Round 11: Tossup 20
This character is shot in the arm while helping Toby attempt a botched robbery. For calling his mother a “regular right-down bad ‘un”, Noah Claypole is beaten up by this character, leading to him being fired from an undertaker’s. This character is briefly cared for by Rose Maylie, who is told of his half-brother Monks’ plot to corrupt him by (*) Nancy. After being taken in by a man whose handkerchief he is framed for stealing, this character is kidnapped by Bill Sikes, who returns him to Fagin and the gang of pickpockets who take him in. For 10 points, what Dickens title character asks “please sir, I want some more” gruel? ■END■
ANSWER: Oliver Twist [accept either underlined part]
<Literature - British, Jamie Burchett> | VAULT II Packet 11
= Average correct buzzpoint
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzzpoint | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shishir Bharadwaj | Lexington A | Belmont B | 35 | 15 |
| Andrew Gao | Belmont A | Waltham A | 86 | -5 |
| Soham Gohil | Mansfield A | Mansfield B | 102 | 10 |
| Saisabari Ramesh | Waltham B | Lexington B | 103 | 10 |
| Willow Bhargava | Waltham A | Belmont A | 111 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Avg. Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAULT II at Georgia Tech | 2026-01-24 | ✓ | 6 | 100% | 67% | 33% | 59.17 |
| VAULT II at UCSB | 2026-03-13 | ✓ | 4 | 100% | 25% | 0% | 71.50 |
| VAULT II at Harvard | 2026-04-30 | ✓ | 4 | 100% | 25% | 25% | 87.75 |
| VAULT II Stanford Online | 2026-07-17 | ✓ | 8 | 100% | 38% | 50% | 72.75 |