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A series published by this company was the “first story as a journalist, and probably also the last” by Hamza Syed. After its acquisition by The New York Times, this company investigated a voter fraud scheme in Bladen County. In a SNL sketch parodying a work by this company, a (-5[1])Cecily Strong character interviews an elf named Kris Kringle. A girl struggles to pronounce (*) “MailChimp” in ads appearing (10[1])in early episodes of this company’s namesake podcast, whose 2024 episodes focus on the history of Guantánamo Bay. (10[1])The HBO docuseries The Case Against Adnan (10[1])Syed (-5[1])recapped (10[1])a case covered in the first season of this company's podcast. For 10 points, the killing of Hae Min Lee was investigated by what company's namesake journalism podcast hosted by Sarah Koenig? ■END■ (10[1]0[4])

ANSWER: Serial Productions [prompt on The New York Times before mention by asking “What subcompany of the New York Times?”] (the podcast in the first line is The Trojan Horse Affair)
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Andrew XieThe Big DoofusAOL Instant Messengers49-5
Kate SterickerThere's No Spying In QuizbowlSplashed Rat Memorial Highway Crash Investigation Site6710
Odin Fisher-SkauMartingrobeNegged Five Tossups Then I Freaked It8510
Stefan VladCreative BankruptcyDavid and Parth Fan Club9210
Cormac BeirneA greyscale picture of Ishan JoshiInside you there are two wolves. One is brave the other is default93-5
Simone ValadeBorn to fall out of a coconut tree forced to exist in the contextThe Tortured Trivia Department9410
Aaron Dos RemediosInside you there are two wolves. One is brave the other is defaultA greyscale picture of Ishan Joshi12710
Leo OrtegaAOL Instant MessengersThe Big Doofus1270
Athan JuritschTo 500 PPG and BeyondWaterloo Cloze1270
Victor LisitaWaterloo ClozeTo 500 PPG and Beyond1270
Cendikiawan Suryaatmadjahow hungry... (horse emoji)bwthhybl1270

Summary

TournamentEditionExact Match?TUHConv. %Power %Neg %Average Buzz
2024 HONK! @ Waterloo2024-08-03Y863%0%25%93.00
2024 HONK! @ Syracuse2024-12-07Y1100%0%100%127.00