Round 1: Tossup 2
Henri Ballot photographed this city’s poor for the magazine O Cruzeiro in response to Life’s photo essay Freedom’s Fearful Foe: Poverty. A proponent of “straight photography,” Paul Strand, showed small people under five dark windows in this city. A quote from Rabelais’ Pantagruel titles a collection of photos of this city’s (*) tenements. A child with a hand grenade was photographed by Diane Arbus in a park in this city. Jacob Riis’ How the Other Half Lives collects photos of this city. In a staged photo taken in this city, construction workers on a steel girder eat lunch at a high altitude. For 10 points, name this city home to Central Park. ■END■
ANSWER: New York City [or NYC]
<Other Fine Arts — Andrew Gao> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 1
= Average correct buzzpoint
Buzzes
| Player | Team | Opponent | Buzzpoint | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Lack | USN A | Merrol Hyde B | 37 | 15 |
| Charlie Blau | USN C | Harpeth Hall | 57 | 10 |
| Carson Tidwell | Merrol Hyde A | Athens Bible School | 58 | 10 |
| Lucia Gellert | USN B | Portland High | 68 | 10 |
| Randy Cooper | Franklin Road Academy | Owensboro | 100 | 10 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Avg. Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Goldberg XIX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 16 | 100% | 0% | 13% | 77.81 |
| SHOW-ME Four Nationwide HS | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 100% | 40% | 0% | 48.60 |
| SPOOKY IX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 100% | 20% | 0% | 64.00 |