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This artist adapted a song based on Piero Umiliani’s soundtrack to the film Sweden: Heaven and Hell. This artist and Don Sahlin created a “magic triangle” for eye focus and a namesake stitch that minimized seams. A character created by this artist for Purina Food advertisements (20[1])was performed (0[1])via “right-handing.” This artist directed a film in which David Bowie played (0[1])Jareth the Goblin King. (20[3]0[1])This frequent (20[1])collaborator of (20[1])Frank Oz used (*) ping-pong (10[1])balls and a turquoise (10[1])coat (10[1]0[1])to create (10[1])a character who performs “The Rainbow Connection” with a banjo. (10[4]0[2])This (10[1])artist (10[1])created (10[2])hand-rod (10[1])or full-hand (10[1])characters like Rowlf the Dog. This (0[1])director of the films (10[1])The Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal (10[1])built the original cast for Sesame Street. (0[1])10 points, (10[2])name this puppeteer who created (10[1])the Muppets. (10[2]0[1])■END■ (10[1]0[5])

ANSWER: Jim Henson [accept the Henson stitch] (The lead-in refers to “Mah nà mah nà.”)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Andrew ShiThomas Jefferson AThomas Jefferson B4520
Alex CrowellRockford Auburn APlymouth470
Luca BalescuMercer CountyWashington590
Geo BeachNew BrightonCarbondale6320
Jamison JeffriesMexicoHinsdale Central6320
Evan SchleckHunter ASt. Mark's6320
Brielle RachRockford Auburn BNorman630
Cole HartungKinkaidJohns Creek A6520
Genevieve LakeSaint JosephInnovation Academy B6720
Nick MurrayDetroit Catholic Central ACanyon Crest7110
Adam WilliamsNorthmont AMidtown7510
Sam MacchiBelmontWilliam Fremd7610
Rohan NavaneethaSolonMaggie Walker A760
Miley HentonHoover BLake Highland7810
Mason SeversonNorrisDetroit Catholic Central B8810
Charlie BorkElkhorn NorthNorthmont B8810
Nathan HaleyNorthmont BElkhorn North880
Felix SacksLincoln-Way EastThomas Jefferson D880
Noah McRedmondCincinnati Hills ChristianWaukee8810
Andy YuWinston Churchill ATroy8810
Arjun KalaUniversity LabDunbar8910
Brian O'ConnellWoodlandDetroit Country Day9010
Eden BlakemoreJohn Adams AWest Point9110
Kaplan EvansParkway WestCarl Sandburg9110
Lindsay RhodeBelvidereMoberly9210
Faith GrahmannHeightsStevenson A9410
Braden BoothDallas CountyBarrington A1000
Anthony ZhaoThomas Jefferson CJohns Creek B10410
Austin GoberWashingtonMercer County11010
Brenden StremlerMaggie Walker CWalter Payton1170
Timothy PorterMaggie Walker ASolon11910
Joshua FanRichard MontgomeryMira Loma11910
Kaiwen XiaoIrvington AInnovation Academy A12410
Ayan KohliHunter BStevenson B1260
Matthew HoustonNormanRockford Auburn B12610
Nathan WuPlymouthRockford Auburn A12610
Charles YoungBarrington ADallas County12710
Kyunghwan LimChattahoochee ABarrington B1270
William YaoBarrington BChattahoochee A1270
Stella BroomeMaggie Walker BJohn Adams B1270
Bol AgwickJohn Adams BMaggie Walker B1270
Alan FanThomas Jefferson DLincoln-Way East1270