sumo - 2025 PACE NSC - Buzzpoints App

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A folk tale about a mouse who performs this activity after eating rice cakes inspired a Ghibli Museum-exclusive (20[2])film. The Nihon Shoki credits Nomi no Sukune with the first instance of this activity while acting under Emperor Sunin, though the Kojiki instead partially credits the kami Takemikazuchi. (20[1]0[4])The tate-gyoji (20[1])("TAH-tay GYOH-jee") wield a large (0[1])fan to judge this activity (0[1])and are responsible (20[2])for the Shinto (20[1])rites performed for it, including pouring sake (20[1]0[1])("SAH-kay") at (20[1])four (*) inner (10[1]0[1])corners. (10[1])Purification (10[2])rituals (0[1])taken before this activity (10[1]0[1])include (0[2])rinsing (0[1])the mouth (0[2])with (0[1])chikara-mizu (10[1]0[3])or "power water." The dohyō-iri tradition before performing this activity (0[1])involves walking around (0[2])a ring-shaped area. (10[1]0[3])For 10 points, name this (10[1])national sport (10[1])of Japan. (10[4])■END■ (10[19])

ANSWER: sumo [or sumo wrestling; prompt on wrestling] (The film in the first line is A Sumo Wrestler's Tail.)

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Player	Team	Opponent	Buzz Position	Value
Harini Ramakrishnan	Saratoga	Audrain County AT	17	20
Juni Lowenhar	Hunter B	Seven Lakes	17	20
Aidan Sneller	Edina	Belmont	46	0
Joshua Koch	Grosse Pointe South	Northview	46	20
Alex Ewart	Strake Jesuit B	Innovation Academy A	46	0
Elijah Markman	Montgomery Blair B	North Quincy	46	0
Darren Kellis	Milton	Parkway West	46	0
Maximilian Lin	Eastchester	Barrington	48	20
Ian Droessler Wilson	Innovation Academy B	Lincoln-Way East B	51	0
Micah Chacon	Page	Uni School of Nashville B	56	0
Monit Karmakar	Adlai E. Stevenson A	Richard Montgomery	59	20
Anthony Xu	Thomas Jefferson B	Fremd	59	20
Theodore Kronby	Hunter A	West Point	62	20
Tyler Song	Winston Churchill A	Detroit Catholic Central A	69	20
Taran Bhandari	Thomas Jefferson D	Walter Payton A	69	0
Aaron Liu	Okemos	Yukon B	70	20
Tate Osborne	Alabama Cyber Tech	Lambert B	72	0
Anthony Zhao	Thomas Jefferson A	Lindbergh	72	10
Nico Bobis	Glenbrook South	Great Valley	73	10
Jeev Hora	Kane County AT	Johns Creek	74	10
Sriram Susarla	Wayzata	Detroit Catholic Central B	74	10
Felix Sacks	Lincoln-Way East A	Chattahoochee A	75	0
Sophia Swain	Herron	Montgomery Blair A	79	10
Brian Han	Thomas Jefferson E	Carl Sandburg	79	0
Kevin Adler	Northmont	Carmel B	80	0
Everett Van Til	Homewood-Flossmoor	Park Tudor	80	0
Cormac Kennedy	Saint Joseph	Uni School of Nashville A	81	0
Steven Zhao	Hinsdale Central A	Lambert A	83	0
Justin Wang	Strake Jesuit A	Westwood	83	0
Ben Newman	Uni of Illinois Laboratory	Yukon A	84	0
Jeremy Kantsiper	Centennial B	Adlai E. Stevenson B	85	0
Maxwell Swann	Centennial A	Lexington	85	0
Jeffrey Lee	Irvington	Downingtown STEM	85	10
Evan Gniadek	Quince Orchard	Virginia	85	0
Maya Pujara	Fairfield County AT	Detroit Catholic Central C	95	0
Haughton Neppl	Georgetown Day	Walter Payton B	98	0
Zhedong Han	Winston Churchill B	Russell	98	0
Keefe Yang	Carmel B	Northmont	101	10
Arnav Jasapara	Chattahoochee B	White Pigeon	101	0
Sreekar Vajjha	Classen SAS	Thomas Jefferson C	101	0
Rohan Jain	Walker	Lee's Summit	101	0
Adhrit Yadav	Lambert B	Alabama Cyber Tech	106	10
Luke Hinkson	White Pigeon	Chattahoochee B	108	10
Jack Mangrum	Innovation Academy A	Strake Jesuit B	110	10
Sam Lee	Lincoln-Way East B	Innovation Academy B	110	10
Manu Sankaran	Lambert A	Hinsdale Central A	110	10
Eli Oster	Solon	Coronado	110	10
Maya Hulyalkar	Adlai E. Stevenson B	Centennial B	111	10
Lyn Redman	Northside College Prep	Carmel A	111	10
Alvan Hossain	Lexington	Centennial A	111	10
Jerry Huang	Thomas Jefferson C	Classen SAS	111	10
Jeffrey Wu	Belmont	Edina	111	10
Colin Maxworthy	Detroit Catholic Central C	Fairfield County AT	111	10
Kieran Blake	Walter Payton B	Georgetown Day	111	10
Aidyn Congdon	Lee's Summit	Walker	111	10
Belle Li	North Quincy	Montgomery Blair B	111	10
Evan Ting	Park Tudor	Homewood-Flossmoor	111	10
Jackson Stirling	Parkway West	Milton	111	10
Justin Jiang	Russell	Winston Churchill B	111	10
Daniel Guo	Uni School of Nashville A	Saint Joseph	111	10
Elena Whitford	Walter Payton A	Thomas Jefferson D	111	10
Ayaan Ghori	Carl Sandburg	Thomas Jefferson E	111	10
Jackson Green	Uni School of Nashville B	Page	111	10
Wilson Hartley	Virginia	Quince Orchard	111	10
Christian Watson	Westwood	Strake Jesuit A	111	10
Christopher Stewart	Yukon A	Uni of Illinois Laboratory	111	10

Summary

Tournament	Edition	Exact Match?	TUH	Conv. %	Power %	Neg %	Average Buzz
2025 PACE NSC	06/07/2025	Y	42	98%	21%	0%	91.90