Question

The Economist dubbed this city the “blob that ate” part of its state due to its urban sprawl, which developed despite being the largest US city without formal zoning laws. (20[6])I.M. Pei designed this city’s (20[1])J.P. (20[1])Morgan (20[1])Chase (20[1])Tower (0[1])with five sides. (0[1])The largest children’s hospital and the MD Anderson Cancer (0[1])Center (20[4])are part of this (0[1])city’s (20[1])medical district (20[2])which borders (20[1])Brays (20[1])Bayou. The 26-lane (*) Katy Freeway (10[2]0[1])is a portion (10[1]0[1])of (10[1])I-10 (10[2])that serves this city and suburbs like Sugar Land and (10[1])The Woodlands. (10[1])Excess pavement in this major city possibly exacerbated the flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey. (0[1])Interstate 610’s loop around this city includes (0[1])Rice University but not the Johnson Space Center. For 10 points, name this (10[1])most populous city in Texas. (10[1])■END■ (10[6])

ANSWER: Houston, Texas
<Lalit Maharjan, Geography - United States&gt; ~25735~ &lt;Editor: Ganon Evans>
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Summary

2023 PACE NSC06/10/2023Y35100%54%0%67.63

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Clete ReinbergerCincinnati Hills ChristianBarrington A2920
Grace NuckollsWashingtonBarrington B2920
Jonah HubertDunbarChattahoochee A2920
Will PielopKinkaidMoberly2920
Merrick HillWinnebagoHoover B2920
Sam KonkelJohns Creek AParkway West2920
Bryce CruiseHeightsMira Loma3420
Sam MacchiBelmontMaggie Walker C3520
Evan LinWoodlandMexico3620
Nathan HaleyNorthmont BSt. Mark's3720
Jason JacobStevenson BUniversity Lab380
Adhav RavikumarInnovation Academy ADetroit Catholic Central A410
Alex CrowellRockford Auburn AJohn Adams A500
Ian LuHunter ANorman5120
Christian AllenDallas CountyElkhorn North5120
Jiming ChenHinsdale CentralInnovation Academy B5120
Nathan WuPlymouthWaukee5120
Stella BroomeMaggie Walker BStevenson A550
Prahalad RaoSolonChoate Rosemary Hall5620
Izzy LewisNorrisCarbondale5820
Vien NguyenMaggie Walker AMidtown5820
Vincent WangIrvington AThomas Jefferson B6020
Edward KimJohns Creek BWinston Churchill A6120
Ryan FitzgeraldNorthmont AWilliam Fremd6610
Yashwanth BajjiTroyThomas Jefferson C6610
Diane Buffet-MogulMercer CountyThomas Jefferson D660
Anila MoparthiLincoln-Way EastDetroit Catholic Central B690
Tyler SongWinston Churchill BWest Point6910
Dylan ChengThomas Jefferson AJohn Adams B7010
Matias RoaWalter PaytonBelvidere7110
Fahian JoyHunter BChattahoochee B7110
Costas PavlouDetroit Country DaySaint Joseph8110
Chris GoolsbyDetroit Catholic Central CRichard Montgomery8310
Paul SamuelLake HighlandCarl Sandburg970
Brielle RachRockford Auburn BNew Brighton1040
Lucas JraicheDetroit Catholic Central BLincoln-Way East11710
Puna EkkaNew BrightonRockford Auburn B12210
Shreyas SinghUniversity LabStevenson B12310
Nick MurrayDetroit Catholic Central AInnovation Academy A12310
Jingyi WuStevenson AMaggie Walker B12310
Joseph GeovanesCarl SandburgLake Highland12310
Michael CamilleriJohn Adams ARockford Auburn A12310
Alan FanThomas Jefferson DMercer County12310