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Round 9

Team A (3-5) vs. Wayzata D (3-5)

Tossup 1-8 - We only get 1 of the first 8 tossups. Luckily, Wayzata only gets 2 of them so the game is still in reach. 25-55
Tossup 9 - Grady gets a science question and we convert 1 tossup. 45-55
Tossup 10 - Adhav negs on a current events question, and Wayzata picks it up and takes 2 bonuses. 40-85
Tossup 11 - Wayzata negs on the history question. Matt picks it up and we get all three bonuses. 80-80
Tossup 12 - Wayzata retakes the lead on a math question and 1 bonus. 80-100
Tossup 13 - Adhav powers yet another geography question and we get one bonus. 105-100
Tossup 14 - Adhav gets his 2nd in a row when there are rare back to back geo questions. We get two pop culture bonuses. 135-100
Tossup 15 - Grady gets a comp sci question and we get 1 bonus. 155-100
Tossup 16 - Matt makes it 5 in a row with a history tossup and we add another bonus. 175-100
Tossup 17-18 - Wayzata gets both tossups, but they don't get enough bonuses to close the gap and the clock runs out on them.

Final Score: Innovation Academy A 175, Wayzata D 140


Team B (3-5) vs. Mounds Park (3-5)

Tossup 1-3 - Mounds Park takes a quick lead with 3 straight tossups. 0-70
Tossup 4-5 - Jacob and Suhit get back to back tossups and we do decently on the bonuses. 50-70
Tossup 6-18 - Our worst stretch of the tournament. We get no tossups, neg once, and buzz incorrectly at the end 5 times. Mounds Park gets 7 of these, with 2 powers. 45-250
Tossup 19-22 - Jack and Lalit get 2 of the last 4, but it's not enough.

Final Score: Mounds Park 275, Innovation Academy B 85