Round 6: Tossup 8
A student named Shelby declares that this character “sucks” before revealing that Mr. Smith sexually assaulted her in a 2022 play titled [this character] Is The Villain. This character, whose wife says he has “found his goodness” at the end of the play he appears in, shouts “I have given you my soul; leave me my name! This character forgets the sin of (*) adultery while reciting the Ten Commandments. This character cheats on his wife Elizabeth before being hanged for refusing to sign a confession of witchcraft. For 10 points, name this man whose affair with Abigail Williams sparks the Salem witch trials in The Crucible. ■END■
ANSWER: John Proctor [prompt on Proctor, reject “Elizabeth Proctor” or “Goody Proctor”]
<Literature - American, Jamie Burchett> | VAULT II Packet 06
= Average correct buzzpoint
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzzpoint | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucas Granucci | Minnetonka A | Burnsville | 45 | -5 |
| Amory Kaufman-Young | Providence | Minnetonka B | 67 | -5 |
| Emery Gehrke | Burnsville | Minnetonka A | 106 | 0 |
| Sankalp Agrawal | Eden Prairie | Minnetonka C | 106 | 0 |
| Gus Sullivan | Minnetonka B | Providence | 106 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Avg. Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT II at Georgia Tech | 2026-01-24 | ✓ | 6 | 100% | 83% | 33% | 61.33 |
| Triangle Cup | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 100% | 100% | 0% | 37.00 |
| VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 3 | 33% | 0% | 67% | 106.00 |
| VAULT II at McGill | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 4 | 50% | 50% | 0% | 36.50 |
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 5 | 80% | 40% | 20% | 66.25 |
| VAULT II Northern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 3 | 67% | 33% | 33% | 66.00 |
| VAULT II Southern UK | 2026-04-24 | ✓ | 4 | 25% | 0% | 0% | 87.00 |
| VAULT II at Harvard | 2026-04-30 | ✓ | 3 | 67% | 33% | 33% | 69.50 |
| VAULT II at MINT | 2026-06-19 | ✓ | 5 | 60% | 40% | 40% | 56.00 |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✕ | 8 | 88% | 88% | 13% | 39.57 |