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The seer Idmon foresaw his own death by one of these animals, but joined the (-5[1])Argonauts anyway. After failing to correctly guess how many offspring would be born to one of these animals, Calchas (“KAL-cuss”) lost a divination contest (-5[1])to his rival Mopsus and subsequently died of shame. A man trapped one of these animals in deep snow (10[1])to bring it back alive (-5[1])to (10[1])Tiryns. While hunting one of these animals as a boy with his grandfather Autolycus, Odysseus (10[1])suffered a scar on his thigh. (10[1])The brothers Toxeus and Plexippus were killed by their nephew after a dispute over the spoils of one of these animals. Oeneus’s (“EE-nee-us’s”) failure to dedicate the first fruits of the harvest led Artemis to punish him by sending one of these animals. (10[1])For 10 points, what animal did Atalanta and Meleager kill because it was ravaging Calydon? ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: boars [accept Calydonian Boar; accept sows; prompt on pigs]
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PlayerTeamOpponentPositionValue
Owen ArnesonMissouriIllinois C14-5
Annabelle YangWashU AIndiana B37-5
Sanika IyerIndiana BWashU A5610
Justin HawkinsIndiana AWashU B61-5
Shardul ParthasarathyIllinois BChicago B6210
Adam FineChicago AChicago D7710
Michael HundingIllinois AChicago C8310
June YinWashU BIndiana A12510
Sriram KoritalaIllinois CMissouri14110

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TournamentEditionTUHConv. %Neg %Average Buzz
Florida2025-02-013100%33%122.33
Great Lakes2025-02-016100%33%90.50
Lower Mid-Atlantic2025-02-016100%17%114.00
Midwest2025-02-016100%50%90.67
North2025-02-013100%0%81.67
Northeast2025-02-015100%20%69.80
Overflow2025-02-014100%0%67.00
Pacific Northwest2025-02-012100%0%61.50
South Central2025-02-012100%0%80.00
Southeast2025-02-014100%50%121.50
UK2025-02-015100%20%105.40
Upper Mid-Atlantic2025-02-019100%0%85.78
Upstate NY2025-02-013100%33%108.00