Question

Note to moderator: be sure to say “county,” not “country.” In a novel set in this region, a character blames his family's alcoholism on "the shadow of Kilmar," a rock shaped like a devil's hand. The subtitle “a novel of” this region appears on each entry in a 12-novel series that took over 55 years to complete; in that series, an army officer who returns home to this region after being injured in the American Revolution marries Demelza Carne and feuds with the industrialist George Warleggan. In a novel set in this (*) county, Mary (-5[1])Yellan is kidnapped by a Druid-obsessed (15[1])albino vicar who leads a group of ship wreckers. (10[2])Perception of this county's culture is heavily (10[2])influenced (10[1])by adaptations of Winston Graham's Poldark novels. Literary tourists can visit (10[1])Jamaica Inn (10[1]-5[1])author Daphne du Maurier’s home in, for 10 points, what southwesternmost (10[1])English county? ■END■

ANSWER: Cornwall [during the first sentence, prompt on Bodmin Moor by asking “can you be less specific?”; before “county” is read, prompt on southwestern England or Great Britain or the UK or the United Kingdom]
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= Average correct buzz position

Summary

2023 BHSU @ Northwestern02/25/2023Y683%0%17%121.00
2023 BHSU @ Maryland03/11/2023Y3100%0%0%139.00
2023 BHSU @ Berkeley03/18/2023Y3100%0%33%129.33
2023 BHSU Online04/15/2023Y4100%25%0%114.25
2023 BHSU @ Sheffield04/15/2023Y2100%0%0%92.00
2023 BHSU @ Waterloo04/15/2023Y3100%0%0%127.33

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Nick JensenMojo ShojoEpic Games77-5
Zach FosterRollin in from Sturgis, The Cheyne GangHouston and friends8315
EvanBroken Imperial NomadsBuzzers Karamazov9210
KrolMagisters LudiOxford Hornets9210
Mitch McCullarIllinois+Ohio State9910
Chris MannersDr. Christopher Manners, MD – Samarra, IraqCornell C++9910
Mattias EhatammThe Vulture's Guide to BuzzCameron et al.10010
Eve FleisigBerkeley AStanford A11110
Kyle HuStanford B[Insert Lawyer Joke Here]113-5
Jordan BrownsteinMaryland B-Michigan11310
Charles HangWUSTLAmartya Senpai Notice Me12410
Raymond WangHutto HipposCornell B-13310
Collin AceRutgers DiasporaThe Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 Negs13410
Chris SimsNorthwesternChicago B13410
Naveed ChowdhuryIt's JoeverBerkeley B13510
Matt JacksonChicago APurdue13510
Connor MayersMaryland AGlass Onyen: A Knives Out Mystery14010
Henry AtkinsNeg 5! Playing Quizbowl, Liddy StyleParth et al.14010
Jason Golfinos[Insert Lawyer Joke Here]Stanford B14210
Arya KarthikThe Enrique Trastamara Military Academy BWhat is BH! And you are asking me? BHSU14210
Benjamin ChapmanThe Passion According to C.H.Milan et al.14210
Jacob EgolFan-tastic Negs and Where to Find ThemMaryland B+14310
Andrew NadigEpic GamesMojo Shojo1430