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#LL110 Match Day 5

➊ 🏟️ |⚡ 2️⃣ - 👎️ 0️⃣
➋ 🚵‍♀️ |👎 1️⃣ - 👍️️️️ 2️⃣
➌ 📈 |⚡️️️️ 0️⃣ - 👍️️️️ 1️⃣
➍ 📜 |⚡️️️️ 2️⃣ - 👍️️️️ 2️⃣
➎ 📺 |👍️ 3️⃣ 🏙️ - 👎 1️⃣
➏ 🗺️ |👎️️ 1️⃣ - 👍️️️️ 3️⃣
🏁 7️⃣(4️⃣) - 8️⃣(4️⃣)

0-4-1, 24th in Elysium B

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#LL110 Match Day 2

➊ 🎸 |👎 3️⃣ - 👍️ 3️⃣
➋ 🎭 |⚡️ 0️⃣ - 👍️ 2️⃣
➌ 🔬 |👍 1️⃣ - 👍️ 2️⃣ 💀
➍ 🗽 |⚡️ 2️⃣ - 👍️ 0️⃣
➎ 📈 |👍️ 2️⃣ - 👎 1️⃣
➏ 📖 |🤏 1️⃣ - 👍️ 1️⃣
🏁 5️⃣(4️⃣) - 8️⃣(5️⃣)

Elysium B: 0-1-1; 19th of 26

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#LL110 Match Day 1

Going to include an emoji denoting the category for each one as well.

Category | My result - Opponent's result

➊ 📜 |⚡ 1️⃣ - 👍 1️⃣
➋ 🗺️ |⚡ 3️⃣ 🏙️ - 👎 0️⃣
➌ 🔬 |🤷‍♀️ 2️⃣ - 👎 3️⃣ 🧁
➍ 🏟️ |🤦‍♀️ 🤏 1️⃣ - 👍 1️⃣
➎ 📽️ |👍 0️⃣ - 👍 2️⃣
➏ 🎻 |👍 2️⃣ - 👍 2️⃣
🏁 6️⃣(4️⃣) - 6️⃣(4️⃣)

Elysium B: 0-0-1; 13th of 26

Try the questions out here! https://learnedleague.com/match.php?110&1

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HAPPY NEW SEASON, LLAMAS

#LL110 begins today! Good luck, don't forfeit, don't cheat!

Thread begins tomorrow.

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#LL109 Mini-League: Classical Music MD8

What the...a 6(5)-6(5) draw against A FREAKIN' TRIVIA LEGEND in Patrick Friel? I will riding this high for a few days. I'm now 1-6-1 and...still in 11th place in group 37.

❶ 👍️️️️ 2️⃣ /👍️️️️ 2️⃣
❷ 🤷‍♀️ 3️⃣ /👎️️️ 3️⃣ 🧁
❸ ⚡️ 1️⃣ /👍️️️️ 1️⃣
❹ ⚡️ 0️⃣ /👍 🥯 (I'VE GOT A CHANCE!)
❺ 👍️️️️ 1️⃣ /👍️️ 2️⃣ (I slightly misspelled it but got credit)
❻ ⚡️ 2️⃣ /👍️️ 1️⃣ (Have you ever seen the 1976 Bugs Bunny & Daffy Duck special of this suite? Freakin' awesome.)

Two days unbeaten after 6 losses? I'll take it. Try your luck on this set here: https://learnedleague.com/mini/match.php?classicalmusic3&8&

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#LL109 Mini-League: Classical Music MD7

FINALLY OFF THE SCHNEID! A 4(4)-2(2) win. I'm now 1-6-0...and still in 11th place in Group 37.

❶ 👍️️️ 1️⃣ /👎️️ 2️⃣ (Thought of the shape of the sign)
❷ 🤷‍♀️ 3️⃣ /👎️️ 3️⃣ 🧁
❸ ⚡ 0️⃣ /👍️️️ 🥯
❹ ⚡ 1️⃣/ 👎️️ 1️⃣ (I'VE GOT A CHANCE!)
❺ 👎️️ 2️⃣ /👍️ 2️⃣ (Put Printer)
❻ ⚡ 2️⃣ /👎 1️⃣

Whew. Think you could've done better? Have a go: https://learnedleague.com/mini/match.php?classicalmusic3&7&

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#LL109 Mini-League: Classical Music MD6

Another close loss 4(3)-5(4). I'm 0-6-0 and still in 11th in Group 37.

❶ ⚡ 0️⃣ /👍️️️ 🥯
❷ 👎️ 2️⃣ /👎️ 2️⃣ (Put Crow)
❸ 👍️️ 1️⃣ /👍️️ 1️⃣ (Slightly off but still got credit)
❹ 👍 🪙 3️⃣ 🏙️ /👎️ 2️⃣ (I'VE GOT A CHANCE!)
❺ 🤦‍♀️ 2️⃣ /👍 1️⃣ (Put Rochester)
❻ 👎️️️️ 1️⃣ /👍 3️⃣ (NOOOOOOO)

Soooooo close. Will I get a win at all this ML? Try this one on for size: https://learnedleague.com/mini/match.php?classicalmusic3&6&

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#LL109 Mini-League: Classical Music MD5

Brutal loss 0(1)-1(2). I'm 0-5-0 and still in 11th in Group 37.

❶ 👎️️️️ 2️⃣ /👎️️️️ 2️⃣ (Put Accidents)
❷ 👎 1️⃣ /👍️️ 🥯 (Put Asteroids)
❸ 👍️ 0️⃣ /👍️ 1️⃣
❹ 🤷‍♀️ 3️⃣ /👎 3️⃣ 🧁
❺ 🤷‍♀️ 1️⃣ /👎️ 1️⃣
❻ 👎️️️ 2️⃣ /👎️️️ 2️⃣ (Put Lady MacBeth. If I'd remembered that one song by Peter Hammill....)

Nevertheless, I persist. Try your luck with these here: https://learnedleague.com/mini/match.php?classicalmusic3&5&

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#LL109 Mini-League: Classical Music MD4

A close loss, 4(3)-5(3). I'm now 0-4-0 and in 11th in Group 37.

❶ ⚡️ 1️⃣ /👍️ 1️⃣
❷ 🤷‍♀️ 1️⃣ /👍️ 1️⃣
❸ 🤷‍♀️ 2️⃣ /👎️️️ 2️⃣ (Put Hungarian)
❹ 👍 0️⃣ /👍️ 3️⃣
❺ 🤷‍♀️ 2️⃣ /👎 2️⃣ (Who?)
❻ 👍 3️⃣ 🏙️ /👎️️ 0️⃣

I may be in over my head in this ML. Would you be? Try it here: https://learnedleague.com/mini/match.php?classicalmusic3&4&

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#LL109 Mini-League: Classical Music MD3.

Closer but still a loss, 1(2)-3(2). I'm 0-3-0 and in 11th place in Group 37.

❶ 🤷‍♀️ 3️⃣ /👎 3️⃣ 🧁
❷ ⚡ 0️⃣ /👎️️ 0️⃣
❸ 🤏 2️⃣ /👎️️ 1️⃣ (Put Helsinki)
❹ 🤦‍♀️ 1️⃣ /👍 2️⃣
❺ 👍 1️⃣ /👍️️ 1️⃣
❻ 🤷‍♀️ 2️⃣ /👎️ 2️⃣ (Never heard of him)

Any chance you could do better? Try it out here: https://learnedleague.com/mini/match.php?classicalmusic3&3&

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#LL109 Mini-League: Classical Music MD2.

Another rotten round sees me lose 3(1)-5(3). I'm 0-2-0 and in 10th place in Group 37.

❶ 🤷‍♀️ 1️⃣ /👍️ 2️⃣ (Put Pandora)
❷ 👍 🏙️ 3️⃣ /👎️ 0️⃣ (DYK "Silent Night" was written by a parish priest from the town that bears my surname?)
❸ 👎️ 1️⃣ /👍️ 1️⃣ (Put Telluride)
❹ 🤷‍♀️ 2️⃣ /👎 3️⃣ 🧁
❺ 👎 🥯 /👍️ 2️⃣ 💀 (Put Gryphon)
❻ 👎️ 2️⃣ /👎 1️⃣ (Put Recursion)

You probably could've done better than me. Try it out. https://learnedleague.com/mini/match.php?classicalmusic3&2&

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#LL109 Mini-League: Classical Music MD1.

Big loss to start the season, 7(5)-4(2). 0-1-0 in Group 37.

❶ 👎 1️⃣ /👍 🥯 (Put Salzburg)
❷ 🤏 3️⃣ /👎 2️⃣ (Put Chekov)
❸ 👎 1️⃣ /👍 3️⃣ (Put Lion)
❹ ⚡ 2️⃣ /👍 1️⃣
❺ 👍 2️⃣ /👍 2️⃣ 💀
❻ 👎 0️⃣ /👍 1️⃣ (Put Angieslist)

Think you could've done better? Have a go: https://learnedleague.com/mini/match.php?classicalmusic3&1&

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Brace yourselves, it's another #LearnedLeague Mini-League thread...

"Classical Music 2: Beyond The (Pachelbel) Canon"

Come witness me getting my ass kicked!

#LL109 Mini-League: USA@250 Championship Round.

Not an easy one for me; 5/12 for 247pts. Rank 673/1119.

⒈ 🤷‍♀️
⒉ 👍 💰 (45 pts)
⒊ 👍 💰 (50 pts)
⒋ 👎
⒌ 👎 🗑️ (I am upset about this one. I honestly thought the second part was "Boll Weevil" and moneyed it)
⒍ 👍 💸 (15 pts, could've been 27)
⒎ 👍 💰 (53 pts)
⒏ 👎 (Just couldn't remember her name)
⒐ ⚡ 🏈 💰 (84 pts) (I've been to his grave in Elmira)
⒑ 👎 (Don't tell @Ianmcgecko I missed this)
⒒ 🤷‍♀️
⒓ 👎 (Guessed Natchez)

Give it a go yourself: https://learnedleague.com/mini/match.php?usa250&12

Well, that completes this mini-league. Hope you enjoyed it. Another mini-league is in progress on Classical Music, and I'm getting my arse handed to me in it. Maybe I'll post it here....

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#LL109 Mini-League: USA@250 MD11 Recap.

Absolutely botched this one, 1(2)-2(3). This cost me the minor premiership of Group 56 (to this opponent, no less). I finished 2nd; still in the qualifying position.

❶ 👎 2️⃣ / 👎 2️⃣ (Guessed W. Kamau Bell)
❷ 👎 1️⃣ / 👍 🥯 (Guessed Shaun White)
❸ 🤷‍♀️ 3️⃣ / 👎 2️⃣
❹ 🤏 2️⃣ / 👎 3️⃣ 🧁 (Guessed "Flight 93")
❺⚡ 1️⃣ / 👍 1️⃣ ☠️ (Got the senator)
❻⚡ 0️⃣ / 👍 1️⃣

Championship coming up next! But do you think you could've done better here? Try it out:

https://learnedleague.com/mini/match.php?usa250&11

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#LL109 Mini-League: USA@250 MD9 Recap.

My worst defensive day, but it didn't bite me in a 6(3)-5(3) win. I am now 8-1-0 in Group 56 and still in 2nd place.᪴

❶ ⚡ 3️⃣ 🏙️ /👎 2️⃣
❷ 🤷‍♀️ 1️⃣ / 👎 2️⃣
❸ ⚡ 1️⃣ / 👍 1️⃣
❹ 👍 2️⃣ / 👍 1️⃣ 👜
❺ 🤦‍♀️ 0️⃣ / 👍 3️⃣ Botched. I saw "Hiram" and couldn't get off "Utah."
❻ 👎 2️⃣ / 👎 0️⃣

Think you could've gotten more? Try it out here:
https://learnedleague.com/mini/match.php?usa250&9&

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#LL109 Mini-League: USA@250 MD8 Recap.

A better performance from me today saw a 6(4)-3(3) win. 7-1-0 and still 2nd place in Group 56; tied on record but down 8 on MPD.

❶ ⚡ 1️⃣ / 👍 2️⃣
❷ ⚡ 0️⃣ / 👍 🥯 (Thank you, @Ianmcgecko and your Beef Bourguignon! 🦎 )
❸ 👎 1️⃣ / 👍 1️⃣ (Botched the second word)
❹ 👍 ⚾ 2️⃣ / 👎 2️⃣ (I almost missed this - I had Chuck Yeager in the box)
❺ 🤷‍♀️ 2️⃣ / 👎 3️⃣ 🧁
❻ 👍 🏙️ 3️⃣ / 👎 1️⃣ (It took me longer than I'm willing to admit to get this one)

Could you have beaten 4️⃣? I'd love to see you try. https://learnedleague.com/mini/match.php?usa250&8

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#LL109 Mini-League: USA@250 MD6 Recap

I did not deserve this win, but oh well. 2(2)-0(0).

❶ 🪙 👍 🥯 / 👎 0️⃣ (Finally, a coin flip winner, but it was still a zero)
❷ 🤷‍♀️ 👎 1️⃣ / 👎 3️⃣ 🧁
❸ 👎 2️⃣ / 👎 2️⃣ (Guessed "James Blaine")
❹ 👎 3️⃣ / 👎 2️⃣ (Guessed "Standing Rock")
❺ 👎 1️⃣ / 👎 1️⃣ (Mad at myself for missing this one)
❻ ⚡ 2️⃣ / 👎 1️⃣ (Again, I'm Pennsylvanian⚾)

Think you could've done better? I'm pretty sure you could. Give it a go:
https://learnedleague.com/mini/match.php?usa250&6

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#LL109 Mini-League: USA@250 MD5 Recap

I cranked out an 8(5)-2(2) win. I'm 4-1-0 and in 3rd place in Group 56.

❶ ⚡2️⃣ /👎️️️1️⃣
❷ I'd like to thank my gf for introducing me to "The Good Lord Bird" a few years ago.👍 🏙️ 3️⃣/👎️️️2️⃣
❸ This may have been a recent question on Thrice.⚡️️️2️⃣/👎️️️1️⃣👜
❹ 🤷‍♀️ I just put "Mary Kay" and hoped for the best.👎️️️1️⃣ /👎️️️3️⃣🧁
❺ 👍️️️🥯 /👍️️️2️⃣
❻ C'mon, I'm Pennsylvanian.⚡️️️2️⃣ /👍️️️🥯

Think you could have gotten all 6? Try them here:
https://learnedleague.com/mini/match.php?usa250&5

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#LL109 1DS: "Celts"

392 pts, 7/12, 80%ile, rank 173/856. Left 30 points.

⒈ 👍💸 (15 pts, could've been 79; I messed up the spelling of the first one and thought it would be wrong)
⒉⚡️️💰 (55 pts, incorrect money)
⒊👎 (put "St. David's Day")
⒋⚡️️💰 (78 pts, and I actually typed out Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyndrobwyll-llantysiliogogogoch)
⒌👎 (put "runes")
⒍👎 (put "bow")
⒎👍💰(84 pts)
⒏👍️💰️️(75 pts)
⒐👍💸 (15 pts, could've been 86)
⒑ ⚡️️💰️️ (70 pts, incorrect money)
⒒ 🤷‍♀️
⒓ 🤷‍♀️

Not a bad 1DS here. Could you have done better? Have a go here: https://learnedleague.com/oneday.php?7360

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#LL109 1DS: "University of Pittsburgh Football"

439 pts, 11/12, 95%ile, rank 26/479. Left 28 points.

⒈⚡️💰️ (41 pts, incorrect money)
⒉⚡️(15 pts)
⒊⚡️(15 pts)
⒋⚡️(15 pts)
⒌⚡️💸 (15 pts, could've been 63)
⒍⚡️💰️ (39 pts, incorrect money)
⒎👎 (guessed Leroy Irvis)
⒏👍💰️(61 pts, nearly put "Carnegie Tech" but thought better of it)
⒐⚡️💰️ (102 POINTS!)
⒑ ⚡️💰️ (106 POINTS!)
⒒⚡️💸 (15 pts, could've been 45)
⒓⚡️(15 pts)

This has been my second-best 1DS. Could you have gotten all 12? Try it out here: https://learnedleague.com/oneday.php?7291

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#LL109 Mini-League: USA@250 MD4 Recap

I eked out a 3(2)-1(1) win. I'm 3-1-0 and in 3rd place in Group 56.

❶ Thank you again, John B. Polivka.👍️️2️⃣ /👎️️2️⃣
❷ Guessed "Tuskegee". 👎️️1️⃣/👎️️3️⃣ 🧁
❸ ⚡️️1️⃣/👎️️1️⃣
❹ Dammit. Put "Dred Scott".👎️️3️⃣ /👎️️🥯
❺ 🪙, put "Typhus". 👎️️🥯 /👍️️1️⃣
❻ 🪙, put "Oneida". 👎️️2️⃣ /👎️️2️⃣

Think you could have done better? Try them here:
https://learnedleague.com/mini/match.php?usa250&4&

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#LL109 Mini-League: USA@250 MD3 Recap

I lost 3(3)-6(5). I'm 2-1-0 and in 4th place in Group 56.

❶ Thank you, John B. Polivka.👍️1️⃣ /👍️🥯
❷ 🪙, guessed "WH Harrison". 👎️1️⃣ /👍️1️⃣
❸ ⚡️🥯 /👍️1️⃣
❹ Spelled it the way the tree is spelled, still counted.👍2️⃣ /👍️2️⃣
❺ There's a lot of consternation about this question on the forums. I put "Debt-backed Bonds" and did not get credit...so to speak. 👎️2️⃣ /👍️2️⃣
❻ I WAS ONE LETTER OFF 👎️3️⃣ /👎️3️⃣🧁

Think you could have done better? Try them here:
https://learnedleague.com/mini/match.php?usa250&3&

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#LL109 Mini-League: USA@250 MD2 Recap

I won 6(5)-1(2). I'm 2-0-0 and in 1st place in Group 56.

❶ Thank you, NCAA Tournament.👍🥯 /👎1️⃣
❷ I got there eventually. 👍1️⃣ /👍1️⃣
❸ ⚡1️⃣ /👍🥯
❹ 🤷‍♀️3️⃣ /👎3️⃣🧁
❺ I put "Laws" instead of "Acts" but it was still marked right. 👍2️⃣ /👎2️⃣👜
❻ ⚡2️⃣ /👎2️⃣

Think you could have done better? Try them here:
https://learnedleague.com/mini/match.php?usa250&2

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#LL109 1DS: "Died On The Same Day"

353 pts, 6/12, 78%ile, rank 188/868. Left 35 points.

⒈⚡💰 (47 pts, incorrect money)
⒉👎 (guessed "Henry Ford" on the first part, got the second part)
⒊🪙 👎 (guessed "Shostakovich" on the first part, got the second part)
⒋🤷‍♀️ (no clue)
⒌⚡ (2nd one)💰 (63 pts)
⒍👎 (got the first part, no clue on the 2nd)
⒎👍 (80 pts)
⒏🤷‍♀️ (no clue)
⒐⚡ (I remember the day it happened. I bought my first car the same day) 💰 (78 pts)
⒑ 👍 💸 (15 pts, should've been 82)
⒒👎 (Guessed "Wodehouse" the first part, got the 2nd)
⒓⚡ ("A show with everything but...") 💰 (70 pts)

Wanna try your luck? Try it here: https://learnedleague.com/oneday.php?7609

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#LL109 Mini-League: USA@250 MD1 Recap

I won 4(3)-0(0). I'm 1-0-0 and 2nd in Group 56.

❶🤷‍♀️No guess. 👎2️⃣ /👎2️⃣
❷⚡ 👍🥯/👎0️⃣
❸Guessed Dinwiddie. 👎2️⃣ /👎2️⃣
❹👍🏙️3️⃣ / 👎1️⃣
❺Guessed Cotton Mather. 👎1️⃣ /👎3️⃣🧁
❻👍1️⃣ /👎1️⃣

Think you could do better? Try it out here: https://learnedleague.com/mini/match.php?id=2239428

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#LL109 1DS: "The Southern Hemisphere"

Big mad at myself about this one.

282 points, 6/12, 59%ile, rank 538/1298. Left 75 points.

①👎🗑️ (Guessed South Africa)
②🪙👍💰 (58 pts)
③⚡(15 pts)
④👎(Big miffed - guessed "Proxima Centauri")
⑤⚡🏉💰(73 pts)
⑥⚡💰 (59 pts)
⑦👎 (Guessed Stanley, Falkland Islands)
⑧👎 (Guessed Auk)
⑨👍💸 (Was a guess. 15 pts but should've been 90)
⑩⚡💰 (62 pts)
⑪👎 (Guessed Barbados)
⑫👎 (Guessed St. Helena)

Think you could've done better? Go for it here: https://learnedleague.com/oneday.php?7519

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#LL109 1DS: "From Comedy Stage to the Small Screen"

307 points, 7/12, 65%ile, rank 404/1169. Left 33 points.

①👍💰 (59 pts)
②👍💰 (35 pts, incorrect money)
③⚡💰 (56 pts)
④🤷‍♀️
⑤👎(guessed Lena Dunham)
⑥⚡💰 (57 pts)
⑦⚡💸 (15 pts, should've been 68)
⑧👎(guessed Phyllis Diller)
⑨👎(guessed Dick Van Dyke)
⑩👎(guessed Amy Schumer)
⑪👍💰 (69 points)
⑫👍 (15 points)

Think you could've done better? Try it out here: https://learnedleague.com/oneday.php?7394

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#LL109 1DS: "Detroit Lions"

268 points, 4/12, 58% ile, rank 193/461. No points left on the table! 💪

Q1: ⚡💰 (84 pts)
Q2: 🪙👎 (guessed "3")
Q3: 🤷‍♀️ (no guess)
Q4: 👎 (guessed "9-0")
Q5: 👎 (Dammit. I'm mad at myself. No guess.)
Q6: 👍💰 (I remember the play well. 58 pts)
Q7: ⚡💰 (He was faster than my instaget! 95 pts!)
Q8: 👎 (guessed "Rodney Peete")
Q9: ⚡💰 (31 pts)
Q10: 🪙👎🗑️ (guessed "Dallas Cowboys")
Q11: 👎 (couldn't remember the guy's name but I remember Scott Mitchell doing an impression of him)
Q12: 🤷‍♀️ (No guess)

Funny how 4 right in one 1DS can be bottom-tier and in the other upper-class. Oh well. Have a go yourself:
https://learnedleague.com/oneday.php?7503

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#LL109 1DS: "Kitchens"

82 points, 4/12, 2 %ile, rank 2723/2780.
Left 49 points.

Q1: ⚡💰 (26 pts)
Q2: ⚡💰 (26 pts)
Q3: 👍💸(15 pts, could've been 26)
Q4: 🤷‍♀️ (guessed "wok")
Q5: 👎🗑️ (guessed "pressure cooker")
Q6: 🪙👍💸 (15 pts, could've been 59)
Q7: 👎🗑️(guessed "New Orleans")
Q8: 👎(never heard of it in this context and couldn't grasp it)
Q9: 🤷‍♀️(no clue at all)
Q10: 🤷‍♀️(guessed "Feng Shui")
Q11: 🤷‍♀️(guessed "Restaurant Simulator")
Q12: 👎🗑️(guessed "nutcracker")

You probably could've done better. Try it out here: https://learnedleague.com/oneday.php?8057

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