Question
After an investigation by The Smoking Gun, this person admitted "I feel really duped" and lambasted James Frey and his publisher Nan Talese in a particularly brutal interview. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this talk show host. She hosts a famous “Book Club” segment that promoted Frey’s A Million Little Pieces, a memoir about addiction that later turned out to be completely fabricated.
ANSWER: Oprah Winfrey [accept either underlined portion; accept The Oprah Winfrey Show; accept Oprah’s Book Club]
[10h] Aliens called Mogs attempt to kill Lorics in this novel partially written by James Frey under the pseudonym Pittacus Lore. The magazine They Walk Among Us appears in this first entry in the Lorien Legacies.
ANSWER: I Am Number Four
[10m] James Frey is somehow also the current CEO of NYXL, which operates the New York Excelsior in this game's esports scene. Longtime Excelsior member JJoNak ("joe-nack") specialized in playing this video game’s heroes Ana and Doomfist.
ANSWER: Overwatch [or Overwatch 2]
<JH, Other/Misc.>
Data
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESF Bee | The Master and the MargaRITa | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Elegy WRITten in a Country Churchyard | CRITique of Pure Reason | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| Fowl Play | The RITes of Zhou | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Holding Space for the Lyrics of Tequila | Syracuse University New York Everything Sports Fun | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 HONK! @ Waterloo | 2024-08-03 | Y | 8 | 21.25 | 100% | 88% | 25% |
| 2024 HONK! @ Carleton | 2024-10-20 | Y | 4 | 17.50 | 100% | 75% | 0% |
| 2024 HONK! @ Syracuse | 2024-12-07 | Y | 4 | 15.00 | 75% | 75% | 0% |
| 2025 HONK! @ Online | 2025-03-09 | Y | 10 | 24.00 | 100% | 90% | 50% |