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This event is the subject of a book by H. W. Brands on the “New American Dream.” 150 Wintu people were killed during this event in the Bridge Gulch massacre. Cornelius Vanderbilt’s Accessory Transit Company began operating in Nicaragua during this event. The Fugitive Slave Act was passed following this event in exchange for its location’s admission to the Union. This event was caused by a discovery by John Marshall on land owned by Swiss-American businessman John Sutter. Tens of thousands of “forty-niners” travelled to participate in this event. For 10 points, name this event in which prospectors flocked to a Western state in search of a precious metal. ■END■
| Southern California | Main | Y | 7 | 100% | 0% | 57% | 85.57 |
| Eastern Canada (2) | Main | Y | 9 | 78% | 0% | 22% | 82.29 |
| Great Lakes | Main | Y | 12 | 92% | 0% | 67% | 88.27 |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | Main | Y | 6 | 100% | 0% | 50% | 93.00 |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | Main | Y | 12 | 100% | 0% | 67% | 88.33 |
| Midwest | Main | Y | 9 | 100% | 0% | 56% | 86.44 |
| Northeast | Main | Y | 12 | 83% | 0% | 83% | 89.60 |
| Pacific | Main | Y | 9 | 89% | 0% | 44% | 83.50 |
| Southeast | Main | Y | 12 | 100% | 0% | 33% | 78.08 |
| Upstate NY | Main | Y | 5 | 100% | 0% | 40% | 88.60 |
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enina Edosomwan | CWRU A | Michigan B | 31 | 10 |
| Andrew Stappenbeck | CWRU C | Louisville D | 49 | -5 |
| Orion Brey | Louisville A | Michigan A | 59 | -5 |
| Joseph Strom | Louisville B | Ohio State B | 59 | -5 |
| Aiden Hart | Kentucky | Michigan D | 59 | -5 |
| Matthew Stall | CWRU D | Michigan State B | 59 | -5 |
| Ishan Chahande | Ohio State D | Michigan State D | 59 | 10 |
| Nathan Woolery | Louisville C | WVU A | 59 | -5 |
| Venkat Das | WVU B | Michigan State C | 59 | -5 |
| Miles Spieler | Ohio State C | Pittsburgh | 60 | -5 |
| Chase Moss | WVU A | Louisville C | 61 | 0 |
| Reed Sexton | Michigan C | Ohio State A | 69 | 10 |
| Anton Akroush | Michigan State A | CWRU B | 73 | 10 |
| Dirk Hay | Louisville D | CWRU C | 85 | 10 |
| Sarah Dong | Michigan A | Louisville A | 109 | 10 |
| Andrew McKenzie | Ohio State B | Louisville B | 109 | 10 |
| Gary Wang | Michigan D | Kentucky | 109 | 10 |
| Daniel Luebs | Michigan State B | CWRU D | 109 | 10 |
| Zac Stapler | Pittsburgh | Ohio State C | 109 | 10 |
| Eric Cameron | Michigan State C | WVU B | 109 | 10 |