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Members of this ethnicity built a conical national shrine to the Virgin of Charity that includes a mural depicting Father Varela. Two businessmen of this ethnicity re-started the Cawy Bottling Company in the early 1960s, selling sodas like Quinabeer and the yerba-mate-based Materva. Down the street from Versailles Restaurant, which serves a dish of shredded beef whose name translates (-5[1])to “old clothes,” a walk of fame honors celebrities (-5[1])of this ethnicity (-5[1])such as the husband and co-star of Lucille Ball. On (10[1])“cultural Fridays,” (10[2])this ethnicity congregates at Calle Ocho in a “little” neighborhood named for their country’s capital. This ethnicity was subject to the “wet foot, dry foot” (10[1])policy and was resettled during the Mariel Boatlift. For 10 points, name this largest ethnicity in Miami-Dade (10[1])County. ■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: Cuban-American [or Cubans; accept Afro-Cubans; prompt on Hispanic, Latino, Latina, Latinx, Latine, or Latin Americans]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Ethan AltshulEmory BSouth Carolina A58-5
Sebastian VerasGeorgia Tech CTusculum A67-5
Cole WelchGeorgia Tech EGeorgia Tech B70-5
Jackson McDonaldAlabama AGeorgia A8010
Ayan GuhaGeorgia Tech DAuburn A8210
Luke ZhangEmory AAuburn C8210
Ian LuGeorgia Tech FAuburn B10710
Kabir ZamanSouth Carolina AEmory B12410
Malachi LedfordTusculum AGeorgia Tech C12610
Nitish SudhakarGeorgia Tech BGeorgia Tech E12610
Charlie WeaverClemson ATennesse B12610