The final name in this game’s credits is Seth Goldman, who designed a secret boss who blocks the path to Nyleth’s shrine. In this game, the disgraced Lugoli attacks the player by flinging green balls of muckmaggots with a ladle. The Extricator is used to remove the “Twisted Bud” that parasitizes this game’s protagonist, who must seek out Dr. Yarnaby in Greymoor to remove it. In this game’s true ending, the player character uses the Everbloom to descend into the Abyss to free Lost Lace from the hold of the Void with the aid of her half-sibling, the protagonist of a 2017 Metroidvania set in Hallownest. For 10 points, Hornet is the protagonist of what long-awaited Team Cherry game, which was unexpectedly released in September 2025 as the sequel to Hollow Knight? ■END■
| Northern California | Main | Y | 5 | 100% | 0% | 20% | 76.20 |
| Southern California | Main | Y | 6 | 100% | 0% | 17% | 45.00 |
| Eastern Canada | Main | Y | 12 | 100% | 0% | 8% | 73.25 |
| Florida | Main | Y | 6 | 83% | 0% | 67% | 101.40 |
| Great Lakes | Main | Y | 7 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 48.43 |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | Main | Y | 10 | 100% | 0% | 30% | 94.90 |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic (1) | Main | Y | 10 | 100% | 0% | 40% | 87.30 |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic (2) | Main | Y | 5 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 40.20 |
| Lower Midwest | Main | Y | 4 | 75% | 0% | 25% | 43.67 |
| Lower Midwest | Main | Y | 1 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 66.00 |
| Upper Midwest | Main | Y | 12 | 100% | 0% | 25% | 83.50 |
| North | Main | Y | 2 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 59.00 |
| Northeast | Main | Y | 12 | 75% | 0% | 50% | 96.78 |
| Northwest | Main | Y | 4 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 50.75 |
| South Central | Main | Y | 8 | 100% | 0% | 13% | 56.13 |
| Southeast | Main | Y | 8 | 75% | 0% | 63% | 106.17 |
| UK | Main | Y | 1 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 9.00 |
| Upstate NY | Main | Y | 4 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 38.00 |
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiden Shields | Clemson A | Tennessee B | 21 | 10 |
| Noah Fine | North Carolina A | South Carolina A | 39 | -5 |
| Conner Khan | NC State | Tennessee A | 39 | 10 |
| Malachi Ledford | Tusculum | Virginia A | 55 | 10 |
| Neal Sengupta | North Carolina B | Virginia Tech A | 90 | -5 |
| Jonathan Sung | Virginia B | North Carolina C | 101 | 10 |
| Josh Ipe | Roanoke | Liberty A | 105 | 10 |
| Fuller Wray | Virginia Tech B | South Carolina B | 109 | -5 |
| Gannon Rice | Clemson B | Liberty B | 115 | 10 |
| Gavin Rittgers | South Carolina B | Virginia Tech B | 117 | 10 |
| Mason Lambert | James Madison | Liberty C | 132 | 10 |
| Caleb Slusher | South Carolina A | North Carolina A | 132 | 10 |
| Emily Kadolph | Virginia Tech A | North Carolina B | 132 | 10 |