Round 3: Tossup 3
A volunteer group called this country’s “Civil Defense” was the subject of the first Netflix-distributed film to win an Oscar, 2016’s The White Helmets. The creation of the amphetamine Captagon funded the government of this country, where 2025 fires hit its Latakia region. Former High Negotiations Committee member Hind Kabawat serves in this country’s government, hoping to quell tensions with the Druze and the once-favored Alawites. HTS rebels in this country’s Idlib region were led by Ahmed al-Sharaa, who now heads the government after a former ophthalmologist’s late 2024 overthrow. For 10 points, Bashar Al-Assad once ruled what country from Damascus? ■END■
ANSWER: Syria [or Syrian Arab Republic or al-Jumhūriyyah al-ʿArabiyyah as-Sūriyyah; accept Syria Civil Defense]
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= Average correct buzzpoint
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzzpoint | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abhay Ariyapappillil | Ottawa B | McGill C | 28 | -5 |
| Kingsley Chen | McGill A | McGill E | 42 | 10 |
| Galen Mueller | McGill B | Carleton A | 45 | -5 |
| Aedan Cooper | Ottawa A | Carleton B | 65 | 10 |
| Malcolm Meyn | McGill C | Ottawa B | 100 | 10 |
| Drake Smith | Carleton A | McGill B | 101 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | Conv. % | Neg % | Avg. Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern California | Main | ✓ | 4 | 100% | 25% | 82.00 |
| Eastern Canada (1) | Main | ✓ | 4 | 100% | 50% | 77.00 |
| Eastern Canada (2) | Main | ✓ | 9 | 89% | 56% | 70.13 |
| Florida | Main | ✓ | 4 | 100% | 25% | 78.50 |
| Great Lakes | Main | ✓ | 10 | 100% | 30% | 78.00 |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | Main | ✓ | 9 | 100% | 11% | 56.22 |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | Main | ✓ | 9 | 100% | 33% | 60.56 |
| Midwest | Main | ✓ | 9 | 100% | 11% | 59.44 |
| North | Main | ✓ | 4 | 100% | 25% | 59.00 |
| Northeast | Main | ✓ | 11 | 100% | 0% | 50.09 |
| South Central | Main | ✓ | 6 | 100% | 50% | 73.83 |
| Southeast | Main | ✓ | 12 | 83% | 17% | 49.80 |
| Upstate NY | Main | ✓ | 5 | 100% | 20% | 70.00 |
| UK (North) | UK | ✓ | 5 | 100% | 20% | 71.60 |
| UK (South) | UK | ✓ | 8 | 100% | 13% | 59.50 |