Kathy Hochul - 2025 PACE NSC

Question

As a student, this politician unsuccessfully lobbied to rename a football stadium for Ernie Davis and later married a lawyer who represented Delaware North in a controversial NFL stadium deal. In January 2025, this governor stated "the cost of living is just too damn high" (0[1])in support of a (20[1])law to ban (0[1])hedge funds (0[1])buying single family homes. (0[2])This politician, who in 2022 narrowly defeated Republican (*) Lee Zeldin, (10[7]0[1])decided not (10[4])to use (10[1])their power to fire a mayor (10[1]0[1])implicated (10[1])in a scandal (0[1])involving (10[2]0[1])Turkish Airlines. (10[1]0[2])This (10[1])governor (10[1])vetoed (10[1])but later supported (10[1])a bill that raises revenue (10[1])for the MTA by imposing the country's first congestion pricing zone. (0[1])For 10 points, (10[1])name this (0[1])woman who succeeded Andrew Cuomo (10[1])as Governor (10[1])of (10[1])New York. (10[1])■END■ (10[4]0[5])

ANSWER: Kathy Hochul [or Kathleen Hochul; or Kathleen Courtney]

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Buzzes

Player	Team	Opponent	Buzz Position	Value
Aaron Zhou	Winston Churchill A	Uni School of Nashville B	44	0
Dylan Cregar	Detroit Catholic Central A	Johns Creek	48	20
Ayaan Ghori	Carl Sandburg	Saratoga	51	0
Anirudh "Ani" Srinivasan	Adlai E. Stevenson A	Parkway West	53	0
Tate Osborne	Alabama Cyber Tech	Classen SAS	57	0
Henry Nolan	Herron	Lincoln-Way East B	57	0
Andrew Gao	Belmont	Montgomery Blair A	67	10
Martin Ames	Chattahoochee A	Strake Jesuit A	67	10
Tejas Kohli	Lambert A	Seven Lakes	67	10
Rajiv Pujara	Fairfield County AT	Lindbergh	67	10
Darren Kellis	Milton	Yukon B	67	0
Walker Varghese	Hunter B	North Quincy	67	10
Colin O'Neill	Great Valley	Thomas Jefferson A	67	10
Evan Schleck	Hunter A	Walker	67	10
Maximilian Lin	Eastchester	Lexington	69	10
Anoop Valavoju	Northview	Downingtown STEM	69	10
Kieran Blake	Walter Payton B	Irvington	69	10
Andrew Peuster	Audrain County AT	Wayzata	69	10
Soham Ray	Parkway West	Adlai E. Stevenson A	71	10
Arjun Vijaykumar	Saratoga	Carl Sandburg	77	10
Ezra Zibel	Montgomery Blair B	Hinsdale Central A	77	0
Henry Berger	Centennial A	Solon	78	10
Deepak Viswalingam	Westwood	Quince Orchard	81	0
Jaehyun Yi	Uni of Illinois Laboratory	Adlai E. Stevenson B	82	10
Joshua Koch	Grosse Pointe South	Georgetown Day	82	10
Jeev Hora	Kane County AT	Page	82	0
Parker Brathwaite	Thomas Jefferson E	Detroit Catholic Central B	84	10
Jerry Huang	Thomas Jefferson C	Homewood-Flossmoor	84	0
Jack Mangrum	Innovation Academy A	Carmel A	84	0
Christopher Stewart	Yukon A	Uni School of Nashville A	85	10
Ryan Sharp	Carmel B	White Pigeon	86	10
Nathan Haley	Northmont	Fremd	87	10
Elena Whitford	Walter Payton A	West Point	90	10
Anthony Xu	Thomas Jefferson B	Chattahoochee B	95	10
Samanyu Bhupalam	Innovation Academy B	Edina	106	0
Nam Dang	Richard Montgomery	Okemos	109	10
Evan Ting	Park Tudor	Lambert B	111	0
Chase Holbrook	Russell	Strake Jesuit B	116	10
Nico Bobis	Glenbrook South	Detroit Catholic Central C	118	10
Ryan Chang	Centennial B	Saint Joseph	119	10
Charlie Doehring	Hinsdale Central A	Montgomery Blair B	121	10
Charan Pratapeneni	Classen SAS	Alabama Cyber Tech	122	0
Jack O’Brien	Edina	Innovation Academy B	122	10
Luke De Bruin	Homewood-Flossmoor	Thomas Jefferson C	122	10
Brian Pho	Carmel A	Innovation Academy A	122	0
Boye Zhu	Thomas Jefferson D	Lee's Summit	122	0
Ethan Krone	Lincoln-Way East B	Herron	122	10
Ray Guan	Winston Churchill B	Northside College Prep	122	0
Robert Young Jr	Page	Kane County AT	122	10
Evan Gniadek	Quince Orchard	Westwood	122	0

Summary

Tournament	Edition	Exact Match?	TUH	Conv. %	Power %	Neg %	Average Buzz
2025 PACE NSC	06/07/2025	Y	40	80%	3%	0%	86.91