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A Broadway musical based on this comic strip by Gene De Paul and Johnny Mercer originated the song “If I Had My Druthers.” In this comic strip, which originated the terms double whammy and Lower Slobbovia, Kickapoo Joy Juice was produced (-5[1])by Hairless Joe and Lonesome Polecat. This comic strip parodied Dick Tracy with a strip-within-a-strip (-5[1])called Fearless Fosdick. An animal shaped like a (*) bowling pin who would gladly produce almost any food was called a shmoo in this comic strip, which also inspired the name of Lockheed Martin’s “skunkworks”. This comic strip invented an occasion where women would ask men out to a dance in November, Sadie Hawkins Day. For (-5[1])10 points, name this comic strip created by Al Capp, in which Daisy Mae marries into the Yokum clan of Dogpatch. ■END■ (0[7])

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Danila KabotyanskiIndiana AIllinois A40-5
Joel MilesMinnesotaWUSTL55-5
Christopher SimsNorthwestern AChicago A110-5
Zachary WerthIllinois CNotre Dame A1320
Alex DelVecchioNotre Dame AIllinois C1320
Trenton BurgessIndiana BNorthwestern B1320
Stephen WalshNorthwestern BIndiana B1320
Adam FineChicago ANorthwestern A1320
Logan MathisSIUEChicago B1320
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2024 Penn Bowl Harvard10/26/2024Y450%0%50%122.50
2024 Penn Bowl UK10/26/2024Y333%0%67%132.00
2024 Penn Bowl CWRU11/02/2024Y40%0%25%0.00
2024 Penn Bowl Chicago11/02/2024Y60%0%50%0.00
2024 Penn Bowl Mainsite11/02/2024Y333%0%67%132.00