Question

In a story from this region, a woman was turned into a plant after drowning while searching for the moon goddess Jaci. Travelers in this region can be led astray by the backwards footprints of a flaming (10[1])dwarf-like demon or a hairy one-eyed giant. A mythical “land (-5[1])of cinnamon” was the destination of an expedition in this natural region chronicled by Gaspar (10[1])de Carvajal (10[1])(“kar-vah-HALL”). Men in this (10[1]-5[1])natural region may (10[1])be (10[1])targeted by a siren-like figure named Iara (“Yara”), while women may be impregnated by shapeshifting (-5[1])dolphins. (10[2])The 100-foot-long (10[3])snake (10[1])Yacumama inhabits this natural (10[1])region, where Henry Fawcett (10[2])disappeared while searching (10[2])for the (10[1])Lost (10[1])City (10[1])of (10[1])Z. (10[2])For 10 points, myths (10[1])of (-5[1])the Tupi (10[1])peoples tell of creatures from what South American rainforest? (10[2])■END■ (10[4])

ANSWER: Amazon rainforest [or Amazon jungle; accept Amazon River or Amazon River Basin; accept Gran Chaco; prompt on Brazil] (The first line refers to a common story about the creation of the giant water lily Victoria amazonica. The second line describes the Curupira and Mapinguari.)
<Brown, Mythology>
= Average correct buzz position

Summary

California2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%111.00
Florida2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%106.33
Midwest2025-02-01Y6100%0%0%74.67
Overflow2025-02-01Y5100%0%20%112.00
Pacific Northwest2025-02-01Y2100%0%0%97.00
South Central2025-02-01Y2100%0%50%91.50
Southeast2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%91.67
UK2025-02-01Y10100%0%30%107.80

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Annabelle YangWashU AChicago B3610
Jisoo YooTexas AASU46-5
John Luke BroussardTAMUTexas B6110
Jakob MyersIndiana AMissoui S&T6310
Elliot CosnettOxford BNYU C66-5
Justin LeeImperial AManchester6610
Drew ScheinerMissouriIndiana B6910
Adam IqbalDurhamCambridge E7010
Cole HartungGeorgetown ANotre Dame C84-5
Qingyu ZhangFlorida BFlorida State A8510
Fahim AfzalCambridge DImperial B8510
Sam KonkelChicago CWashU B8710
Beckett GilmoreLouisville AGeorgia Tech B8710
Jack LewisBruin AGeorgia Tech D8710
Ned TagtmeierChicago AIllinois B8810
Alice Ton NuUW AAlberta9210
Andrew ZengStanford BNotre Dame B9610
Lucy DennettWarwick BSouthampton A9610
Christopher SimsNorthwestern ANorthwestern B9910
Ben LaFondCambridge BBristol9910
Harris BecknerAlabama ATennessee A10110
Matthew WangUBCUW B10210
Swapnil GargUC Berkeley AClaremont B10310
Arya KarthikOxford ALSE10410
Justin WytmarIllinois AIllinois C10510
Freddy PottsSheffieldOxford C10510
Ryan SunUC Berkeley BUCSD10910
Brendan BethlehemCambridge ACambridge C110-5
Khanh NguyenFlorida AUCF B11210
Kevin ParkClaremont AUCLA12110
Brielle RachIowaGeorgetown B12110
Henry KeatingUCF CValencia A12210
Stan MelkumianPurdueNotre Dame A12210
Will SandersNotre Dame CGeorgetown A12210
Bryan UgazASUTexas A12210
Jaz the MononymousSouthampton BWarwick A133-5
Lucas JohnsWarwick ASouthampton B15110
Ian McDowellCambridge CCambridge A15110
Jacob Hardin-BernhardtNYU COxford B15110