Packet 5: Tossup 2

Out of spite, a mogul in this industry built a Nob Hill mansion with a forty foot tall fence. (-5[1])Cyrus K. Holliday named a company in this industry for the town of Atchison, Kansas. Theodore Judah’s projects (15[1])in this industry (15[1])were financed (15[1])by the (15[1])“Big (15[1])Four.” (15[2])Schuyler (15[1])Colfax’s (15[1]-5[1])political career (15[2])ended after he fraudulently (15[1])bought stock from (15[1])(*) Oakes Ames in this (10[1])industry's (10[1])Crédit (-5[1])Mobilier (10[1])scandal. (10[4]-5[2])Leland (10[1])Stanford (10[1]-5[1])drove (-5[1])in the “Golden Spike” at Promontory (10[1])Point (10[2])to complete a project (10[1])in this industry. (10[1])A. Philip Randolph unionized Pullman porters in this (10[1])industry. (10[1])For 10 points, a “transcontinental” project in (10[1])what industry connected (10[1])the United States? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: the railroad industry [accept train industry before “train” is mentioned; accept Transcontinental Railroad; accept locomotive industry; prompt on transportation or shipping] (the leadin describes Charles Crocker)
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Charlie MorganBurnsvilleProvidence18-5
Lucas CanesCary AcademyEast Chapel Hill3615
Edward KimJohns CreekLambert A3915
Tejas SolaiInnovation ANorthview B4115
Krish NathanHooverChattahoochee B4315
Pranavkrishna BharanidharanBella VistaMartingrove4415
Alex Mattson.Minnetonka AEden Prairie4515
Aydin HirjiRenertGlebe4515
Alvan HossainLexington AMansfield B4615
Robert WisdomChapel Hill ATantaene Animis Caelestibus Irae4715
Dhruva DevabhaltuniChattahoochee AExhibition47-5
Amory Kaufman-YoungProvidenceBurnsville4915
Ruizhao SunBelmont AWellesley4915
Harry CraneWarperialCambridge5315
Michael FayerBasileus II: Electric BoogalooTaman's Nepo Babies5615
Jonathan LeeCheese SandwichBurlington Trojans6010
Shreyas KandelaMansfield AWaltham A6110
Clarissa CanlaswhateverPrat Pack62-5
Elliot EarleySheffield AManchester B6310
Oliver HealdManchester AChimera6410
James LiChapel Hill BGrimsley64-5
Jack Firth.Minnetonka BMinnetonka C6410
Vennela ReddyLambert BMidtown6410
Anoop ValavojuNorthview AInnovation B64-5
Nolan DannelsAlbanian Rift in the SkyDon't Ever Take Sides Against the Family6410
Carson TidwellExhibitionChattahoochee A6510
Charles DemirjianBelmont BLexington B6610
Skanda VasishtaBig Brown BallersMidnight Bus to Vista66-5
Mata CooperSouthperialBirmingham B67-5
Justin BatistilNorthernAbbey Park7310
Elouise FinchOxfordBath7410
Nikola WuHeauton TimorumenosAlways Set the Kurve7410
Ray SundarBirmingham ASouthampton7810
Kavineesh SenthilrajInnovation BNorthview A8110
Jonas LarsonMidnight Bus to VistaBig Brown Ballers8910
Georgette BeaumontGrimsleyChapel Hill B9010
Isaac MilliansPrat Packwhatever9710
Thomas PophamEdinburghSheffield B10010
Dan MillingtonBirmingham BSouthperial10410

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
VAULT II at Georgia Tech2026-01-24✓6100%50%33%55.50
Triangle Cup2026-03-13✓3100%67%33%57.67
VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS2026-03-13✓3100%67%33%52.67
VAULT II at McGill2026-03-13✓4100%50%0%55.50
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-13✓5100%20%40%76.00
VAULT II Northern UK2026-04-24✓3100%0%0%75.67
VAULT II Southern UK2026-04-24✓4100%25%25%77.25
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-30✓4100%50%0%55.50
VAULT II at MINT2026-06-19✕5100%60%40%62.20
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-17✕8100%63%13%54.00