In a story by this author, a depressed adult still dreams about a dark hill road he walked down when he was eight after hanging out at the minecarts. In a story by this author, a character believes that he can still see the perfect painting of a mountain in his head despite being disappointed by the sight of the supposed real painting. A novel by this author imagines a society that worships Lifeism and gives fetuses the option to be born or not. A story by this author is presented as a sequence of testimonies to the High Police Commissioner, with the last presented by a medium. An old woman robs the hair from corpses to make wigs and has her clothes robbed by a young man sheltering from the rain in a story by this author. For 10 points, name this author of “In a Grove” and “Rashomon.” ■END■
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camden Walker | WashU B | Kentucky | 68 | -5 |
| Tianyu Xu | Georgia Tech B | Georgia Tech C | 110 | 10 |
| S. A. Shenoy | Georgia Tech D | Tennessee A | 115 | 10 |
| Charles Hang | WashU A | Bruin | 117 | 10 |
| Towery McNeil | Mississipi State | Alabama B | 121 | -5 |
| Britton Webster | Alabama A | Louisville B | 122 | 10 |
| Alina Moore | Tennessee B | Sewanee | 137 | 10 |
| Olivia Kiser | Kentucky | WashU B | 150 | 10 |
| Davin Sivertson | Alabama B | Mississipi State | 150 | 10 |
| Mary Kate Vance | Louisville A | Vanderbilt B | 150 | 10 |
| California (North) | Main Site | Y | 3 | 100% | 0% | 33% | 120.33 |
| California (South) | Main Site | Y | 4 | 100% | 0% | 25% | 120.50 |
| Canada | Main Site | Y | 12 | 92% | 0% | 0% | 113.45 |
| Florida | Main Site | Y | 3 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 126.00 |
| Great Lakes | Main Site | Y | 5 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 103.60 |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | Main Site | Y | 9 | 89% | 0% | 11% | 116.63 |
| Midwest | Main Site | Y | 8 | 88% | 0% | 0% | 118.71 |
| Northeast | Main Site | Y | 5 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 111.00 |
| Overflow | Main Site | Y | 3 | 100% | 0% | 33% | 106.00 |
| South Central | Main Site | Y | 2 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 90.00 |
| Southeast | Main Site | Y | 8 | 100% | 0% | 25% | 131.38 |
| UK | Main Site | Y | 6 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 118.33 |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | Main Site | Y | 9 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 113.89 |
| Upstate NY | Main Site | Y | 4 | 75% | 0% | 0% | 123.33 |