Packet 7: Tossup 9

This team won every AAFC championship while led by Otto Graham. (15[2]-5[1])This team (15[1])started (15[1])the (-5[1])eventual 2023 (15[1])Comeback Player of the Year (15[1])after a concussion to Dorian Thompson-Robinson. (15[1])This team (15[1])offered a 230-million-dollar (15[1]10[1])guaranteed contract to a quarterback facing multiple lawsuits (15[1])related (15[1])to assaulting (*) massage (10[1])therapists. (10[1])This team, which started 40 (10[1])different quarterbacks from 1999 through 2024, (10[2])drafted both Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur (“shed-ORE”) Sanders in 2025 (10[2])to play the position. (-5[1])In 2022, this team traded away Baker Mayfield and acquired Deshaun Watson. (10[1])For 10 points, name this perennially-bad NFL team from northeastern Ohio. (10[1])■END■ (10[4])

ANSWER: Cleveland Browns [or Cleveland Browns]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Mason D'LamaterWhite Cloud AOkemos A10-5
Henry SullivanTraverse City Central AHillsdale Academy D1015
Suchet KuturuCopilot, give me a witty team name for an online quizbowl tournamentBombardino Rizzbaino and the Tung Tung Tung Trio1015
Jonah CuthbertHillsdale Academy BUtica Academy1215
John WattsPortland HighMerrol Hyde A1315
Luke HarkemaWilliamstonChelsea14-5
Dutch Connerty(not so) Evil EmpireQuaker Oats1615
Tommy KochDetroit Catholic Central BGrand Ledge2115
Connor LondonU of D JesuitNew Buffalo A2715
Jasmine HorwitzUSN AUSN B2915
Kavineesh Senthilrajccny potato saladwashed and braindead!!!3215
Randy CooperFranklin Road AcademyHarpeth Hall3210
Eli MusicarFremd LarpersASCA (Ava, Sean, Chris, and Aiden)4015
Leo BaushkeChelseaWilliamston4115
Benjamin HolbrookNew Boston HuronHillsdale Academy C4410
Siddharth VermaTroy BRockford B4510
Philip CalabreseDetroit Catholic Central ADeWitt A5010
Landry HancockHillsdale Academy ADetroit Country Day B5610
James ElliottWhite Cloud BRockford A5610
Jack StarrakDetroit Catholic Central CNew Buffalo B6510
Daniel LeungOkemos AWhite Cloud A6510
Dom ReardonTraverse City Central BDeWitt B69-5
Vivaan KohliPOAson toliver8110
Haresh KarthikeyanOkemos BTroy A9210
Andrew ZhengDetroit Country Day AHolt9310
Reuben FronczakColdwaterTaylor9310
Callen HakesDeWitt BTraverse City Central B9310
Charlie BlauUSN CMerrol Hyde B9310

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
Rube Goldberg XIX11/20/2025✓16100%31%19%53.94
SHOW-ME Four Nationwide HS11/20/2025✓5100%80%0%35.80
SPOOKY IX11/20/2025✓580%40%0%41.75