Hearst family - 2025 PACE NSC

Question

In the 1870s, a member of this family consolidated control over and greatly expanded the Homestake Mine near Deadwood. A century later, another member of this family who worked with Wendy Yoshimura shouted "I'm Tania!" while caught (20[1])on camera robbing the (20[1])Hibernia Bank in San (20[1])Francisco. (20[5])Bill Clinton pardoned (20[1])that member of this family (20[1]0[1])for that crime (20[1])and several others she committed with (20[1])the (*) Symbionese (10[1])Liberation (10[1])Army. (10[2]0[3])Members (10[1])of this family included the kidnapping victim (0[1])Patty and her (10[2])grandfather, (10[2]0[1])who (10[1])engaged in a circulation (0[1])war with Joseph Pulitzer and sensationalized (10[3])atrocity (10[1])reports in Cuba before the (10[1])Spanish-American (10[3])War. (0[1])For 10 points, name this family that gained a fortune through newspaper magnate (10[1])William (10[1])Randolph. (10[1])■END■ (10[8])

ANSWER: Hearst family [accept George Hearst or Patricia Campell "Patty" Hearst or William Randolph Hearst]

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Buzzes

Player	Team	Opponent	Buzz Position	Value
Anthony Zhao	Thomas Jefferson A	Uni of Illinois Laboratory	36	20
Justin Wang	Strake Jesuit A	Northview	40	20
Joshua Koch	Grosse Pointe South	Park Tudor	44	20
Anthony Pho	Carmel A	Walker	45	20
Satvik Jain	Centennial A	Downingtown STEM	45	20
Alvan Hossain	Lexington	Montgomery Blair A	45	20
Nam Dang	Richard Montgomery	Westwood	45	20
Arjun Vijaykumar	Saratoga	Seven Lakes	45	20
Sriram Susarla	Wayzata	Adlai E. Stevenson B	48	20
John Szaukellis	Barrington	Georgetown Day	53	0
Aaron Zhou	Winston Churchill A	Glenbrook South	53	20
Spencer Manning	Adlai E. Stevenson A	Strake Jesuit B	56	20
Manu Sankaran	Lambert A	Detroit Catholic Central A	62	20
Christopher Stewart	Yukon A	Irvington	64	10
Thomas Donelon	Lindbergh	Eastchester	65	10
Steven Long	Fremd	Belmont	66	0
Tate Osborne	Alabama Cyber Tech	Innovation Academy A	66	0
Ezra Zibel	Montgomery Blair B	Uni School of Nashville A	66	0
Evan Gniadek	Quince Orchard	Carmel B	66	10
Ethan Kral	Northmont	Walter Payton A	66	10
Soham Ray	Parkway West	Edina	67	10
Eshaan Sombhatta	Thomas Jefferson C	Thomas Jefferson E	74	0
Colin O'Neill	Great Valley	Classen SAS	77	10
Kieran Blake	Walter Payton B	Lee's Summit	77	10
Steven Zhao	Hinsdale Central A	Johns Creek	78	0
Samuel Shottes	Hunter B	Fairfield County AT	78	10
Chase Holbrook	Russell	Okemos	78	10
Aarushi Kanigicherla	Thomas Jefferson B	Milton	79	10
Jeremy Kantsiper	Centennial B	Carl Sandburg	83	0
Adhrit Yadav	Lambert B	Northside College Prep	89	10
Felix Sacks	Lincoln-Way East A	Solon	89	10
Hrishi Bhooma	Thomas Jefferson D	Detroit Catholic Central C	89	10
Jackson Green	Uni School of Nashville B	Innovation Academy B	90	10
Hariharan Ananthanakrishnan	Kane County AT	Saint Joseph	95	10
Ayaan Ghori	Carl Sandburg	Centennial B	96	10
Saathvik Koneru	Detroit Catholic Central B	Chattahoochee B	96	10
Edward Kim	Johns Creek	Hinsdale Central A	96	10
Brodie Henry	West Point	Chattahoochee A	97	0
Zachary Martin	Page	Homewood-Flossmoor	110	10
Belle Li	North Quincy	Coronado	111	10
Maya Ritz	Yukon B	Winston Churchill B	112	10
Haughton Neppl	Georgetown Day	Barrington	113	10
Andrew Gao	Belmont	Fremd	113	10
Martin Ames	Chattahoochee A	West Point	113	10
Krish Chinta	Innovation Academy A	Alabama Cyber Tech	113	10
Daniel Guo	Uni School of Nashville A	Montgomery Blair B	113	10
Justin Yuan	Thomas Jefferson E	Thomas Jefferson C	113	10
Ethan Krone	Lincoln-Way East B	Virginia	113	10
Claire Lohse	White Pigeon	Herron	113	10

Summary

Tournament	Edition	Exact Match?	TUH	Conv. %	Power %	Neg %	Average Buzz
2025 PACE NSC	06/07/2025	Y	41	100%	29%	0%	79.46