Question

A player of this instrument frequently opened songs by jumping octaves to hit a root note, such as on the track “Guess Who.” A player of this instrument who moved off the Stovall plantation with 20 dollars from Alan Lomax created the song “I Can’t Be Satisfied.” (10[1])A player of this instrument created the song “Texas Flood” with the group Double Trouble before dying (10[1])in a helicopter accident. A player of this instrument exemplified the Chicago Blues with songs like “Hoochie Coochie Man.” On songs like “The Thrill is Gone,” a “hummingbird vibrato” was played on one of these instruments (-5[1])that its artist named Lucille. For 10 points, (10[1]-5[1])blues musicians (-5[1])like Muddy Waters and B. B. King played what instrument (10[1])whose notes are created by raking, bending, and sliding its strings? (0[1])■END■ (10[3]0[1])

ANSWER: guitar [accept blues guitar; accept electric guitar] (The artist who died was Stevie Ray Vaughan.)
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= Average correct buzz position

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Summary

2024 ACF Regionals @ Nebraska01/27/2024Y683%0%0%116.60
2024 ACF Regionals @ Imperial01/27/2024Y888%0%38%104.00

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Isaiah SilversDurham AEdinburgh4610
Andrew FisherSheffieldOxford B6310
Eileen PengOxford CKiel99-5
Oliver HargraveOxford ACambridge A10710
Thomas HartWarwickCambridge B107-5
Adam JonesImperial AImperial B109-5
Kevin FlanaganBristolCambridge C11910
Brendan BethlehemCambridge BWarwick1300
Alessandro BogoKCLDurham B1310
Ian DewanKielOxford C13110
Aisling SkeetDurham BKCL13110
Carlos DoebeliImperial BImperial A13110