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In a story from this region, a woman was turned into a plant after drowning while searching for the moon goddess Jaci. Travelers in this region can be led astray by the backwards footprints of a flaming dwarf-like demon or a hairy one-eyed giant. A mythical “land of cinnamon” was the destination of an expedition in this natural region chronicled by Gaspar de Carvajal (“kar-vah-HALL”). Men in this (10[1]-5[1])natural region may be (10[1])targeted by a siren-like figure named Iara (“Yara”), while women may be impregnated by shapeshifting dolphins. (10[1])The 100-foot-long snake Yacumama inhabits this natural region, where Henry Fawcett (10[1])disappeared while searching (10[1])for the Lost City of (10[1])Z. (10[1])For 10 points, myths of (-5[1])the Tupi peoples tell of creatures from what South American rainforest? ■END■

ANSWER: Amazon rainforest [or Amazon jungle; accept Amazon River or Amazon River Basin; accept Gran Chaco; prompt on Brazil] (The first line refers to a common story about the creation of the giant water lily Victoria amazonica. The second line describes the Curupira and Mapinguari.)
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California2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%111.00
Florida2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%106.33
Midwest2025-02-01Y6100%0%0%74.67
Overflow2025-02-01Y5100%0%20%112.00
Pacific Northwest2025-02-01Y2100%0%0%97.00
South Central2025-02-01Y2100%0%50%91.50
Southeast2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%91.67
UK2025-02-01Y10100%0%30%107.80

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Justin LeeImperial AManchester6610
Elliot CosnettOxford BNYU C66-5
Adam IqbalDurhamCambridge E7010
Fahim AfzalCambridge DImperial B8510
Lucy DennettWarwick BSouthampton A9610
Ben LaFondCambridge BBristol9910
Arya KarthikOxford ALSE10410
Freddy PottsSheffieldOxford C10510
Brendan BethlehemCambridge ACambridge C110-5
Jaz the MononymousSouthampton BWarwick A133-5
Ian McDowellCambridge CCambridge A15110
Jacob Hardin-BernhardtNYU COxford B15110
Lucas JohnsWarwick ASouthampton B15110