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Round 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 Three Witnesses who (15[1])verified an object (15[1])delivered (15[1])to a (15[1])man (15[1])with this surname. That man with this surname used the stones Urim and Thummim (15[2])to translate (*) Reformed Egyptian. A man with this surname whose “Word of Wisdom” prohibited drinking coffee and alcohol received a set of golden plates brought to him by the angel Moroni. For 10 points, a man with what surname founded the Church of Latter Day Saints? ■END■

ANSWER: Smith [accept Joseph Smith Jr.; accept Joseph Fielding Smith Sr.]
<Religion, Spencer Manning> | VAULT II Packet 01
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Chris YooBooz Allen InternsThey fuck you up your buzz and neg3415
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
Edgar HughesTed OffensiveMichael Touse-Squid4615
Sasha FillbrandtMountain Dew is BetterOstia Orcas4815
Ryan FangThe Young JitsPC Chris Master Race4915
Shawn ArmstrongJeopardy Rejected Ibean BatutuAn even worse idea6315
Ilyas ChoukriVirginia TechNot Just Biking6315

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