Los Angeles - Rube Goldberg XIX

Round 9: Tossup 5

In this city, Larry Phillips Jr. and Emil Mătăsăreanu (“muh-tuh-suh-ray-ah-new”) were killed in a 45-minute shootout with police after robbing a Bank of America. The long pause in activity of a serial killer in this city caused him to be dubbed the “Grim Sleeper.” The gruesome murder of Elizabeth Short in this city was dubbed the (*) “Black Dahlia” (10[1])killing. (10[2])The Ambassador Hotel’s kitchen (10[1])in this city was where Robert F. (-5[1])Kennedy (-5[1])was murdered. (10[3]-5[1])A police chase of a Ford (-5[1])Bronco occurred in this city (10[1])following the murder of Ronald Goldman (-5[1])and Nicole Brown. For 10 points, name (10[1])this city where O. J. Simpson was tried (10[1])for murder, the most (10[1])populous in California. (10[1])■END■ (10[4])

ANSWER: Los Angeles [or L.A.; prompt on Hollywood or North Hollywood by asking “what city is that in?”]

<American History — Sriram Susarla> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 9

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Buzzes

Player	Team	Opponent	Buzzpoint	Value
Seth Lemmen	Williamston	Hillsdale Academy A	56	10
Siddharth Verma	Troy B	Okemos B	57	10
George Plymale	U of D Jesuit	Detroit Country Day A	57	10
Michael Masciovecchio	New Boston Huron	Holt	61	10
Henry Sullivan	Traverse City Central A	Detroit Catholic Central A	68	-5
Daniel Leung	Okemos A	Detroit Catholic Central C	69	-5
Jack Jordan	Chelsea	White Cloud A	71	10
Benjamin Edmunds	Utica Academy	Detroit Catholic Central B	71	-5
Ahmad Abdelhak	Detroit Country Day B	White Cloud B	71	10
Alexia Sells	Grand Ledge	Troy A	71	10
Ender March	DeWitt B	Rockford A	77	-5
Tim Austin	DeWitt A	Hillsdale Academy D	82	10
Dashiell Price	Traverse City Central B	Hillsdale Academy B	88	-5
Martin Arce	Taylor	Hillsdale Academy C	95	10
Reuben Fronczak	Coldwater	New Buffalo A	103	10
Evelyn Ixtepan-Pucheta	New Buffalo B	Rockford B	107	10
Brady Bowers	Rockford A	DeWitt B	110	10
Tommy Koch	Detroit Catholic Central B	Utica Academy	111	10
David Pan	Detroit Catholic Central C	Okemos A	111	10
Carson VanSickle	Hillsdale Academy B	Traverse City Central B	111	10
Christian Curtis	Detroit Catholic Central A	Traverse City Central A	111	10

Summary

Tournament	Edition	Match	Heard	Conv. %	Power %	Neg %	Avg. Buzz
Rube Goldberg XIX	11/20/2025	✓	16	100%	0%	31%	86.56
SHOW-ME Four Nationwide HS	11/20/2025	✓	5	100%	40%	20%	53.80
SPOOKY IX	11/20/2025	✓	5	100%	0%	40%	86.20