The MeatEater Podcast - Ep. 394: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia XXXVII

Episode Date: December 7, 2022

Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Steven Rinella, Janis Putelis, Brody Henderson, Seth Morris, Hayden Sammak, Phil Taylor, Cory Calkins, Maggie Hudlow, and Corinne Schneider. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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without cell phone service as a special offer. You can get a free three months to try out OnX if you visit onxmaps.com slash meat. Welcome to Meat Eater Trivia, the only game show where conservation always wins. I'm your host, Spencer Newarth, and today we're joined by Stephen Rinella, Brody Henderson, Giannis Petelis, Seth Morris, Sean Weaver, Maggie Hudlow, Hayden Samick, and Corey Calkins. If you're not familiar, this is a 10-round quiz show with questions from Meat Eater's four verticals, which are hunting, fishing, conservation, and cooking.

And there is a prize. Meat Eater will donate $500 to the conservation organization of the winner's choosing. Now this is episode 3 of our three-part Meat Eater Trivia Championship. So, if you haven't listened to the last two shows, then pause this one

and go back and play those first. Otherwise, you're going to be getting some spoilers here. Alright, now that everyone is caught up. Do you know my pen's so dead that I was trying to darken something, and when I write my pen across it to darken it, it actually erases. Yep. Like my pen is an eraser. Faulty equipment.

We can probably get like a notepad and like a pen and paper. You think that would help? We'll get paused right now and go get it. Oh, let's go. I got to say, Spencer, I feel like you missed an opportunity with this tournament. You could have had people like doing office pools and brackets and all sorts of cool stuff. 2023. We're going to do this.

Sponsorship from Expo Dry Race Markers. Yeah, we're going to be flying people in from across the country. We're going to have four episodes. We're going to do this bigger and better. We're going to do this bigger and better. From Expo dry race markers. Yeah, we're going to be flying people in from across the country. We're going to have four episodes. We're going to have a whole bracket. We'll get the blue collar scholar in here. Sure. We've got to get a line of odds going in Vegas and all that stuff. Who's that?

Tommy Edson. 2023, that's going to be happening. Now this. Did Cal not make it to the room of the champions of champions? I couldn't get it on his schedule to play one of the qualifying rounds. I tried real hard, and we couldn't make it happen with Cal's schedule. I don't think Cal wanted to try very hard either. No, he's like a mediocre performer.

I mean, am I wrong? We see where trivia is in Cal's heart. Based on the leaderboard, you're not wrong. His heart's not in it, and that's fine. That's right. All right, now that everyone's caught up, we're ready to crown a 2022 Meat Eater Trivia Champion. Will it be

Brody, the winningest player in Meat Eater Trivia history? Or will it be Steve, the man whose homunculus has never got a question wrong? Or could it be Giannis, the actual silent killer on the show? Or could it be Maggie, a player with the weight of an entire gender on her back?

Don't do that to me, Spencer. Or will it be one of these other mugs like Seth, Sean, Hayden, or Corey, a pack of lovable underdogs with a combined two victories in meat-eaters? So let's hear it. Let's go around the room and get a prediction from each player about who's going to win. We'll start with Steve. Steve, are you betting on yourself? I don't like to engage in this kind of stuff, man.

Cal can play mediocre trivia, but Steve won't pick who's going to win this game. We'll skip him. Maggie, who you got your money on? I got to put my money on somebody? Put it on yourself, man. All right. Yeah, I'll bet on myself. I could use a little extra confidence going into this round.

Corey Calkins, you going to give us an honest answer? I think conservation is going to win this one. Perfect. Brody, I have to imagine you're picking Brody, right? Do you think there's any politicians out there that don't vote for themselves when they're on the ballot? I'm just curious. Think that ever happened? I'm sure it's happened at some point.

But voting for yourself isn't saying that you're going to win. True. In fact, it's a demonstration. I'm not saying it either. It's a demonstration of you not being sure. I'm not saying it either. But I'm voting for myself. All right.

There we go. Seth? Yeah. I'm going to vote for myself as well. You think you're going to win? Okay. Giannis, how about you? We just got to the part where the red fern grows,

where Grandpa takes the bat with the two boys, and then the boy ends up with the ax in his belly, and Grandpa feels real bad about taking up that bat. This is different than that. Deep. But that's a good book. Yes, I did figure out how to stream it. I haven't watched it yet.

The girls and I are going to finish the book. Yeah, we streamed it. And then we're going to stream it. What a great book. Who do you think might win? Tearjerker. I think that the two little hounds, Old Dan and Little Ann.

Okay. How about media trivia? You know, if you're interested in what Yanni's talking about, Clay did a whole lot of, if you listen to Clay's little series on the author and story. That was good.

Yanni, so still no answer on who's going to win? No, I'm feeling pretty good. I got Wordle in three this morning pretty to win? No, I'm feeling pretty good. I got Wirtle in three this morning pretty quickly. So, yeah, I'm feeling hot on trivia today. Now, Hayden should actually be feeling hot coming in. He just had his first ever victory in last week's episode. So, Hayden, who are you picking?

Let's say you were a blind squirrel and you just found a nut. Come on, man. Would you be like, I bet I'm going to find another one right now again? Or would you be like, I don't know, man. Might be a while. Yeah, you burned it out. You should have waited. In the very last episode of this, you were just saying that you didn't pick on people during trivia.

Oh, I forgot. That's false. I think Brody's going to win. All right. So three votes for Brody. Three votes for Brody. The room is on Brody. I'm putting the pressure on him. That's why. I like that.'s going to win. All right. So three votes for Brody. Three votes for Brody. The room is on Brody. I'm putting the pressure on him.

That's why. I like that. You're playing like a psychological game with him, dude. Are you guys nervous? I think I'm nervous for you. I've had jitters like all day figuring out who's going to win. I couldn't sleep last night. I mean, a little bit.

I'm stoked. I'm stoked. Give us the Shelby index. She got a three and a half. Ooh, a half point. Today's winner. I don't understand these half scores. She's very liberal giving herself half points when she feels like she earned it and she i don't argue um so three and a half on today's episode before we actually play the trivia you know how uh like

the last presidential debate they asked the candidates if they're going to accept the results of the election i feel like we need a couple of our players to say. Well, I'm going to have the same answer that President Trump had. I don't know. It depends if I win or not. Not the answer I was looking for. I think we got an I don't know from Brody and Steve. If I win, I won't have a problem with it.

I mean, can we argue the results? Because that happened a lot, too. Happened? Going to storm the doors of my house later if they don't win this. Stop the steal. Now, we've got no housekeeping today, so let's get to trivia. Play the drop, Phil. Look, I need to know what I stand to win.

Everything. How's that? You stand to win everything. Game on, suckers! Final round. Question one. The topic is cooking, and this is multiple choice. Which of these table scraps would be toxic for your hunting dog?

Is it blueberries, avocado, shrimp, or green beans? Which of these table scraps would be toxic for your hunting dog? Blueberries, avocado, shrimp, or green beans. We have a confident Steve, a confident Seth, Brody, Corey. No? Everybody owns a dog in here that's playing.

My dog eats everything. Yeah, my dog eats all that. There's so much bullshit about that, man. My kids got this whole running list of everything there. It's going to kill their dog. Oh, my kids are the same way. And their dog eats it and nothing happens.

The dog eats something off the floor and they immediately start crying. Is he going to die? Yeah, over in New Zealand, they feed them whole bars of chocolate for their dogs. No issues at all. Over here, yeah, one bite kills a dog. So here's your first argument coming up right now. One more time. Which of these table scraps would be toxic for your hunting dog?

Blueberries, avocado, shrimp, green beans. Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Steve saying blueberries. Maggie saying shrimp. Corey saying avocado. Brody saying blueberries. Seth saying blueberries. Sean saying avocado.

Giannis saying shrimp. And Hayden saying blueberries. Blueberries avocado. Giannis saying shrimp. And Hayden saying blueberries. Blueberries. The correct answer is avocado. Oh! Really? Which puts our two frontrunners off to an 0-1 start. Now, blueberries, shrimp, and green beans are all considered healthy snacks for your dog.

Avocados, on the other hand, contain piercing, which when ingested causes vomiting and diarrhea for canines other pets that are sensitive to avocados include birds horses rabbits and rodents huh my dog stole half of a chipotle burrito the other day I'd like to

point out he's just fine didn't have enough guac on there well I don't know what he's saying it's toxic but it could be like extremely mildly tough but not one of his best questions.

I picked up his bowel movement the next morning, and there was no indication of toxicity. There is no question that avocado is bad for them. They even have it like the animal pet poison hotline wants you to call them if you see your dog eating any part of an avocado, whether it's the pit the skin uh guac any of that stuff it's unquestionably bad for them there's a joke where um i'm not gonna tell it but i'll tell you about it these guys like walking down the sidewalk and they and they're worried about this that they there's a pile of dog shit but they can't figure out if it is or not and so like smelling it touching it tasting it and eventually one of them goes damn that is dog shit he's like

glad we didn't step in it what part of the joke is missing if you weren't going to tell the joke i've found a way to tell questionable jokes by saying i'm going to tell you about the joke i'm not telling you the joke. I'm letting you know that there is a joke in existence that goes like this. And then you can do it and it wasn't that you were telling the jokes. You were telling about the jokes. Yeah, that's a good end around. I like that.

You can tell jokes you'd never tell. Yeah, there's this bad word you can't say. Listen, I don't tell about that joke. Question two. The topic is gear. There are four cities where the last ten Archery Trade Association shows have been held. Name one of those cities. There are four cities where the last ten Archery Trade Association shows have been held.

Name one of those cities. Seemed like nobody knew this, but a few folks looked somewhat confident. Yeah, I mean, I... I think I know it. Fastest answer yet and threw my pen down.

I'm mostly referring to... Why didn't you notice him throw it, Spencer? He doesn't know what more he can do. Let me try that again. Oh, Giannis knows it. Okay. Giannis knows the answer. One more time.

Looking for one of the four cities where the last ten Archery Trade Association shows have been held. Does everybody have an answer? Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Steve saying Salt Lake City. Maggie saying Denver. Corey saying Dallas. Brody saying Indianapolis. Seth saying Indianapolis. You can't read it because it's...

Sean saying Louisville. Giannis saying Indianapolis. And Hayden saying Las Vegas. The four cities are Louisville, Indianapolis, Nashville, and Columbus. Holy shit. Sweet. The last ten ATA shows have been held in Indianapolis and Louisville four times and Nashville and Columbus once. The next ATA show will be held in Indianapolis on January 11, 2023.

It's the biggest archery industry gathering in the world. Giannis, did you get that one right? Did you? I was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, Spencer. Okay. Yeah, for like a minute. And still. Question three, the topic is fishing.

This next great question comes to us via Logan Lubbers. If you have a question you think is right for MeatEater Trivia, send it to trivia at themeateater.com. What two fish are crossed to create a tiger trout? What two fish are crossed to create a tiger trout? You do not need to give the sexes of the fish, just the species. Is it sex dependent? Well, some animals it is. It matters who the mother or the father is.

For the purpose of this question, I'm not looking for the sex of the parents, just looking for what two species create a tiger trout. Does everybody have an answer? Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Steve saying a cutty and a bow. Maggie saying a brook and a rainbow. Corey saying a brown and a brook. Brody saying a brook and a bow. Maggie sang a brook and a rainbow. Corey sang a brown and a brook. Brody sang a brook and a brown. Seth sang a golden

and brook. Sean sang a brook and lake. Giannis sang a brook and brown. And Hayden sang a brook and brown. The correct answers are a brown trout and brook trout. I'm out of the game. No way. I'm out of the game. No way.

I'm like 0 for 3. Let's just stop playing. It's like only 4pm on election day, so there's a lot of results to come in yet here. Tiger trout are incredibly rare in the wild since their parents aren't very closely related and their native ranges don't overlap but they've

become a popular game fish in north america because they're hardy sterile and novel states with tiger trout stocking programs include arizona, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Utah, Massachusetts, and more. Did you know there's a global Marlin tournament? And it's like there's a specific date and you go by your time zone? Did not know this. So I was just talking to a guy down in Venice whose buddy just won. So you got the main tournament, but then you got what they call the Calcutta, what they call the extras or something like that. The real money is in the side bet.

Uh-huh. Okay. He just won. He won a million bucks in the side bet in Venice, Louisiana, with like a 500-pound marlin. Some guy in South Africa turns in a plus thousand, but he wasn't in the side bet. So it gets to his reporting time zone in Venice. And he's in the win.

But this guy was drinking with his buddy while waiting for Hawaii's results to come in. And he won. And he won. But he said he was shitting bricks. waiting to see what gets caught in Hawaii. And that was the last reporting time zone. Wow. What's your buddy doing with his million dollars? Well, I didn't meet him.

I met his buddy. Paying for gas on the boat. That's right. That's number one trip. Question four. The topic is conservation. The National Wildlife Federation has been publishing this award-winning children's magazine since 1967. What is it?

The National Wildlife Federation has been publishing this award-winning children's magazine since 1967. What is it? You ever read this magazine, Brody? Shh, let's just keep it down. No, let's just... Well, maybe I have. Let's just keep to the question, man. This is a non-fun episode. This is serious.

Maybe I have, I don't know. Okay. National Wildlife Federation's been publishing this award-winning children's magazine since 1967. Does everybody have an answer? My answer is so stupid. No answer. Giannis?

Giannis, do you have an answer? Yep. Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Steve saying Ranger Rick, Ranger Rick, Ranger Rick. Brody saying Animal Kids. Seth without an answer. Sean without an answer. Giannis saying Ranger Rick.

And Hayden saying Nat Geo Kids. What? The correct answer is Ranger Rick. He's back in the game. I've read that one. He's back in the game. I have read that one. Ranger Rick's mission is to instill a passion for nature and promote outdoor activity.

They do so through animal quizzes, outdoor recipes, fictional stories, nature-based riddles, color photography, and more, the magazine is so popular that back in the early 70s, it caused the National Wildlife Federation's membership to triple in size. We read it as kids. I didn't know that it was still around until not too long ago. Oh, yeah. You get it, Giannis? How many points you got, Megan?

Did I get the answer? Yeah, I did. That's where I'm at. We're on to question five. We'll get a scoreboard update after this, except we already have the room feeling each other out, seeing where everyone stands. The topic is biology.

This is our listener question of the week, which was won by Lane Rogers for sending this great question. Lane is going to get a signed copy of The Complete Guide to Hunting, Butchering, and Cooking Wild Game, Volume 2. If you want a chance to win our listener question of the week, then send your question to trivia at themeatdeater.com. Steve looks stressed out. That's what I always do during questions.

I rest my head on my microphone. My eye socket, specifically. He's not stressed. This vodka-based drink shares its name with species whose distribution range extends across the world. Want to say it again? This vodka-based drink shares its name with species whose distribution range extends across the world. What was the category?

Biology. We did have a quick answer from Corey and Maggie, it looked like. No. Oh, no. Say that question again. You lush, Corey. This vodka-based drink shares its name with species whose distribution range extends across the world. Now, Corey, where is your confidence at here?

100? Like, no question you got this right? I'd say I'm 50-50. Okay, 50-50, but that seems to be much higher than anyone else in the room. I'm going to argue a technicality with this one. Go ahead and try. Can we get, like, a couple minutes on this one? Give you a little more time.

There's a lot on the line. But I don't know if those wheels are turning, Yanni. No, they're turning. I've had a lot of vodka cocktails in my day. Does anybody besides Corey feel good about their answer? I feel like I got 50-50. You don't even have an answer written down. Oh, you do?

I do. Okay, does everybody have an answer then? No, I need another second. This vodka-based drink shares its name with a species whose distribution range extends across the world. Vodka soda. Vodka soda.

Screwdriver. Does everybody have an answer? You got one? No, like, dude, I mean, I have like a, like, not feeling great. Okay. Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Steve saying Cosmo. Maggie saying Mule.

Corey saying Moscow Mule. Brody without an answer. Seth saying Moscow Mule. Sean without an answer. Yana saying Salty Dog. Hayden saying Moscow Mule. Sean, without an answer, Yana saying Salty Dog. Hayden saying Moscow Mule. We do have a correct answer in the room. It's Cosmo.

Cosmopolitan. Some examples of cosmopolitan species include humans, killer whales, cats, orchids, honeybees, and most diseases. Generally, cosmopolitanism does not include areas of extreme weather like the Arctic or Antarctic. I'm going to accept that question. You guys all tripped up. You thought he said a species, but there's not mules in Antarctica. That's what my problem with the question is.

There might be salty dogs. No. This vodka-based drink shares its name with species whose distribution range extends across the world. I just didn't listen carefully enough. That happens to me all the time. Well done, Steve. Steve just tripped into the right answer

and now he truly is back in the game. No, I said, what did I say? You have to dig back and play it back. You said you didn't feel good about it. No, I went on from there. I don't know. Does everybody have an answer? You got one?

No, like, dude, I mean, I have like a, like, not feeling great. Okay. Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Steve saying Cosmo. Maggie saying Mule. Corey saying Mule. I feel like that was worded very trickily. No, no, no, no, no, no.

I got it. It was great. This was a great question. It was our listener question of the week. I want to put that worded very trickily. No, no, no, no, no. I got it. It was great. This was a great question. It was our listener question of the week. I want to put that one into the board game. Oh, it's going to be there. It's going to be the first card you see. Phil, give us a scoreboard update.

We have Seth, Maggie, and Hayden with one point apiece. That's terrible. With two points, we have Steve, Sean, and Brody. And tied for first place are Corey Calkins. Calkins. I'm not going to screw that up. And Giannis Petelis with three points. Wow.

How many questions we got left? Five. Five questions left. Anybody's got an idea. Wide open. Meat-eater trivia champion on the line. Hey folks, exciting news for those who live or hunt in Canada. And boy my goodness

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Question six, the topic is cooking. This Japanese cooking method involves deep frying seafood that's been battered in ice water, eggs, and flour. What is it? This Japanese cooking method involves deep frying seafood that's been battered in ice water, eggs, and flour. What is it? Seems as though most folks knew this one. Yeah, I want to get back to that last question. You want to debate that one some more? Does everybody have an answer?

No. Nope. Corey in the lead, and he may not get this one. I got it. Hit me with the question one more time, Spencer. I haven't been to a sushi in a minute. This Japanese cooking method involves deep-frying seafood that's been battered in ice water, eggs, and flour.

What is it? Go ahead and reveal your answers. Do I really need to show you? Yeah. We have Steve saying tempura, tempura, tempura. Fried fish. And the rest of the room says tempura. They got it.

Am I wrong? The correct answer is tempura. Am I wrong? Tempura. Tempura. This cooking style was popularized by Portuguese traders in Japan who prepared their shrimp by lightly frying them. It was originally viewed as a luxury dish

because most people from Japan use their oil for heat rather than cooking. But the cooking style caught on across the country in the 17th century when rapeseed oils became mass produced. That's a good little tidbit. I didn't know you used egg in tempura. You do. You know what, man? We used to bone out cottontail rabbits and do rabbit tempura. What made it tempura to you?

They like that? Oh, you do everything the same as if you're doing shrimp. Just do little pounded strips of rabbit. Question seven. The topic is fishing. This next question comes to us via Jeff Oglesby. If you have a question you think is right for Meat Eater Trivia, you can send it to trivia at themeateater.com.

Name the state with either the heaviest or lightest largemouth bass state record. Name the state with either the heaviest or the lightest largemouth bass state record. There's such a thing as the lightest bass right yeah the shittiest large well but now it's that state record is the lightest of all 50 states you understand what I'm saying? like what state has the shittiest bass? whoa that was... so which state has...

do we need to signify which state we're going for? yes look at you need to name what state it is who's got the... you don't have to say it's the heaviest or lightest. You're not stalking your bass fishing buddy? Just pick one of those states. Yeah, I had breakfast with him this morning. You can text him about it. Now, if we just put down a single state as an answer.

You'd have to say if it's the heaviest or the lightest one. It could be either one. So really, we have a one in 25 shot here. Sure. That's a good way to look at it, Yanni. Does everybody have an answer looking for the heaviest or the lightest largemouth bass state record? Yannis, you going for

heaviest or lightest? Heavy. Heavy. Does everybody have an answer? Corey is rethinking his. I just had to wait for Yanni to write something down. Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Steve saying... I feel like some dude in California set the high-end record. Maggie saying Texas.

Corey saying Florida. Brody saying California. Seth saying Texas. Sean saying California. Giannis saying Texas. Hayden saying Florida. Everybody went heavy. Nobody got it right.

The heaviest is Georgia, and the lightest is Alaska. Georgia. I was... But Alaska has largemouth? The heaviest largemouth bass record in America belongs to Georgia. It was set with a 22-pounder in 1932. The lightest largemouth bass record goes to Alaska, which was set in 2018 with an 8-ounce fish.

Some believe that 7-inch bass from Anchorage's Sand Lake was the first-ever largemouth caught in Alaska. Is that one from Georgia also the world record? Yeah, there's some contention around it, but it's still their official state record, the Perry Bass. God, what a toad, man. The Perry Bass. Great photo. Can you imagine a 22-pound largemouth?

No. We're on to question eight. The topic is conservation. We'll get a leaderboard update from phil after this what type of federal land uses the slogan land of many uses on its signs what type of federal land uses the slogan land of many uses on its signs? It's very confident answers in the room. These folks think they know it. This is question eight.

What type of federal land uses the slogan land of many uses on its signs? Does everybody have an answer? Pretty sure. Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Steve saying National Forest, Maggie saying BLM, Corey saying BLM, Brody saying National Forest, Seth saying National Forest, Sean saying BLM, Gianna saying BLM, and Hayden saying Corps of Engineers. The correct answer is National Forest.

So we had some folks get it right. This phrase was coined by Richard McArdle, the chief of the United States Forest Service from 1952 to 1962. This was his quote. The national forests are land of many uses and many users. He was referring to their management style that allows for activities like timber harvest, grazing, mining and recreating. Phil, give us a scoreboard update. We have two questions left. It wouldn't be the Trivia Championship if all players were not still in contention. We have Seth, Maggie, and Hayden with two points,

Sean with three, and Steve, Giannis, Corey, and Brody are tied up with four points apiece. Wow. So who's, one more time, who is at the top of the leaderboard here? Brody, Corey, Giannis, and Steve have four. Sean has three

and everybody else has two. That's great. Two questions left. Question nine, the topic is hunting. What Canadian province has the most white-tailed deer entered in the

Boone and Crockett record book? What Canadian province has the most white-tailed deer entered in the Boone and Crockett record book? What Canadian province has the most white-tailed deer entered in the Boone and Crockett record book? I like that we have Steve and Brody and Giannis at the top of the leaderboard, but I also like we have the underdog here in Corey, who has never won a game of meat eater trivia. Oh man. He doesn't play a whole terrible amount, does he? He doesn't, but this could be a real Cinderella story

if he is our 2022 champion. This one's killing me. Well, I got to narrow it down. Well, yeah. What Canadian province has the most white I can tell you a couple of names. What Canadian province has the most white-tailed deer entered in the Boone and Crockett

record book? Does everybody have an answer? Yeah, but it's not spelled right. Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Steve saying Alberta. Maggie saying Saskatchewan. Corey saying Saskatchewan. Brody saying Saskatchewan. Seth saying Alberta. His markers, so it could be anything. Is Steve the only one that said Alberta?

I said Alberta. The correct answer is Saskatchewan. Damn it. I had Alberta. Saskatchewan has 604 whitetail entries in the Boone and Crockett record book. That's followed by Alberta with 377, Manitoba with 100, Ontario with 72, British Columbia with 50, Quebec with 33, New Brunswick with 27, and Nova Scotia with 18.

So Saskatchewan has twice as many as Alberta. My homunculus thought Saskatchewan. You thought that one? Mine thought Alberta Did it really? Yeah, I didn't listen to him Phil, we have one question left To crown our champion

Where does the leaderboard now stand? I just faltered Yes, unfortunately we have to say Goodbye to Seth, Maggie, and Hayden They are not eligible for the win, but Stephen Rinella, Sean Weaver have four points apiece. Giannis, Corey, and Brody have five points. Wow.

This could settle the whole thing. If not, we'll go to overtime. I want to go back to that species question. Question 10. The topic is wildlife. This last great question comes to us via Sam Young. If you have a question you think is right for MeatEater Trivia, you can send it to trivia at themeateater.com.

This songbird is the most common state bird in America. What is it? This songbird is the most common state bird in America. What is it? A state bird in America. What is it? A lot on the line. Corey, how do you feel about your answer? Not good.

Not good, Brody? Mmm. Mmm. I can tell you, can I put two down? No. I know it, I just don't know which of them is right. Brody's confidence is... Giannis, how are you feeling? Oh, a little better than 50-50.

Okay. Dude, I'm changing my shit. I'm leaving what I had. Okay. I'm leaving what I had. Steve has narrowed it down to two choices, and he's now changing. I can't tell if I'm listening to me or the Marbles. It's getting foggy up there.

Does everybody have an answer? Yeah. For all the Marbles, reveal your answers. We have Steve saying the Western Meadowlark. Say what I did have. He also had the American Robin, but crossed it out. Maggie Hudlow saying a Meadowlark. Corey saying Blackbird. Brody

saying Cardinal. Seth saying Chickbird. Brody saying cardinal. Seth saying chickadee. Sean saying cardinal. Giannis saying Robin. And Hayden saying Finch. Now we do have a correct answer in the room. Is it going to crown a champion is what I want to know. And the correct answer is cardinal. What?

Which makes Brody our winner. Is that right? Brody wins. Brody wins. What? Brody is the champion. Oh my god. What? He's 22. Steve just threw his board onto the floor. Oh, Brody. I figured it's a pretty bird.

It's in a lot of Eastern states. He is just like a strong... I'm trying to think of a sports equivalent. Just a strong player. Brody even gave the room a little head start. I think you went 0 for 2 on the first couple? Something like that. Oh, man. You'd never know looking at him. If you saw Brody walking down the road, you would be like,

there's a trivia champ. What would you think he's good at? This looks like a man of what sort of hobbies to you? This is a guy going out to get a beer with his friend. I don't know. I'd do that, too. Instead, though, the winningest player in our regular season history is now the 2022 champion.

It makes sense, dude. It really is a meritocracy, man. He plays a strong game. He's oldest. I like you keep leaning on that one. Now, seven states consider the Northern Cardinal their state bird. Those states are Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, and West Virginia. That's followed by the Western Meadowlark? American Robin. The wrong answer.

You wrote the wrong answer. But you gotta appreciate the specificity. It wouldn't be a trivia game if we didn't end it like this, right? The Northern Mockingbird is five states, and the American Robin is three states, and the American Goldfinch is three states. Brody, how does it feel? It feels pretty good.

I gotta admit it. It feels pretty good I gotta admit it It feels damn good To be the 2022 champion? Yep, I'd like to dedicate this championship to my revered opponent, Stephen Rene Oh, that's so insulting Who inspired me to just

be a greater person and competitor myself That's so insulting He saw what victory looked like and he thought, I want some of that Who inspired me to just be a greater person and competitor myself. That's so insulting. Yeah, he saw what victory looked like and he thought, I want some of that. Are you going to let Steve pick where the donation goes as well? I would like Steve to pick the conservation group that gets the cash. If that's the case, let's go with the Meat eater land access Initiative Del AI

I approve I like that Oh we got a deal A little something We've been cooking up Is we're thinking about Going on like a Like a beaver trap

And marathon In the spring And selling Custom beaver hats For a huge amount Of money a piece amount of money apiece to raise money for the land access initiative. Are you working on that one of mine that's going to have the cap on it?

Yeah, it's done. Oh, nice. But we're thinking about selling that you'd buy a custom beaver. We'd catch the beaver, document the whole thing, get it sowed, and you'd get a custom beaver hat for $500. And all that money goes to the land access initiative. I like it. And we'd just pour the coal. I think you'd charge a custom beaver hat for 500 bucks. And all that money goes to Landax Initiative. I like it. And we just pour the coal.

I need to charge more than 500. I keep thinking, I was telling the guy that sold the hats, he thought it sounded insane. But I said, you wait and see. What would it cost you to go buy a beaver hat? Like a nice, I don't know, a couple hundred bucks. Now, Brody, we have a plaque that's being made right now that's going to have your name on it as the 2022 champion. We should have it by the time this episode comes out. But very fitting that you would be the winner at the end.

Thank you. So it's the kind you keep. It's not the kind you've got to turn back later. Well, we're going to be hanging on the wall, and the plan is right now that it will have room for five years on there. So we'll have a 2023 champion. The only demand I have as a 2022 champion is that you get some better markers. Better markers.

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