Question

In 2017, this state enacted an emergency order to permit a festival event in which people compete to slow a bull by hanging from its hump. (15[2])The western part of this state may actually be the fourth-biggest asteroid crater in the world. This is the largest state that contains Auroville, an experimental (-5[1])community based around the Matrimandir (15[2]-5[1])(MAH-tri-MUHN-”deer”), a (-5[1])giant gold sphere. This state contains the southernmost part of the Coromandel coast and the Eastern (10[2]-5[1])(*) Ghats, and it (-5[2])surrounds the (10[1])union territory of (10[2])Puducherry. This (-5[2])state's Rameswaram (10[2])(RAH-”mace”-wuh-ruhm) (10[1])Island is the northern terminus of Adam's Bridge. Many centers (10[3])of (10[1])bharatanatyam (BUH-rut-NAHT-yum) (10[1])performance are based in this state's (10[1])capital of Chennai. For 10 (10[1])points, the (10[1])major ethnic group of which (10[1])southeasternmost Indian state is also the largest minority group in (10[3])Sri Lanka? ■END■

ANSWER: Tamil Nadu (The asteroid crater is the Kaveri Crater.)
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Summary

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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Vinu HariharBerkeley BStanford B2515
Yadu KukenthiranMilan et al.Neg 5! Playing Quizbowl, Liddy Style2515
Naveed ChowdhuryIt's JoeverStanford A51-5
Ashish SubramanianGlass Onyen: A Knives Out MysteryThe Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 Negs5615
John MarvinChicago B+Purdue University Fightin' Hadrien Davids56-5
S.A. ShenoyDr. Christopher Manners, MD – Samarra, IraqRollin in from Sturgis, The Cheyne Gang5615
Nick JensenMojo ShojoBrownstein et al.58-5
Subhamitra Banerjee RoychoudhuryMichiganWUSTL7410
Arya KarthikThe Enrique Trastamara Military Academy BHutto Hippos74-5
EnochBroken Imperial NomadsMagisters Ludi7410
Stevie MillerMaryland AFan-tastic Negs and Where to Find Them77-5
Ben HuCornell C++Cornell B-77-5
EoinBuzzers KaramazovOxford Hornets7910
Davis Everson-RoseEpic GamesNorthwestern8210
coby tranWhat is BH! And you are asking me? BHSUHouston and friends8210
Joey SunParth et al.Cameron et al.84-5
Adam Silvermannats is supposed to mean you all have gone softOlmo (Bonus) Bagelry84-5
Claire JonesChicago AOSU8610
Erik ChristensenThe Passion According to C.H.The Vulture's Guide to Buzz8610
Sarod NoriCornell B-Cornell C++8710
Kevin ThomasFan-tastic Negs and Where to Find ThemMaryland A9710
Emmett LaurieRutgers DiasporaMaryland B+9710
Michal GerasimiukUG Championship Players (and Mazin)Columbia B9710
Swapnil GargBerkeley A[Insert Lawyer Joke Here]9810
Iain CarpenterIllinoisAmartya Senpai Notice Me10010
Quynh PhungPurdue University Fightin' Hadrien DavidsChicago B+10610
Ethan StrombeckStanford AIt's Joever11110
Jonathan TranHutto HipposThe Enrique Trastamara Military Academy B11310
Kevin Wangmeet the new weird, same as the old weirdWatching Arthur Delot-Vilain at Chicago Open Made Me Like French People Again11810
Undetermined 4thBrownstein et al.Mojo Shojo12810
Cameron AminiCameron et al.Parth et al.12810
Isaac Kirk-DavidoffOlmo (Bonus) Bagelrynats is supposed to mean you all have gone soft12810