Tossup

A candidate in this election accused of corruption with the former president’s son used terms like the “PRIAN candidate” and the “corrupt one” to address another candidate during a debate. Ten people were killed after strong winds caused a stage to collapse during a rally in this election. A new alliance whose name translates (10[1])as “Let’s Keep Making History” (10[1])won this election. (10[2]-5[1])The winner of this election (10[1])endorsed the previous administration’s “hugs not bullets” (10[1])approach (10[1])to (10[1])crime (10[2]-5[1])and has continued its tradition of morning (10[1])broadcasts known as (10[1])mañaneras. (10[2]-5[1])Citizens Movement candidate Jorge Máynez (10[1])finished in third in this election, (10[1])behind the (10[1])PAN and (10[1])MORENA. (10[2]-5[1])For 10 points, name this election (10[1]-5[1])in which Claudia Sheinbaum (10[6])defeated (10[2])Xóchitl (10[2])Gálvez (10[1])(“SHOH-chee-tull GAL-vez”) to succeed (10[1])AMLO as President. ■END■ (10[4]0[3])

ANSWER: 2024 Mexican presidential election [or 2024 Mexican general election; accept answers describing the 2024 election in Mexico; prompt on Mexican presidential election or Mexican general election by asking “in what year?”; reject answers describing a “2024 election” or “election in 2024” that do not include “Mexico”]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentPositionValue
Seraphina Charlotte FooCambridge AOxford A5310
Alan LeeCase Western AKenyon5810
Vinu HariharUC Berkeley BUC Berkeley A6110
Jeffrey AustinUNC DUNC C6110
Justin WytmarIllinois AIndiana B61-5
Jakob MyersIndiana AChicago D6610
Catherine WelchUW AUW B7310
Ian LuGeorgia Tech CBruin A7410
Andy HuffLSEImperial A7510
Daniel HuangMichigan DCase Western B76-5
Kevin ZhengMichigan BCarnegie Mellon A7610
Jacob Hardin-BernhardtNYU CSouthampton A7610
Drew ScheinerMissouriChicago B8310
Trey StephensLouisville AGeorgia Tech A8610
Simon ZimmermanOhio State AMichigan A87-5
Andrew ZengStanford BIowa8710
Sam McNameeNotre Dame ANorthwestern A8710
Derek AldridgeWilliam & MaryVirginia Tech A9210
Ethan SkolnickWashU BIllinois C9810
Cole HartungGeorgetown ANorthwestern B10010
Kai MadgwickManchesterSheffield10210
Prahalad RaoOhio State BMichigan C10310
Charles HangWashU AIllinois B10310
Jonah HubertNotre Dame BPurdue103-5
Graham TroyUNC BWake Forest10910
Will SandersNotre Dame CGeorgetown B109-5
Aidan DeshongClaremont BClaremont A11310
Anton AkroushMichigan StateCarnegie Mellon B11310
Joseph ChambersVirginia ALiberty A11310
Sam KonkelChicago CMissouri S&T11310
Shiv SeshanCambridge BCambridge C11310
Lucy DennettWarwick BDurham11310
Freddie O'HaraUCLAUCSD11410
Liam MarklandAlbertaUBC11410
Robert FreemanSouth CarolinaDuke11510
Chris LevesleyWarwick ABristol11510
Christopher DekermanjiVanderbilt AAlabama A11610
Todd MaslykMichigan AOhio State A11810
Anthony YinCase Western BMichigan D1220
Miller DoerrLiberty BLiberty C1220
Jonathan SchneidauLiberty CLiberty B1220
Nermeen RahmanIndiana BIllinois A12210
Meggy ManiGeorgetown BNotre Dame C12210
Matthew WestleyPurdueNotre Dame B12210
Zosia MikolajczukSouthampton BCambridge D12210

Summary

TournamentEditionTUHConv. %Neg %Average Buzz
California2025-02-013100%0%96.00
Great Lakes2025-02-01683%33%93.60
Lower Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01683%0%98.00
Midwest2025-02-016100%17%97.50
Overflow2025-02-015100%40%103.60
Pacific Northwest2025-02-012100%0%93.50
Southeast2025-02-013100%0%92.00
UK2025-02-018100%0%96.13