Question

Hundreds of sick children in this metropolitan area painted murals to decorate a 165-foot-tall Tower of Hope. Erin Brockovich sued a school district in this metro (-5[1])area in 2003 for damage from toxic fumes from nearby structures. (15[1])A mayor in this metro (15[1]-5[1])area celebrated “an outstanding contribution to civic beauty” at the opening of the Cardiff Tower synagogue in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood. (15[1])An explosion in this metro area’s (*) Fairfax District (10[1]-5[1])forced (-5[1])this metro area to designate “methane zones” with special ventilation requirements for development. A prominent street in this metro area is named after Edward Doheny, (10[1])the first person to successfully drill this metro area’s massive oil fields. (-5[1])For 10 points, (10[2])name this large (-5[1])metropolitan area in Southern (10[1]-5[2])California (10[5]-5[1])where active drilling (10[1])still occurs in Inglewood and Long Beach. ■END■ (10[7]0[1])

ANSWER: Los Angeles metropolitan area [or L.A. metropolitan area; anti-prompt on Long Beach or Inglewood]
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Summary

2024 ESPN @ Chicago03/23/2024Y683%17%33%108.80
2024 ESPN @ Columbia03/23/2024Y7100%0%57%115.00
2024 ESPN @ Brown04/06/2024Y3100%0%67%117.67
2024 ESPN @ Cambridge04/06/2024Y2100%0%50%123.00
2024 ESPN @ Online06/01/2024Y4100%50%0%76.25

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Max NealJeffrey and DahmersTriple Round Robin Lovers25-5
Nicholas TunksTunks et al.Free-ish Agents3615
Darren PetrosinoParden the InterruptionNJ TRANSit (and bobby i guess)41-5
Vivian MaloufWorld's Fair Wiggle WalkRiley et al.4115
Matt JacksonChicago A Minus MinusBHSU6115
Patrick Quionmalcolm in the middlemarch (Purdue 1)2 days into college and I'm 3 lectures behind69-5
Peter SchmidtLet's Fighting Lovebruh6910
Karthik PrasadchamPAIN and cornHELL in ColumbiaJJaryland70-5
Juliet MayerTriple Round Robin LoversJeffrey and Dahmers9510
Joe TerreyA VK a Day Keeps the Doctor AwayYou, Me and the Big G107-5
Will Alston1.g4 Test MixtureNaocissus and Geoldmond by Hermandrew Hesse11010
Jonathan LauCleo: 5/7 movieWilliams et al.11010
Aum MundheThe Aum-Wein Drinchard by Amogh TutuolaJinAh and Jordan from Wikiquiz113-5
Brendan BethlehemEugene o'NeggingHeat-Oppressed Brains11710
LouNoli Me TangerineCharlotte Mewing to get that chiseled farmer’s bride jawline117-5
DMAboy's jitches (ft. DMA)protobowling for soup117-5
Victor PavaoLabour's Lost LoversClark A118-5
John MarvinChicago Bpurdoobie brothers11810
Charles HangOh the MissouriMichigan11810
Nick Jensen>:3Nobodaddy but you11810
Michael Boreckiprotobowling for soupboy's jitches (ft. DMA)11810
Dwight SolanoHouston Junior CollegeThe Present King of James is Bald11810
Iain CarpenterSandmännchen im Helikoptermnemonists12110
Armie ErbanClark ALabour's Lost Lovers12910
Maeve MeehanClark BJason Lovers12910
Daoud JacksonYou, Me and the Big GA VK a Day Keeps the Doctor Away12910
Taylor HarveyCharlotte Mewing to get that chiseled farmer’s bride jawlineNoli Me Tangerine12910
Akshar Goyal2 days into college and I'm 3 lectures behindmalcolm in the middlemarch (Purdue 1)1290
Caleb KendrickJJarylandchamPAIN and cornHELL in Columbia12910
Jordan BrownsteinJinAh and Jordan from WikiquizThe Aum-Wein Drinchard by Amogh Tutuola12910
Emma Victoria ByronNJ TRANSit (and bobby i guess)Parden the Interruption12910