2026 ACF Nationals - Buzzpoints

Mason Yu
Brown

Round	Packet	#	Category	Answer	Buzzpoint	Value	First	Top 3	Rank	Rebound
1	1	6	Science - Physics	Lars Onsager	122	10			11
1	1	12	Other Academic	Huxley	129	10			17	✓
1	1	14	Science - Chemistry	Hermann Kolbe	125	0
3	3	5	Science - Other	deep ocean	72	10			5
4	4	3	Science - Physics	electronic correlation	115	10			4
4	4	8	Science - Other	gravitational contraction	139	10			5	✓
5	5	5	Science - Chemistry	citrate	62	10		✓	3
5	5	12	Science - Other	ice sheets	69	-5
5	5	14	Science - Biology	*Pseudomonas*	82	-5
6	6	1	Science - Chemistry	hydrogen sulfide	131	10			11
6	6	20	Science - Physics	CP violation	129	10			11
7	7	2	Science - Other	Bessel functions	99	10		✓	3
7	7	16	Science - Biology	cycads	124	10		✓	3	✓
8	8	3	Science - Chemistry	cellulose	90	10			7
8	8	13	Science - Biology	phospholipases	85	10		✓	3
8	8	18	Science - Other	theorem proving	94	10			5
10	1	3	History - Other	Sardis	140	0
10	1	6	Science - Other	gamma-ray bursts	68	10		✓	3
10	1	8	Science - Chemistry	electrolytes	98	10			5
10	1	12	Science - Biology	ribozymes	70	10	✓	✓	1
10	1	17	Science - Physics	instabilities	59	10		✓	3
11	2	4	Science - Biology	fear	78	-5
11	2	13	Science - Physics	phase space	86	10			4
12	3	1	Science - Physics	impedance	99	10			7
12	3	8	Science - Biology	ovulation	140	10			13	✓
12	3	11	Science - Chemistry	vulcanization	110	10		✓	3
13	4	12	Science - Chemistry	cyclopentadiene	40	10	✓	✓	1
13	4	14	Science - Other	subducting slabs	80	-5
13	4	19	Fine Arts - Other	Chile	86	-5
14	5	2	Philosophy	antinatalism	130	10			17
14	5	5	Science - Biology	Drosophila eyes	96	10			7
14	5	9	Science - Other	network congestion	122	0
14	5	11	Science - Chemistry	hydrazine	129	10			12	✓
14	5	17	Science - Physics	bending	131	10			12	✓
15	6	1	Science - Chemistry	kinetic isotope effect	121	10			12
15	6	6	Science - Biology	antipsychotics	90	10			10
15	6	8	Social Science	small world	107	10			9
15	6	16	Science - Physics	coherence	96	10			10
16	7	10	Science - Physics	thermodynamic limit	118	-5
16	7	14	Science - Chemistry	resins	119	10			9
17	8	3	Science - Chemistry	transesterifications	105	-5
17	8	19	Science - Physics	free electron model	105	10		✓	3
18	9	20	Science - Biology	GLP-1	93	10			6
19	10	2	Science - Biology	chromosomal inversions	103	10			4
19	10	9	Science - Physics	stress–energy tensor	116	10			8
19	10	11	Science - Chemistry	beryllium	85	10			5
19	10	18	Science - Other	Wolf–Rayet stars	95	10	✓	✓	1

Mason YuBrown

Mason Yu
Brown