Packet 3: Tossup 12

Description acceptable. A brief shot appears to depict this character placing a knife in the protagonist’s hand while he wrestles with a man who had jumped out of a car’s trunk. This character holds a camcorder to (15[1])his eye while screaming (15[1])at the protagonist in demand of his name. (15[1])This (15[1])character, who twice appears on screen after (-5[1])reversed footage of an exploding house, informs the (-5[1])protagonist about (-5[1])a “far Eastern” tradition in (-5[1])which capital punishment is administered as a surprise to prisoners sentenced to death. This character, who twice in the film says “we’ve met before, haven’t we?”, (15[1])was the final role of a former (*) child actor whose real-life trial for murdering his wife turned out to parallel the film’s narrative. (10[1])This character, who says “I’m there (10[1])right now” before asking the protagonist to call his house phone, has no eyebrows and wears kabuki-like (-5[1])white makeup. (-5[1])For 10 points, Robert Blake plays what bizarre character who haunts the protagonist of David Lynch’s Lost Highway? ■END■ (0[2])

ANSWER: The Mystery Man [accept Robert Blake’s character in Lost Highway until “Blake” is read]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Sam BaileyRatcatcher starring Ash KetchumCharles I: "This tyranny goes to eleven."3615
Juliet MayerBill of the BullThe buzzers don't ring - they just screech in pain.4015
Gannon LawleyOld Town Road Memorial Lecture SeriesHaikyu!! The Dumpster Battle of the Bulge4815
Ariel FaederUrban Haute BuzzoisieDon't that poster look dusty4915
Tim MorrisonSomething is amiss with modaqWilford Brimley - Cajun jockey archer56-5
Anthony DelgadoFlorida BA Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American MILFs64-5
Thomas TibbettsThe MF DOOM GenerationFaster Pussycat! Buzz! Buzz!66-5
Sean PlatzerI am a Fugitive from a Cheyne GangPossibly in Minnesota71-5
Jesse ChusingThat's That Mattress ManMm kay9715
Matt LaferAnd finally monsieur a Lafer-thin mintMate I need you to help me build a Star Wars mate12010
Joe CrowtherCharley Warrick - least of the IndependentsTwo utes12610
Stephen LiuPix and Videos Kill Plays - Sez G. Bernard ShawI'm a Fourth Scorer - But That's OK143-5
Jack Van NostrandErik Van NostrandChristine Steptoe145-5
Matthew SiffAlma Olsson's Inner CircleAlastair Sim City1640
Rick LineAlastair Sim CityAlma Olsson's Inner Circle1640
Frances HadleyFaster Pussycat! Buzz! Buzz!The MF DOOM Generation1650
Will NedigerA Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American MILFsFlorida B16510
Nicholas TunksPossibly in MinnesotaI am a Fugitive from a Cheyne Gang1650
Cliff GaliherWilford Brimley - Cajun jockey archerSomething is amiss with modaq1650
S. A. ShenoyBring Me the Horns of Wilmington's CowWong Kar why1650

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
2025 Spec Script - Canada2025-06-21250%50%50%97.00
2025 Spec Script - Online 12025-06-211050%20%50%99.20
2025 Spec Script - Online 22025-06-21367%67%0%44.00