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A ruler of this city was badly injured after falling off a roof during a sword fight with imaginary opponents and got the nickname “mushroom” for losing a court case against an onerous head tax. As a gift for Paul III, a ruler of this city commissioned a featherwork rendition of The Mass of St. Gregory. Goods from this city “rejoiced [the] heart” of Albrecht Dürer when a royal tour brought them to cities like Brussels. The second “judge-governor” of this city presided over a hemorrhagic “great (*) pestilence” that a 2018 study identified as Salmonella. Jean Fleury captured the treasure of a ruler of this city who was hanged from a ceiba (-5[1])(“SAY-bah”) tree in Acalan. Foreign accounts claim that a ruler of this city was stoned to death by his subjects, (10[1])forcing an occupying (10[1])army to flee this (10[1])city via its western causeway (10[1]-5[1])on La (10[1])Noche Triste. (10[4])For 10 points, (10[1])name this city ruled (10[1])by Cuauhtémoc (“k’wow-TAY-mock”) and tlatoani like Moctezuma. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Tenochtitlan [or Mexico City, Ciudad de México, San Juan Tenochtitlan, or Mexico-Tenochtitlan] (The first three governors, or juez gobernadores, clued are Luis de Santa María Cipactzin, Diego de Alvarado Huanitzin, and Diego de San Francisco Tehuetzquititzin. The “great pestilence” is also called cocoliztli.)
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Jonathan ShaufMindgoblin of Little HobbesThe Dyatlov Passement incident111-5
Rohan Khervar merchantsI’ll take a quiet 10 / A handshake of CO (Chicago Open)13010
Will AlstonLMM's LLM MLMWe Need New Names13310
Charles HangLes MissourablesThe Empire Bikes Back13710
Sam MacchiGalvanized Square Steen and Eco-Friendly Wood VermeergenAI this, genAI that, have you found your 真爱 yet142-5
LouLying on a Mattress at Lou’s Apartment in Pilsen, ChicagoThe Jeam Team14210
Mitch McCullarAre You There, Chat? It's Me, MargaretSAYYID QUTB, DRIVING THE LONGEST CAR YOU’VE EVER SEEN THROUGH TAHRIR SQUARE14410
Stephen LiuLisan al-QuibA Nervy Liberal Nanny Hence14610
Eve Fleisigit's the great pumpkinification objection, charlie brownBerkeley Mafia and the Chicago Boy14610
Andrew HartPunished "Venom" BHSURead slowly: A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A Read quickly: A14610
Mike CheyneThe Oldest Men in the WorldThere are buzzable clues everywhere for those with eyes to see14610
Arya KarthikCharlotte's Moderately Successful Teamwhen you look this good, you don’t have to know anything14910
Tracy Mirkinsticking out your guyot for the ridge push; you're so seafloor spread, you're so fracture zoneFirst Cause, First Cause, make me young!15310
Corry WanggenAI this, genAI that, have you found your 真爱 yetGalvanized Square Steen and Eco-Friendly Wood Vermeer16010
Jaskaran SinghThe Dyatlov Passement incidentMindgoblin of Little Hobbes16010

Summary

TournamentEditionExact Match?TUHConv. %Power %Neg %Average Buzz
2024 Chicago Open07/28/2024Y13100%0%15%145.54