Round 9: Tossup 7
A boatman created by this author ominously states, “You will pay” before disappearing without collecting any payment. In a novel, this author described a Walpurgisnacht (“vahl-PUR-ghiss-nokt”) celebration that culminates in the protagonist confessing his love to Clavdia Chauchat. A writer created by this author collapses in a lawn chair during a cholera outbreak after he consumes ripe strawberries. In a novel by this author, Hans Castorp spends seven years in the title tuberculosis sanatorium. A novella by this author follows Gustav von Aschenbach’s obsession with the Polish boy Tadzio. For 10 points, name this German author of The Magic Mountain and Death in Venice. ■END■
ANSWER: Thomas Mann [or Paul Thomas Mann]
<Editors, European Literature> | Packet J
= Average correct buzzpoint
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzzpoint | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Zhu | Cornell D | Cornell A | 50 | 10 |
| Andrew Miller | Binghamton A | RIT B | 56 | 10 |
| Will Hoover | RIT A | ESF | 98 | 10 |
| Sammy Carstens | Rochester | Binghamton C | 99 | -5 |
| Eli O'Sick Johnson | Binghamton C | Rochester | 103 | 0 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | Conv. % | Neg % | Avg. Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern California | Main | ✓ | 4 | 100% | 25% | 76.75 |
| Southern California | Main | ✓ | 7 | 71% | 14% | 61.60 |
| Eastern Canada (1) | Main | ✓ | 5 | 80% | 0% | 56.50 |
| Eastern Canada (2) | Main | ✓ | 9 | 78% | 33% | 71.71 |
| Florida | Main | ✓ | 4 | 25% | 0% | 56.00 |
| Great Lakes | Main | ✓ | 12 | 92% | 17% | 68.00 |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | Main | ✓ | 9 | 67% | 22% | 55.83 |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | Main | ✓ | 12 | 50% | 8% | 49.83 |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | Main | ✓ | 12 | 8% | 0% | 54.00 |
| Midwest | Main | ✓ | 9 | 100% | 11% | 57.89 |
| North | Main | ✓ | 4 | 75% | 0% | 71.67 |
| Northeast | Main | ✓ | 11 | 73% | 27% | 67.13 |
| Pacific | Main | ✓ | 8 | 88% | 13% | 72.00 |
| South Central | Main | ✓ | 7 | 71% | 0% | 66.40 |
| Southeast | Main | ✓ | 13 | 85% | 31% | 75.09 |
| Upstate NY | Main | ✓ | 5 | 60% | 20% | 68.00 |
| UK (North) | UK | ✓ | 5 | 60% | 0% | 102.00 |
| UK (South) | UK | ✓ | 7 | 43% | 0% | 98.00 |