Question

A Potamoi river god gives instructions on how to collect this stuff to a girl who almost drowned herself in him. To avoid the poisonous creatures central to her second task given by Aphrodite, Psyche collects this stuff from thorn bushes at (-5[1])night. One figure gives this stuff to a king as a gift of gratitude for being saved from a sacrifice plot devised by his (-5[1])step-mother Ino; that figure is Phrixus. This stuff was (*) hung on an oak tree in a grove sacred to Ares, where it was guarded by a (-5[1])dragon whose teeth could become soldiers. King Iolcus gives a man who arrived at his court with only one sandal a challenge involving this (10[1])stuff. Orpheus, Heracles, and several other Greek heroes later join that challenge to obtain this stuff. For 10 points, name this material Jason (10[1])fetched with the Argonauts. (10[2])■END■

ANSWER: golden fleece [or equivalents such as golden wool; or chrysomallon deras; prompt on partial answers]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Penelope GrahamUSN AGeorgia Tech A42-5
Kevin ParkClaremontGeorgia Tech B66-5
Gavin MarkoffVanderbilt AMTSU92-5
Tianyu XuGeorgia Tech AUSN A11610
Lauren BrownBelmontWUSTL13910
Euan HamGeorgia Tech BClaremont14310
Jack LewisMTSUVanderbilt A14310

Summary

2024 Booster Shot (Vanderbilt)03/02/2024Y4100%0%75%135.25
2024 Booster Shot (Great Lakes)03/09/2024Y6100%17%33%99.83
2024 Booster Shot (WUSTL)03/09/2024Y3100%33%33%92.33