In a book by this author, the protagonist involuntarily sings “Wind Beneath My Wings” in a Panda Express before being unable to sing it at a funeral. In a book by this author, listening to Queen’s News of the World helps lead to the protagonist’s “first real kiss” with the guitarist Lucas while on an unwanted country music tour. After her boyfriend claims to be (*) Christ reincarnated, the protagonist of a book by this author breaks a heavily damaged molar on a flight to Australia and is inspired by “Focus,” a song recorded by this author’s former coworker. “What a Fool Believes” plays as this author leaves her abuser’s grave in a 2022 memoir with a pink and yellow cover that shows this author holding a confetti-filled urn. For 10 points, what author’s I’m Glad My Mom Died includes her time playing Sam on iCarly? ■END■
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Wu | Coughing Baby | 1. Wawa 2. Blank Street 151. Black Sheep at Kings Cross rail | 66 | -5 |
| Thomas Hart | Knorr Stock Clue | To buzz is to be perceived | 129 | 10 |
| Robert Crawley | Paul Quifford, or, It Was a Dark and Stormy Tournament | Galactic Ombudsmen | 134 | 10 |
| Rachel Bentham | question mark | Bristold | 137 | 10 |
| Evan Lynch | Washed Scrubs | Chimp Brisket | 137 | 10 |
| Jacob Price | why is it called a score clue if nobody scores points on it | Of Mice and Penn | 137 | 10 |
| Ben Liu | Hail to the Sheaf | The Bit and the Penndulum | 142 | 10 |
| Ben Russell Jones | Burnaburiash's Lapis Lazuli | Penn and the Art of Tossup-Bonus cycle Maintenance | 144 | 10 |
| Daniel Bloom | Alas poor Warwick, I knew him Edinburgh | Quiztian Bale in Ratman Begins | 145 | 0 |
| 2025 Penn Bowl - Stanford | 10/25/25 | Y | 3 | 100% | 0% | 33% | 137.33 |
| 2025 Penn Bowl - Northwestern | 10/25/25 | Y | 4 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 129.50 |
| 2025 Penn Bowl - Mainsite (UPenn) | 11/01/25 | Y | 5 | 100% | 0% | 40% | 134.40 |
| 2025 Penn Bowl - Ottawa | 11/01/25 | Y | 7 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 127.57 |
| 2025 Penn Bowl - UK | 11/01/25 | Y | 9 | 78% | 0% | 11% | 137.14 |
| 2025 Penn Bowl - UNC | 11/01/25 | Y | 3 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 135.00 |
| 2025 Penn Bowl - BU | 11/01/25 | Y | 4 | 50% | 0% | 25% | 132.00 |
| 2025 Penn Bowl - WashU | 11/01/25 | Y | 2 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 136.50 |
| 2025 Penn Bowl - CWRU | 11/01/25 | Y | 3 | 67% | 0% | 0% | 126.00 |