Question

An author originally from this place wrote a play while in jail about a prison culture that is unsettled by the arrival of a pedophile. An author from this place (-5[1])wrote a play whose title woman (15[1])is told by her guardian angel about a war between the angels and God. A Philadelphian whose family is from this place (15[1])is the subject of a trilogy that includes The Happiest Song Plays Last and a play in which he has PTSD-induced hallucinations while working at Subway. The authors (15[1])of Short Eyes and Marisol were from this (*) island, (10[1])and a playwright whose family is from this island wrote Water (10[1])by the Spoonful. A playwright whose father is from this island is the subject of a “Haunting” by Ishmael Reed, which critiques his play about a “bastard, orphan, son of a whore and a Scotsman.” For 10 points, Lin-Manuel Miranda spent much of his youth on what island territory? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Puerto Rico [or PR; or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; prompt on the Caribbean with “what specific island?”; prompt on America or the United States of America or USA] (Short Eyes is by Miguel Piñero, Marisol is by José Rivera, and Water by the Spoonful is by Quiara Alegría Hudes.)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Henry CafaroChicago BNoli Me Tangerine29-5
Mitch McCullarNobodaddy but youMichigan3515
Matt JacksonChicago A Minus MinusOh the Missouri5715
Taylor HarveyCharlotte Mewing to get that chiseled farmer’s bride jawline2 days into college and I'm 3 lectures behind8515
Nick Jensen>:3purdoobie brothers9410
Matt BollingerBHSUmalcolm in the middlemarch (Purdue 1)10510
John LawrenceNoli Me TangerineChicago B15510

Summary

2024 ESPN @ Chicago03/23/2024Y6100%50%17%88.50
2024 ESPN @ Columbia03/23/2024Y7100%14%29%107.86
2024 ESPN @ Duke03/23/2024Y2100%0%0%100.50
2024 ESPN @ Brown04/06/2024Y3100%0%0%134.00
2024 ESPN @ Cambridge04/06/2024Y2100%0%0%113.00
2024 ESPN @ Online06/01/2024Y3100%0%0%107.33