Question

A hero from this family disguised his party as priests to incapacitate a demon king with divine alcohol. This family adopted a super-strong orphan who was raised by a mountain witch and was called the “Golden Boy.” A retainer to this family helped its patriarch slay a giant earth spider who (10[1])could transform into a woman. A member of this family, who was rumored to have faked his suicide and become Genghis Khan, (10[1])was served by a monk (10[2])whose (-5[1])seven (10[1])weapons included a rake and mallet. (10[1])Blind lutists called biwa hōshi performed an epic in which a naval victory won by this family caused a child emperor to drown with the (-5[1])Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi. (-5[1])This family’s members Yoshi·tsune (10[2]-5[1])and Yori·tomo (10[2]-5[2])appear in the epic (10[1])Tale of the (10[1])Heike (“HAY-kay”). For 10 points, name this clan that claimed lineage from Hachiman while fighting the Taira in the Genpei War. (10[1])■END■ (10[5]0[6])

ANSWER: Minamoto Clan [accept Genji Clan or Genke Clan; accept Minamoto no Yorimitsu or Minamoto no Raikō; accept Minamoto no Yoshitsune; accept Minamoto no Yoritomo] (The lead-in is about Minamoto no Yorimitsu slaying Shuten-dōji. The third line is about Watanabe no Tsuna. The fourth line is about Minamoto no Yoshitsune and Benkei.)
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Summary

2025 ACF Nationals04/19/2025Y2186%0%29%112.11

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Andrew WangIllinois ARutgers5010
Jonathan ShaufNorth Carolina AHarvard7210
Ryan RosenbergNYURIT7710
Derek ChenColumbia BToronto A7710
Qingyu ZhangFloridaIndiana78-5
Ned TagtmeierChicago AWinona State7910
Foster HughesMinnesotaBritish Columbia8510
Nathaniel HullUC Berkeley AGeorgia Tech110-5
Andrew ZengStanfordVirginia Tech111-5
Todd MaslykMichiganWUSTL B11510
Anuttam RamjiUC Berkeley BNorthwestern115-5
Adrian WongOttawaLSE11510
Shardul ParthasarathyIllinois BCornell B11710
Roxanne TangOhio StateJohns Hopkins11710
Micah ColmanWaterloo BNorth Carolina B117-5
Julian BushlowCornell BIllinois B117-5
Alan WuVanderbiltCornell A12110
Ben WismathToronto CPenn State12410
Nikhil ChellamNorthwesternUC Berkeley B14410
Danila KabotyanskiIndianaFlorida14510
Joseph ChambersVirginiaChicago B1450
William OrrYaleIowa State1450
Ezra SantosChicago BVirginia1450
Athena ShaddenTexasArizona State14510
Ian LuGeorgia TechUC Berkeley A14510
Orion KellerVirginia TechStanford14510
Jaik HavlickArizona StateTexas1450
Amogh KulkarniGeorgia StateUCF14510
Soren HeydariNorth Carolina BWaterloo B1450
Guy IndoranteIowa StateYale1450