Maine - 2025 PACE NSC - Buzzpoints App

Question

In 2024, this state's WLBZ radio station closed after an author stopped bankrolling it. (20[1])This state's superlatives include having the highest rate of heat pump adoption in the country and the oldest population. (0[1])A (0[1])chair (20[1])of the Senate (20[1])Appropriations (0[1])Committee (20[2])from this state (20[1])was one of only three Republicans to vote (0[1])to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson. (20[2]0[2])Donald Trump has clashed with this state's (20[1])"radical-left (20[1])governor," (*) Janet Mills, (10[6])a supporter (10[2])of (10[2])trans athletes. (10[3])Vermont (10[4])and this (0[1])state (10[2]0[1])are the only ones represented in the Senate by an Independent. (10[5])In 2023, (10[1])a mass shooter terrorized a bowling alley in this state's city (10[1])of Lewiston. (0[1])For 10 points, swing voter Susan Collins represents what New England state? ■END■ (10[2]0[3])

ANSWER: Maine [or ME] (The author is Stephen King, and the independent senator is Angus King.)

= Average correct buzz position

Buzzes

Player	Team	Opponent	Buzz Position	Value
Ezra Zibel	Montgomery Blair B	Uni School of Nashville A	13	20
Ethan Wang	Adlai E. Stevenson A	Strake Jesuit B	32	0
Elijah Tyler	Herron	White Pigeon	33	0
Parker Brathwaite	Thomas Jefferson E	Thomas Jefferson C	34	20
Evan Schleck	Hunter A	Audrain County AT	37	20
Lyn Redman	Northside College Prep	Lambert B	38	0
Samuel Shottes	Hunter B	Fairfield County AT	39	20
Joshua Koch	Grosse Pointe South	Park Tudor	39	20
Nathan Haley	Northmont	Walter Payton A	42	20
Jonathan Kim	Richard Montgomery	Westwood	50	0
Pranav Srambikkal	Lambert A	Detroit Catholic Central A	55	20
Jack Mangrum	Innovation Academy A	Alabama Cyber Tech	55	0
Arjun Ramachandran	Montgomery Blair A	Lexington	55	0
Ethan Krone	Lincoln-Way East B	Virginia	55	20
Tate Osborne	Alabama Cyber Tech	Innovation Academy A	62	20
Darren Kellis	Milton	Thomas Jefferson B	63	20
Andrew Gao	Belmont	Fremd	66	10
Martin Ames	Chattahoochee A	West Point	66	10
Colin O'Neill	Great Valley	Classen SAS	66	10
Kieran Blake	Walter Payton B	Lee's Summit	66	10
Alvan Hossain	Lexington	Montgomery Blair A	66	10
Soham Ray	Parkway West	Edina	66	10
Karthik Jayaram	Walker	Carmel A	68	10
Deepak Viswalingam	Westwood	Richard Montgomery	68	10
Alex Bach	Yukon A	Irvington	69	10
Safiya Hasan	Lindbergh	Eastchester	69	10
Justin Wang	Strake Jesuit A	Northview	71	10
Ryan Sharp	Carmel B	Quince Orchard	71	10
Danny "Raj" Morris	Strake Jesuit B	Adlai E. Stevenson A	71	10
Ulden Gao	Winston Churchill A	Glenbrook South	72	10
Annie Williamson	Uni School of Nashville B	Innovation Academy B	72	10
Amy Tan	North Quincy	Coronado	72	10
Chase Holbrook	Russell	Okemos	72	10
Abigail Lee	Thomas Jefferson A	Uni of Illinois Laboratory	74	0
Jeremy Kantsiper	Centennial B	Carl Sandburg	75	0
Henry Berger	Centennial A	Downingtown STEM	75	10
Eli Oster	Solon	Lincoln-Way East A	75	10
Nachiket Hegde	Chattahoochee B	Detroit Catholic Central B	86	10
Edward Kim	Johns Creek	Hinsdale Central A	86	10
Tony Han	Kane County AT	Saint Joseph	86	10
Robert Young Jr	Page	Homewood-Flossmoor	86	10
Aditya Khambekar	Seven Lakes	Saratoga	86	10
Alex Bohlinger	Wayzata	Adlai E. Stevenson B	88	10
Tiger Wu	Winston Churchill B	Yukon B	99	10
Colin Starnes	Barrington	Georgetown Day	101	0
Haughton Neppl	Georgetown Day	Barrington	114	10
Ayaan Ghori	Carl Sandburg	Centennial B	114	10
Balaskanda Sivanandame	Lambert B	Northside College Prep	114	0
Taran Bhandari	Thomas Jefferson D	Detroit Catholic Central C	114	0
Jayden Wright	White Pigeon	Herron	114	0

Summary

Tournament	Edition	Exact Match?	TUH	Conv. %	Power %	Neg %	Average Buzz
2025 PACE NSC	06/07/2025	Y	42	90%	24%	0%	68.55