Round 2: Tossup 15
One character in a novel by this author frequently catalogues wildlife because “whatever exists without my knowledge exists without my consent.” In a novel by this author, a 13-year old character astonishingly fires a bullet through a wallet, shocking Rawlins. A giant hairless antagonist in a novel by this author betrays and murders Tobin. Jimmy Blevins is executed in a novel by this author which opens at the (*) funeral of John Grady Cole’s grandfather. The Kid joins a group of scalp hunters named the Glanton Gang in a novel by this author featuring Judge Holden. For 10 points, name this author of All the Pretty Horses and Blood Meridian. ■END■
ANSWER: Cormac McCarthy
<Literature - American, Rohan Ganeshan> | VAULT II Packet 02
= Average correct buzzpoint
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzzpoint | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rishabh Nanavati. | Eden Prairie | Providence | 26 | 15 |
| Gus Sullivan | Minnetonka B | Burnsville | 52 | 15 |
| Mihir Khurana | Minnetonka A | Minnetonka C | 109 | 0 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Avg. Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT II at Georgia Tech | 2026-01-24 | ✓ | 6 | 100% | 67% | 0% | 54.00 |
| Triangle Cup | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 100% | 67% | 33% | 49.33 |
| VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 67% | 67% | 0% | 39.00 |
| VAULT II at McGill | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 4 | 50% | 25% | 50% | 79.50 |
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 5 | 80% | 40% | 0% | 67.25 |
| VAULT II Northern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 3 | 100% | 33% | 0% | 67.00 |
| VAULT II Southern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 4 | 75% | 0% | 25% | 90.67 |
| VAULT II at Harvard | 2026-04-30 | ✓ | 4 | 100% | 50% | 0% | 61.75 |
| VAULT II at MINT | 2026-06-19 | ✓ | 5 | 100% | 80% | 0% | 44.40 |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✓ | 8 | 100% | 88% | 13% | 33.88 |