1])with this surname (10[3])whose “Word of Wisdom” (-5[1])prohibited drinking coffee and alcohol received a set of golden (10[2])plates (10[1])brought (10[1])to (10[1]-5[1])him (10[1])by the (10[1])angel (10[2])Moroni. For 10 points, (10[1])a man with what surname founded the Church of Latter Day Saints? ■END■ (10[4]0[1])

ANSWER: Smith [accept Joseph Smith Jr.; accept Joseph Fielding Smith Sr.]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Chris YooBooz Allen InternsThey fuck you up your buzz and neg3415
Robert WisdomChapel Hill ACary Academy3915
Alvan HossainLexington ABelmont A4115
Nicholas WinterArmand duplantis fan clubHoya gonna stop the Fighting Irish?4215
Mitch McCullarThey'll Just Let Anyone Edit Chicago Open These DaysI have no buzzer and I must neg4515
Daniel SheffieldBelmont BMansfield A4515
Edgar HughesTed OffensiveMichael Touse-Squid4615
Sasha FillbrandtMountain Dew is BetterOstia Orcas4815
Ryan FangThe Young JitsPC Chris Master Race4915
Jonas LarsonMidnight Bus to VistaBasileus II: Electric Boogaloo5115
Nathan Daniel (North Gwinnett)Georgia CNew York5215
Brandon KohSouthperialBirmingham A5215
Alex Mattson.Minnetonka ABurnsville5215
Sean HarbisonExhibitionLambert B5215
Suchet KuturuGeorgia AGeorgia B6115
Nikola WuHeauton TimorumenosLeif Eriksen's Striking Appearance6115
March DelfinWith Less Than 2 Years of Combined Quizbowl ExperienceBig Brown Ballers61-5
Ben RichardsSheffield AChimera6315
Shawn ArmstrongJeopardy Rejected Ibean BatutuAn even worse idea6315
Ilyas ChoukriVirginia TechNot Just Biking6315
Sowrish KomaragiriTantaene Animis Caelestibus IraeGrimsley6315
Gus SullivanMinnetonka BProvidence6415
Sonny BrocamontesHooverMidtown6415
Ryan JiangNorth CarolinaTexas A6515
Eli YoderJohns CreekNorthview B6515
Pranavkrishna BharanidharanBella VistaGlebe65-5
Sheehan BankaNorthview ALambert A66-5
Elouise FinchOxfordCambridge6710
Tevin FrancisSouthamptonBath6710
Hussain SaleemMartingroveBurlington Trojans6710
James LiChapel Hill BEast Chapel Hill69-5
Dan MillingtonBirmingham BWarperial7210
Tejas SolaiInnovation AChattahoochee B7210
Fionn QuinnGlebeBella Vista7210
Jonathan LeeCheese SandwichNorthern76-5
Arnav JasaparaChattahoochee AInnovation B8610
Rae MeyersTaman's Nepo BabiesPrat Pack8610
Hanna WuKentuckyCalifornia8710
Ani PulavarthiMinnetonka CEden Prairie8810
Nicholas AlbrechtWellesleyLexington B8910
Nathan SilvermanwhateverDon't Ever Take Sides Against the Family89-5
Casper AndersonWaltham BMansfield B9010
Pen HughesEdinburghManchester A9210
Kamran Nawaz (St. Mark's)Texas BWashington9310
Liam BrowneEast Chapel HillChapel Hill B9310
Emily HoangAbbey ParkRenert9710
Heather SweetSheffield BManchester B11010
Adhrit YadavLambert ANorthview A11010
Olivia GorjaNorthernCheese Sandwich11010
Sara NucciDon't Ever Take Sides Against the Familywhatever1100
Skanda VasishtaBig Brown BallersWith Less Than 2 Years of Combined Quizbowl Experience11010

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
VAULT II at Georgia Tech2026-01-24✓6100%50%17%74.83
Triangle Cup2026-03-13✓3100%67%33%65.00
VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS2026-03-13✓3100%67%0%68.00
VAULT II at McGill2026-03-13✓4100%0%50%86.50
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-13✓580%40%40%77.00
VAULT II Northern UK2026-04-24✓3100%33%0%88.33
VAULT II Southern UK2026-04-24✓4100%25%0%64.50
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-30✓4100%50%0%66.25
VAULT II at MINT2026-06-19✓5100%60%0%71.60
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-17✓8100%100%0%48.75