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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb West | Kentucky | Michigan A | 13 | 10 |
| Arthur Zhang | Purdue B | Illinois B | 27 | 10 |
| Jacob Graham | Chicago C | Indiana A | 39 | 10 |
| Nolan Jones | Purdue A | Notre Dame A | 41 | 10 |
| Nathan Woolery | Louisville B | Michigan C | 41 | 10 |
| Raymond Jiang | Illinois C | Chicago A | 102 | -5 |
| Peter Ballas | Michigan D | Louisville A | 105 | -5 |
| James Windle | Purdue C | Notre Dame C | 105 | 10 |
| Beckett Gilmore | Louisville A | Michigan D | 108 | 10 |
| Anurag Shah | Indiana B | Notre Dame B | 112 | -5 |
| Eric Lipsutz | Chicago D | Notre Dame D | 118 | 10 |
| Dennis Yang | Michigan B | UIC | 118 | 10 |
| Adrian Dooley | Notre Dame B | Indiana B | 128 | 10 |
| Ezra Santos | Chicago A | Illinois C | 132 | 10 |
| Mats Miller | Chicago B | Illinois A | 132 | 10 |