Question

A cunning character in this film asks, “so it’s number one, is it?” after asserting that the ideal way to murder him is by “banging away” “like a firing squad.” (15[1])In a shot from this film, a fire engulfs the frame as a man mutters to himself, “if you believe you got a conscience, it’ll pester you to death.” The Looney Tunes short 8 Ball Bunny parodies several instances in which this film’s protagonist hounds a “fellow American,” played by its director in a cameo, (15[1])for money. This film’s paranoid protagonist is taunted to stick his hand into a hole containing a (*) gila monster. (-5[1])At (-5[1])the end of this film, (-5[1])the discovery of empty bags during a dust storm (10[1])causes Howard and Curtin to laugh maniacally. (10[1])The director’s father Walter plays a (10[1])hardy old man in this 1948 adaptation of a novel by B. Traven. (10[1])For 10 points, a Mexican (10[1])bandit rejects (10[1]-5[1])a request for “stinkin’ (10[1])badges!” (10[2])in what John Huston western starring Humphrey Bogart as a gold prospector? ■END■ (10[4])

ANSWER: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
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2024 Chicago Open07/28/2024Y15100%13%27%138.27

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Milan FernandezThe Empire Bikes Backsticking out your guyot for the ridge push; you're so seafloor spread, you're so fracture zone2915
Sam BaileyThe Oldest Men in the WorldCharlotte's Moderately Successful Team8415
Justin WytmarAre You There, Chat? It's Me, MargaretAMOGH QUIZ HACK? 英雄联盟 400 PPG 24 TUH103-5
Ethan AshbrookGalvanized Square Steen and Eco-Friendly Wood VermeerLisan al-Quib104-5
Rob CarsonPunished "Venom" BHSUThe Dyatlov Passement incident109-5
Caleb KendrickWe Need New NamesA Nervy Liberal Nanny Hence11810
Victor PavaoLying on a Mattress at Lou’s Apartment in Pilsen, ChicagoNJTRANSit (and bobby, i guess)12510
Matt Laferwhen you look this good, you don’t have to know anythingSAYYID QUTB, DRIVING THE LONGEST CAR YOU’VE EVER SEEN THROUGH TAHRIR SQUARE13110
Matt JacksonLMM's LLM MLMit's the great pumpkinification objection, charlie brown14410
Aidan MehiganFirst Cause, First Cause, make me young!The Jeam Team14910
Stephen LiuLisan al-QuibGalvanized Square Steen and Eco-Friendly Wood Vermeer15110
Walter ZhangMindgoblin of Little HobbesLes Missourables151-5
John LawrenceBHSU BI’ll take a quiet 10 / A handshake of CO (Chicago Open)15510
Dillon RobertsonNJTRANSit (and anwen, I guess)genAI this, genAI that, have you found your 真爱 yet15610
Eric BobrowRead slowly: A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A Read quickly: AThere are buzzable clues everywhere for those with eyes to see15610
Raymond WangAMOGH QUIZ HACK? 英雄联盟 400 PPG 24 TUHAre You There, Chat? It's Me, Margaret16910
Michael CoatesBerkeley Mafia and the Chicago Boyvar merchants16910
Charles HangLes MissourablesMindgoblin of Little Hobbes16910
William GoldenThe Dyatlov Passement incidentPunished "Venom" BHSU16910