Question

During the seventh month of the Aztec calendar, a person dressed as Huixtocihuatl (“HWEEKS-tohk-ee-hwatl”), a deity associated with this substance, was sacrificed with a swordfish snout. The giantesses Fenji and Menji use Grótti to create enough of this substance to sink king Mysing’s fleet. (-5[1])Amphitrite’s Roman counterpart was named for this substance. Búri was freed from this substance (15[1])after the cow Auðumbla (“au-THOOM-bla”) spent (-5[1])three days (*) licking it away. In the Kalevala, the Sampo produces gold, flour, and this substance. The domains of the Nereids and Naiads are differentiated by this substance. To avoid fighting in the Trojan War, (10[1])Odysseus feigns insanity by sowing his fields with this substance. For 10 points, after looking towards Sodom, Lot’s wife transformed into a pillar of what substance? ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: salt [accept saltwater; prompt on seas, seawater, or oceans; prompt on ice or rime by asking, “mixed with what substance?”]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Rohan NanduriRochester CColumbia Ly-α42-5
Raymond WangCornell EarthRIT5615
Nathan ZhangCornell WindRochester A61-5
Jiming ChenCornell FireRochester B9610
Spencer AhnRochester ACornell Wind12310
Forrest WeintraubColumbia Ly-αRochester C12310

Summary

2023 ILLIAC (Cornell)2023-10-21Y4100%25%50%99.50
2023 ILLIAC (Mainsite)2023-10-21Y8100%0%100%109.25