Packet 8: Bonus 12
This game gets its name from an iconic call by commentator Al Michaels as time expired. For 10 points each:
[10m] Give this three-word name for a game in which a team of young U.S. amateurs upset the U.S.S.R’s internationally-experienced men’s hockey team in the 1980 Winter Olympics.
ANSWER: Miracle on Ice
[10h] Two answers required. One of these two NFL teams has subjected the other to a series of three “Miracles at the Meadowlands.” The third miracle came in 2010, when these divisional rivals were led by Michael Vick and Eli Manning.
ANSWER: Philadelphia Eagles AND New York Giants [accept Philadelphia for “Philadelphia Eagles”; prompt on New York for “New York Giants”; reject partial answers]
[10e] The typically-deadpan Joe Buck shrieked “Diggs! Sideline! Touchdown! Unbelievable!” as this team beat the Saints in the final seconds of the “Minneapolis Miracle.”
ANSWER: Minnesota Vikings [accept Minnesota Vikings]
<Pop Culture — Andrew Gao> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 8
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 17.50 | 79% | 63% | 33% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASCA (Ava, Sean, Chris, and Aiden) | ccny potato salad | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Copilot, give me a witty team name for an online quizbowl tournament | (not so) Evil Empire | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Fremd Larpers | Quaker Oats | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| POA | Bombardino Rizzbaino and the Tung Tung Tung Trio | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| washed and braindead!!! | son toliver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Goldberg XIX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 14 | 19.29 | 79% | 71% | 43% |
| SHOW-ME Four Nationwide HS | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 12.00 | 80% | 40% | 0% |
| SPOOKY IX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 18.00 | 80% | 60% | 40% |