Question

A ring of this planet is divided into five individual arcs named for the French national motto, possibly from shepherding due to its moons. Cubewanos and twotinos are part of a broad class of celestial bodies named for this planet, (-5[1])which has a fast-moving storm known as the (-5[1])Scooter. (10[2])Unusually, (10[1])this planet’s location was mathematically predicted by both Urbain le Verrier (-5[1])and John Couch Adams (-5[1])independently before it was discovered. (-5[1])This planet’s largest moon, which has a retrograde orbit because it was possibly captured from the (-5[1])nearby Kuiper belt, is named Triton. (10[1]0[1])For 10 points, name this eighth planet from the Sun. (10[3])■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Neptune [accept trans-Neptunian objects]
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Summary

2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY9100%0%56%78.78
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY8100%0%25%62.00
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY6100%0%33%75.33
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY1182%0%55%82.56
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY10100%0%50%84.10
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY5100%0%80%76.00
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY888%0%38%68.14
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY989%0%56%71.00

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Tianyu XuGeorgia Tech AGeorgia A39-5
Britton WebsterAlabama ASouth Carolina B47-5
Henry BylinowskiAuburn AClemson B4810
Jeffery XuGeorgia Tech DVanderbilt B4810
Hayes BrownFurmanGeorgia Tech E4910
Jeffery FloydSouthernTennessee A60-5
Abby HelmuellerClemson AAuburn C64-5
Nathan WhittingtonTennessee BGeorgia Tech C69-5
Blake EnwillerVanderbilt AAuburn B85-5
Sean JacksonSouth Carolina AEmory Oxford9110
Griffin ElderTennessee ASouthern910
Jack OgletreeAuburn BVanderbilt A10110
Ishaan KashyapGeorgia Tech CTennessee B10110
Cohen WiegersEmory ABelmont10110
Connor RonanSouth Carolina BAlabama A10210
Brandon HuntAuburn CClemson A10210