Question

A character laments how, after creating this “wide” and “beautiful” location, a king nonetheless threatened to bind his feet and chop his ears off. Three times, when a man sets foot upon this location, Apollo flings him and his “bright shield” backwards. While at this location, a woman points out heroes to a group of elders (-5[1])including Panthous, Clytius, and Antenor. Heracles prevented the repayment of a debt owed to the god who created this location by killing a sea (10[1])monster sent to eat Hesione. (10[1])Astyanax (-5[1])dies after being thrown from this location by Neoptolemus. As penance for a rebellion against Zeus, Poseidon built this location on behalf of king Laomedon. A chariot is used to drag the corpse of Hector around, for 10 points, what structures that protect a city ruled by Priam? (10[1])■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: the walls of Troy [accept equivalents for Troy such as Ilium or Ilion or Wilusa; accept gates of Troy; accept battlements for “walls”; prompt on Troy or Ilium or Wilusa]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Andrew EllisKentuckySouth Carolina55-5
Alexander WyrickTennesseeGeorgia Tech B7910
Jack LewisMTSUGeorgia Tech A8410
Amogh KulkarniGeodesicVanderbilt A85-5
Caden HausteinHardingVanderbilt B13310
Gavin MarkoffVanderbilt AGeodesic13410
Sean JacksonSouth CarolinaKentucky13410

Summary

2024 ACF Regionals @ JMU01/27/2024Y3100%0%33%77.33
2024 ACF Regionals @ Imperial01/27/2024Y1100%0%0%93.00
2024 ACF Regionals @ Vanderbilt01/27/2024Y5100%0%40%112.80
2024 ACF Regionals @ MIT01/27/2024Y1100%0%0%58.00