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An ESPN article whose title begins with this phrase declares that “It will be a Religious War, a sort of Christian Jihad” about the aftermath of 9/11. In a book whose title starts with this phrase, its author recounts having a shared interest in football with Nixon, despite hating him, while (10[1])covering the 1972 presidential campaign. These three words begin the title of a book that references a Sports Illustrated offer (10[1])to follow the Mint 400 while its characters are “somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert.” (10[1])A work of gonzo journalism whose title starts with these three words (10[2])was originally published in Rolling Stone and used the pseudonym Raoul Duke as a stand-in for its author. For 10 points, what three words begin the title of a novel based on Hunter S. Thompson’s time in Las Vegas? ■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: fear and loathing [accept Fear and Loathing in America or Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas or Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail ’72]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Gavin Wagner (UG)WUSTL ATexas D5010
Jacob Hardin-Bernhardt (D2)NYU AOle Miss7010
Jisoo YooTexas AVassar B8810
Collin Leck (D2)Central OklahomaTexas C10010
Drew Scheiner (UG)MissouriColorado College10010
Gerrit Severeid (UG)McGill EMississippi State14010
Roan DowlingIowaOregon State14010
Hrishit ChaudhuriNYU BArkansas14010

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