Question

This politician contracted hepatitis from a vaccine the White House gave him before a trip to South America, where he discussed grain distribution as Food For Peace director. This politician quipped, “I’ve got a (-5[1])secret for you. Kiss my ass” (-5[1])after being heckled in (-5[1])Battle Creek. In a speech, this politician said, “This chamber reeks of blood,” in addressing opponents (10[1])to an appropriations bill cosponsored by Mark Hatfield. (10[1])During one campaign, this politician noted he was “1,000 percent (10[1])behind” his (10[1])running mate, (10[2])who confessed (10[1]-5[1])to undergoing (10[2])electroshock (10[1])therapy. (10[7]-5[5])This politician (10[2])was forced (10[1])to drop (10[2])his running (10[1])mate (10[1])Thomas (10[1]-5[1])Eagleton, (10[1]-5[1])whom he (10[1])replaced with (10[1])Sargent Shriver. (10[1]-5[2])For 10 points, name this South Dakota (10[1])Senator (10[2])who only won Massachusetts and D.C. (10[1])in his 1972 (10[1]-5[1])campaign against (10[2]-5[1])Richard Nixon. (10[3])■END■ (10[11]0[9])

ANSWER: George McGovern [or George Stanley McGovern]
<NS, American History>
= Average correct buzz position

Summary

Florida2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%96.00
Great Lakes2025-02-01Y683%0%17%103.00
Lower Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y6100%0%0%94.00
Midwest2025-02-01Y2100%0%50%103.00
North2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%101.67
Northeast2025-02-01Y4100%0%0%85.50
Overflow2025-02-01Y580%0%60%104.75
Pacific Northwest2025-02-01Y2100%0%100%125.50
Southeast2025-02-01Y475%0%50%111.33
UK2025-02-01Y1080%0%30%105.38
Upper Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y888%0%25%98.00
Upstate NY2025-02-01Y3100%0%33%122.33

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Ben KoberleinNotre Dame BNorthwestern A33-5
Joshua BobinImperial BOxford C39-5
Ian LuGeorgia Tech CGeorgia Tech B43-5
Meggy ManiGeorgetown BStanford B5910
Biniam AlaroFlorida AValencia A6710
Kai MadgwickManchesterCambridge A7710
Peter LutzGeorge Washington BJohn Jay College7910
Akshar GoyalIllinois AChicago A8110
Isaac MeredithTufts ABU8110
Yaj JhajhriaUW BUBC83-5
Grant AvisLouisville ABruin A8310
Ryan JudgeCarnegie Mellon ACase Western A8510
Harry CraneWarwick BCambridge D8510
Gus VanskikeMaryland BMaryland A8610
Ethan NewmanMichigan StateOhio State A8710
Graham TroyUNC BVirginia Tech A8710
Derek AldridgeWilliam & MaryWake Forest8710
Ezra SantosChicago BMissouri87-5
Arjun NageswaranHarvard AUMass Boston8710
Jonathan SchnipperBrandeis AHarvard B8710
Luke RobitailleMIT ADartmouth A8710
Stephen HeritageNotre Dame AGeorgetown A87-5
Stephen WalshNorthwestern BNotre Dame C87-5
Cormac BeirneLSESheffield87-5
Vedh RameshPenn BColumbia B87-5
Owen MimnoNYU AHaverford B8710
Jeffrey AustinUNC DLiberty A8910
Elijah ScheinsonColumbia CYale A8910
Henry BonWinona StateWisconsin A9110
Arya KarthikOxford ABristol9310
Eva Lettiere-RobertsGeorge Washington AJohns Hopkins A9310
Samuel StellaFlorida State AUCF B9510
Prahalad RaoOhio State BCase Western B9610
Jacob EgolDukeLiberty B9710
Kevin PengCornell CCornell D97-5
Antoni KluzowskiWarwick ACambridge E98-5
Shiv SeshanCambridge BSouthampton A9810
Robert FreemanSouth CarolinaLiberty C10010
Aaron MarchandCarletonWisconsin B10210
Diego AlmarazUNC CVirginia A10410
Anne FjeldAlbertaUW A104-5
Arjun BothraHaverford ARutgers A104-5
Nikhil ChellamNorthwestern ANotre Dame B11110
Conor ThompsonIowa StateMinnesota B11210
Jacob Hardin-BernhardtNYU CDurham11210
Giuseppe PiccirilliBinghamton AESF A11810
Cole PolleyMichigan DMichigan B12110
Allen XuGeorgia Tech DGeorgia Tech A121-5
Todd MaslykMichigan AMichigan C123-5
Roan DowlingIowaPurdue12310
Kritanu SahaCornell DCornell C12310
Owen ArnesonMissouriChicago B12510
Truman FillbrandtUW AAlberta12510
Louis HarneyGeorgia Tech BGeorgia Tech C12510
Qingyu ZhangFlorida BUCF C12610
Carter PisockyMichigan CMichigan A12610
Jack LengaCarnegie Mellon BKenyon1260
Noah DeanKenyonCarnegie Mellon B1260
Will SandersNotre Dame CNorthwestern B1260
Cole HartungGeorgetown ANotre Dame A12610
John ChenUBCUW B12610
Michael ZhouGeorgia Tech AGeorgia Tech D1260
Britton WebsterAlabama AVanderbilt A1260
Brina RatangeeVanderbilt AAlabama A12610
Zosia MikolajczukSouthampton BCambridge C12610
Freddy PottsSheffieldLSE12610
Matt SheldonOxford BImperial A1260
Oscar O'FlanaganImperial AOxford B1260
Benjamin LiuOxford CImperial B12610
Hrishit ChaudhuriNYU BCornell B1260
Vikshar AthreyaRutgers AHaverford A1260
Nathan ZhangCornell BNYU B12610
Olin BoseColumbia BPenn B12610
Danny CutbillRIT BRIT A12610