Question

In one story, this figure is attacked by a massive three-horned beast called the Odontotyrannos, or “tooth-tyrant.” This figure’s servant Andreas loses a fish while in the Land of Darkness but subsequently (10[1])discovers the Water of Life. Hoping to breed a race of strong children, the Amazonian queen Thalestris brought 300 women to this figure. According to Plutarch, (10[1])a priest at (10[1])a temple mispronounced the Greek for “my (10[1])son” (10[1])while meeting with this (-5[1])figure, (10[2])who is sometimes depicted with two horns. (10[3]-5[1])Plutarch (10[3]-5[1])claims that since Artemis was attending to this ruler’s birth, (-5[1])her temple at Ephesus burnt (10[2])down on the same day. (10[1])An object connecting (-5[1])an ox to a tree (-5[1])was cut (10[1])in half (10[1])by this (10[3])ruler. (10[7])For 10 points, (10[3])the Gordian Knot (10[3])was severed (10[3])by (10[1])what (10[4])Macedonian (10[4])conqueror of the Achaemenid (10[1])Empire? ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Alexander the Great [or Alexander III of Macedon; or Alexandros III; prompt on Alexander or Alexandros]
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Summary

California2025-02-01Y3100%0%33%81.33
Florida2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%120.33
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North2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%108.67
Overflow2025-02-01Y5100%0%0%94.40
Pacific Northwest2025-02-01Y2100%0%0%98.50
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Upstate NY2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%98.00

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Eve FleisigUC Berkeley AClaremont A3110
Azura GollamudiNorthwestern BGeorgetown B5710
Alec RisoCornell CRIT B6010
Elie AounCase Western AMichigan D6710
Arya KarthikOxford AOxford C6810
Elliot CosnettOxford BCambridge E72-5
Matt ShinnickGeorgetown APurdue7310
Oscar DespardCambridge AWarwick A7310
Ryan SunUC Berkeley BUCLA8010
Justin LeeImperial ACambridge C8010
Ben LaFondCambridge BLSE8010
Owen MimnoNYU AMaryland A80-5
Biyang ZhangMichigan BMichigan A8110
JD KrothIowa StateWisconsin A8110
Matthew WangUBCUW A8110
Owen GilroyTexas BASU81-5
Jacob PriceSheffieldCambridge D91-5
Michał GerasimiukStanford BNorthwestern A9610
Jaik HavlickASUTexas B9610
Michael ZhouGeorgia Tech AGeorgia Tech B10110
Jerry XuClaremont BUCSD104-5
Joshua GarnerOhio State BCarnegie Mellon A109-5
Jerry VinokurovJohn Jay CollegePenn B11110
Qingyu ZhangFlorida BFlorida A11310
Cade SmithMichigan StateCase Western B11510
Vikshar AthreyaRutgers AVassar A11510
Will HooverRIT AESF A11510
Simon ZimmermanOhio State ACarnegie Mellon B11610
Alan FanUW BAlberta11610
Alex WyrickTennessee ALouisville A11610
Jacob Hardin-BernhardtNYU CManchester11610
Anirudh BharadwajPenn AColumbia B11610
Nathan ZhangCornell BJohns Hopkins A11610
Derek ChenColumbia CNYU B11610
Henry BonWinona StateWisconsin B11910
Sam McNameeNotre Dame ANotre Dame B11910
Pranaav SenthilkumarCornell DBinghamton A11910
Clete ReinbergerValencia AUCF B12210
Carter PisockyMichigan CKenyon12210
Lucy DennettWarwick BBristol12210
Karan GurazadaTexas ATAMU12410
Jeffrey XuGeorgia Tech CBruin A12410
Hamish CampbellDurhamSouthampton B12410
Cormac StephensonSouthampton AImperial B12510
Samuel StellaFlorida State AUCF C12610
Aaron MarchandCarletonMinnesota B12610
Britton WebsterAlabama AGeorgia Tech D12610
Gus VanskikeMaryland BHaverford B12610
Stevie MillerCarnegie Mellon AOhio State B12710
Brielle RachIowaNotre Dame C12710
Patrick TorreMaryland ANYU A12710
Audrey ChoHaverford AGeorge Washington A12710
Louis CameronCambridge EOxford B13110
Nolan DannelsUCSDClaremont B13310
Fahim AfzalCambridge DSheffield13310