Question

A drunken speech by this actor was forced to be overdubbed by Nick Adams due to his actual inebriation. In that film, (-5[1])this actor’s character is described as “not even worth hitting” after almost getting into a fight with the rancher Bick. In a scene improvised by this actor, he hugs a character instead of running away after failing to give away $5,000. This actor is told to fire an annoying nurse in that film, which ends with him at the bedside of his father (*) Adam. This actor who played Cal Trask received his only top billing in a film where he knocks a switchblade out of a character’s hand outside Griffith Observatory and plays a game of chicken (10[1])with cars until Buzz falls off a cliff. For 10 points, name this actor who portrayed troubled Jim (10[1])Stark in Rebel Without A Cause, released (10[1])shortly after his fatal car crash. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: James Dean
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Stevie MillerCarnegie MellonMichigan B21-5
Ariel FaederPittsburghMichigan A11810
Rohan Navaneetha RajOhio State COhio State B13610
Arthur StadlinOhio State AMichigan State14310
Daniel LianMichigan BCarnegie Mellon15010

Summary

2024 Penn Bowl UNC10/26/2024Y3100%0%0%142.33
2024 Penn Bowl Florida10/26/2024Y2100%0%0%143.00
2024 Penn Bowl Harvard10/26/2024Y4100%0%0%131.75
2024 Penn Bowl UK10/26/2024Y580%0%20%133.50
2024 Penn Bowl Berkeley11/02/2024Y2100%0%50%121.00
2024 Penn Bowl Mainsite11/02/2024Y367%0%67%134.00
2024 Penn Bowl CWRU11/02/2024Y4100%0%25%136.75
2024 Penn Bowl Chicago11/02/2024Y8100%0%0%124.50
2024 Penn Bowl Texas11/02/2024Y250%0%50%91.00