Question

A goddess of these places used her martial arts skills to defeat the demons Qianliyan (“ch’YEN-lee-yen”) and Shunfeng’er (“shoon-FUNG-ar”), making them the guardians of her temple. After Fujiwara no Hidesato uses his saliva to kill a giant centipede, an attendant of a god of these places gives him a bottomless bag of rice. After failing to procure a monkey’s liver, a creature (-5[1])living in one (10[1])of these places (10[1])has its bones crushed. A god (10[1])of these places, whose palace has a garden (10[1])with sections (10[1])for each season, was visited by the grandfather of Japan’s (10[1])first emperor. After saving the daughter of that god of these places, (10[1])Urashima Tarō is given (10[1])a box (10[1])that prevents him from aging. In Journey to the West, (10[1])Ao Guang (10[1])is one of four Dragon Kings who rule (10[1])over these places. (10[2]-5[2])For 10 points, Ryūjin uses a pair of jewels to control the tides of what (10[2])places? (10[1])■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: seas [or oceans; prompt on bodies of water]
<MS, Mythology>
= Average correct buzz position

Summary

Great Lakes2025-02-01Y6100%0%0%115.50
Lower Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y1100%0%0%65.00
Midwest2025-02-01Y1100%0%0%91.00
Northeast2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%98.33
Overflow2025-02-01Y4100%0%25%127.25
Pacific Northwest2025-02-01Y2100%0%50%105.50
South Central2025-02-01Y2100%0%50%148.50
UK2025-02-01Y1100%0%0%129.00

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Alice Ton NuUW AUW B59-5
Matthew WangUBCAlberta6210
Orion KellerVirginia Tech AVirginia A6510
Joy AnHarvard ABrown A7110
Biyang ZhangMichigan BCase Western B7910
Owen AshbrookIowaStanford B8110
Jay KimChicago BMissouri9110
Michael SunBrandeis BMIT A10310
Leo TaoMichigan CCarnegie Mellon A10710
Yashwanth BajjiMichigan AKenyon10910
Peter BallasMichigan DOhio State A11910
Christopher DechBrandeis ATufts A12110
Eveline OngOxford ACambridge A12910
Alex ZhuCarnegie Mellon BOhio State B13210
Matt ShinnickGeorgetown ANotre Dame A132-5
Matt SchiavoneNorthwestern APurdue13210
Owen GilroyTexas BTexas A132-5
Alan LeeCase Western AMichigan State14710
Amanda ZhaoGeorgetown BNotre Dame C14710
John Luke BroussardTAMUASU14810
Jacob FinleyNotre Dame AGeorgetown A14910
Alan FanUW BUW A14910
Jisoo YooTexas ATexas B14910