Question

In this election year, a primary challenger attempted to pass Rule 16C forcing his opponent to declare his running mate before the final party nominee vote. In this year, one candidate's inactive campaign strategy was derisively termed "Rose garden campaigning." (20[5]0[2])In an interview with Playboy, (20[3])the winning (20[1])candidate (20[2]0[1])in (20[1])this (20[2]0[1])election (0[1])year confessed (20[2])to committing (20[1])"adultery (20[3])in [his] (20[1])(*) heart." (10[1]0[1])In a debate during this year, a candidate asserted that there was (0[2])"no Soviet (10[1])domination of (0[1])Eastern Europe." The first vice presidential debate took (0[1])place in this year between Bob Dole and Walter Mondale (0[1])shortly after the fall of Saigon. For 10 points, (10[1]0[1])name this election year in which Gerald Ford was defeated (0[1])by Jimmy Carter. (10[1])■END■ (10[10]0[3])

ANSWER: U.S. Presidential election of 1976 [prompt on 76]
<History - American History>
= Average correct buzz position

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Anoop ValavojuNorthviewBelmont390
Sreekar VajjhaClassen SASSaratoga390
Vedanth SrihariFremdAdlai E. Stevenson A3920
Luke De BruinHomewood-FlossmoorThomas Jefferson E3920
Gugan ThuduppathyMontgomery Blair AJohns Creek3920
Martin AmesChattahoochee AMontgomery Blair B3920
Aaron ZhouWinston Churchill ALambert B3920
Soham RayParkway WestThomas Jefferson B4420
Ethan KralNorthmontStrake Jesuit B4420
Robert Young JrPageYukon B4420
Tejas KohliLambert AUni of Illinois Laboratory4620
Kieran BlakeWalter Payton BCoronado4720
Samin AsifSeven LakesGreat Valley470
Colin O'NeillGreat ValleySeven Lakes4720
Jack MangrumInnovation Academy AThomas Jefferson A4820
Tate OsborneAlabama Cyber TechWayzata4920
Ayaan GhoriCarl SandburgGeorgetown Day4920
Maximilian LinEastchesterDetroit Catholic Central A490
Jackson GreenUni School of Nashville BCentennial B500
Keefe YangCarmel BBarrington5220
Darren KellisMiltonWest Point5220
Joshua KochGrosse Pointe SouthWestwood5420
Arjun VijaykumarSaratogaClassen SAS5520
Eli OsterSolonOkemos5520
Adam JohnsonVirginiaWinston Churchill B5520
Ethan KroneLincoln-Way East BDetroit Catholic Central C5720
Evan GniadekQuince OrchardInnovation Academy B5810
Arnav JasaparaChattahoochee BThomas Jefferson D580
Evan TingPark TudorWalter Payton A700
aTeam 1Team 2700
Dylan CregarDetroit Catholic Central AEastchester7210
Lyn RedmanNorthside College PrepGlenbrook South740
Nam DangRichard MontgomeryLindbergh820
Clover HorwitzUni School of Nashville ACentennial A920
Steven ZhaoHinsdale Central AAdlai E. Stevenson B10110
Jack WilliamsWhite PigeonLee's Summit1010
Jerry HuangThomas Jefferson CDetroit Catholic Central B1110
Nico BobisGlenbrook SouthNorthside College Prep11410
Andrew GaoBelmontNorthview11510
Brady GaylordLee's SummitWhite Pigeon1150
Felix SacksLincoln-Way East ARussell11510
Jeev HoraKane County ATNorth Quincy11510
Grant LiuWalter Payton APark Tudor11510
Safiya HasanLindberghRichard Montgomery11510
Cole KurzhalSaint JosephHerron1150
Elijah TylerHerronSaint Joseph1150
bTeam 2Team 111510
Philip CalabreseDetroit Catholic Central BThomas Jefferson C11510
Taran BhandariThomas Jefferson DChattahoochee B11510
Henry BergerCentennial AUni School of Nashville A11510
Shravan YoagentharanCentennial BUni School of Nashville B11510

Summary

TournamentEditionExact Match?TUHConv. %Power %Neg %Average Buzz
2025 PACE NSC06/07/2025Y3795%57%0%71.09