Question

After insisting that a candidate “fess up” about an affair during this US election year, Donna Brazile (“bra-ZILL”) was fired. The winning (-5[1])presidential candidate of this election year called Harvard “a philosophical cult” and (10[1])accused his opponent of allowing the “dirtiest harbor in America.” (10[1])A losing candidate during this year (10[1]-5[1])was ridiculed for a photo wearing an (10[1])oversized helmet (10[3])while (-5[1])riding (10[4])in a tank. (10[8]-5[3])Lee (10[1]-5[1])Atwater (10[2])advised (10[1])the (10[1])winning campaign (-5[1])of this year (-5[1])on ads such as “Boston Harbor,” “Revolving Door,” and (10[1])one about a murderer who received “ten weekend passes.” (10[1])The “Willie Horton” ad ran during this election year, (10[1])in which Lloyd Bentsen told his counterpart “Senator, you’re no Jack Kennedy.” For 10 (10[1])points, in what year did Michael Dukakis (-5[1])lose the presidency to George H. W. Bush? (10[3])■END■ (10[8]0[6])

ANSWER: 1988 [prompt on ’88]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Alan WuVanderbilt AGeorgia Tech A20-5
Julian BushlowCornell CBinghamton3210
Sanjay SrihariGeorgia Tech AVanderbilt A4210
Vishesh VermaMichigan State AClaremont A4810
Paige CrawleyOxford AOxford B48-5
Graham Troy (DII)UNC B (UG)UNC A (Grad)5510
Yared TadesseCornell ARIT B5710
Sarod NoriCornell BRIT A5710
Aidan Casdin (UG)JMU A (UG)Liberty C (DII)5710
James Stevenson (UG)Michigan AOhio State A58-5
Jacob Hardin-Bernhardt (DII)NYU AColumbia C5910
Sam Macchi (DII)VassarNYU B5910
Isaiah SilversDurham ACambridge A5910
Andrew KelleyKentuckyTennessee5910
Luke Schaarschuch (UG)Virginia C (UG)Duke A (UG)62-5
Jacob Martin (UG)Maryland B (UG)GWU A (UG)62-5
Derek Aldridge (DII)William & Mary A (UG)Maryland C (DII)6210
Michael Eng (UG)UNC C (UG)Liberty A (Grad)6210
Joel MilesMinnesota BIowa State6210
Tony LiangTexas A&M AAppalachian State6210
Cooper Roh (DII)Columbia AColumbia B6210
Anirudh Bharadwaj (DII)PennJohns Hopkins6210
Jerry VinokurovJohn JayRowan62-5
Thomas HartWarwickImperial A6210
Nick PruittKCLKiel6210
Freddy PottsSheffieldOxford C63-5
Robert FreemanSouth CarolinaGeodesic6310
Jeffery Austin (DII)UNC D (DII)GWU B (Grad)6410
Caleb Kendrick (Grad)Maryland A (Grad)Virginia A (UG)6410
Dwight SolanoTexas A&M BUBC A6510
Bryan UgazArizona StateMinnesota C6610
James CarrigyEdinburghCambridge B68-5
Danel Fernandez (UG)Ohio State BCedarville71-5
Truman FillbrandtUW ASorbonne8010
Chinmay MurthyTexas AIowa A8910
Simon Zimmerman (DII)Ohio State AMichigan A9810
Lewys JenkinsBristolDurham B11210
Rahul KumarRice AIowa B119-5
Sam Millenbach (DII)RowanJohn Jay12710
Elijah ScheinsonOxford CSheffield12710
Carlos DoebeliImperial BCambridge C12710
Andrew Amygdalos (UG)GWU A (UG)Maryland B (UG)12810
Aleks Kozlowski (DII)Roanoke College A (DII)JMU B (UG)1280
Mason Mabry (DII)Virginia B (UG)Liberty B (DII)12810
E Smith (UG)JMU B (UG)Roanoke College A (DII)1280
Kevin Jiang (UG)Duke A (UG)Virginia C (UG)12810
Anwitha VempaliIowa BRice A1280
Navtej SinghMichigan BKenyon12810
Noah Dean (DII)KenyonMichigan B1280
John Gehringer (UG)CedarvilleOhio State B12810
Rhys LewisCambridge BEdinburgh12810
Ella WardeOxford BOxford A12810
Blake EnwillerVanderbilt BAlabama12810
Walker SharpHardingGeorgia Tech B1280
Alejandro MontesGeorgia Tech BHarding1280