The MeatEater Podcast - Ep. 475: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia LXXVI

Episode Date: September 6, 2023

Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Logan Dove, Chester Floyd, Christine Sawicki, Hilary Byrne, and Ben Long. Connect with MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop Trivia MerchSee 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 Brody Henderson, Chester Floyd, Randall Williams, Christine Sawicki, Logan Dove, Hillary Byrne, and Ben Long. Ben is a freelance writer who contributes articles to TheMeatEater.com. Ben, how do you think you're going to do in meat eater trivia?

Well, you say that you got, what, four verticals? Four verticals, that's right. I think I got two verticals and two horizontals. Okay, tell us about those. Well, I think I'm going to do okay on hunting and conservation, because that's where I spend most of my time. I think fishing, unless they are fishing questions about northwestern Montana. Okay.

I'm going to kind of blow chunks there. And cooking, I'm kind of a salt, pepper, medium rare kind of guy. And that's kind of the end of it. So I'll guess. Going to need to be a little better than that for cooking to get these right today. Now, you had told me in an email that your filing system is strong, but your retrieval system is old and tethered. Explain what that means. Well, you know, like Steve says, the age has an advantage, right?

Because you have more time to soak up trivia. And I've been told I have a very trivial mind, so that helps. But the downside is that you get past a certain age and it's hard to pull those neurons out of your head. So we'll see where it goes. You've forgotten more than a young guy like Chester has ever learned. Yeah, I'm sure I've forgotten more than a young guy like Chester has ever learned. I'm sure I've forgotten more than Chester. Now, you just had a book come out earlier this year called Hunter and Angler Field Guide to Raising Hell.

Tell folks what that book is about. Thanks for the opportunity. Yeah, it's basically a primer on how to be a more effective conservationist. A lot of my work is with conservation groups. And it basically is some of my experiences and my ways of going about helping groups, helping conservationists, you know, achieve their goals, whether it's policies, protecting habitat, increasing access, or protecting the land, that kind of thing. So it's kind of just a real simple, effective way of getting things done. Yeah. Tony Bynum, who has contributed some photography to Meat Eater Projects, he had said a similar

thing to you. He said, this book will make you a more effective conservationist, which we love here at Meat Eater Trivia. Now, 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. For the stat of the week this week, we're looking at how MeatEater Trivia,

the board game, is so hunter and angler friendly. Here's what I mean. The game comes with a small tin carrying case that's meant to fit in your glove box, kayak, backpack, or wherever. You can keep all the whiteboards, markers, and 100 questions in the tin carrying case, and it'll weigh less than eight ounces. Now, if you're even more weight conscious than that, you could ditch the carrying case and hold everything together with rubber bands, and you're at less than five ounces.

If that's still too heavy, then only take 100 questions, which comes in at less than three ounces. How does that compare to other board games? Well, I weighed some this morning, and here's what I learned. Risk weighs three pounds. Life weighs two and a half pounds, and Monopoly weighs two pounds. Even a standard deck of 52 playing cards weighs four ounces, which is 25% heavier than 100 questions from meat eater trivia so i'm declaring this the most backpacking friendly board game on the market meat eater

trivia the only board game where conservation always wins comes out this fall hey i've got a question for you spencer what do you got chester are you guys gonna re-up those questions after like a couple years here's my prediction with a new new deck in 2023 we will have the board game comes for sale this fall 2024 you're going to be getting expansion packs um they could be maybe a specific genre maybe they're for kids or white tails or mountain men that is tbd um or maybe they're just more questions from our four verticals nice that's that's what we're looking at the plan brody do you take any games with you in the back country is it as a deck of cards ever made it into your backpack no um yeah i can't remember ever doing that but you know like if i was hunting with my kid like books make an appearance sure those way

those way more than this game i bet but no no generally try not to have that kind of downtime you know now here's our zero percenter question of the week which tests how much knowledge players have retained from previous games this question was from episode 287 the topic was fishing and nobody got it right. If you know the answer, you can just shout it out. What do you call the hybrid fish that's created by a large mouth bass and small mouth bass? A mean mouth. You got it, Brody.

You didn't get it the time we played. Because I remember back then you were like all excited about this mean mouth world record, which I think is total horseshit because it's just some artificial thing that's made, you know, it's like, yeah. Is this mean as an angry or mean as an average? So that's a, that's a great question. Um, the name was given to them because some biologists had a brood stock pond of mean mouth bass that he saw attack a dog that was swimming in the pond. Uh, they're known to be more aggressive

than a large mouth and small mouth so mean as in angry they'll kill your dog as an average man sounds like they'd be fun to catch you have to find some chester to tangle with we have some housekeeping to get to daniel brick he wrote in with a golf term that he believes should be added to the meat eater trivia lexicon. Here's what he means. The word dormy refers to when a match play golfer is winning by the same number of holes that are left. So if a golfer is up three with three holes to go, then they are dormy.

This term is derived from a French word that means to sleep, implying that the player who is dormy can relax. So how does that apply to meat eater trivia? Well, if, for example, Randall is winning by one point with one question to go, then he is dormy. The term is a compliment affirming that the player is winning, but also puts extreme pressure on them to not choke. So going forward, we'll try to call out when a player is dormy to see how clutch they really are. I think you're going to run into trouble with that. What do you think we're going to learn?

I think there'll be some individuals other than myself that are uncomfortable with like that golf comparison. Oh, okay. I'm pretty dormant when it comes to trivia. I remember my grandpa, when we played cribbage and if you, if if you lost with your hole at the end of the peg

last peg he called it dying in the stink hole so maybe that could be one for fun almost one dying in the stink hole that's what it feels like

I'm familiar with that Randall has been in that stink hole now for a week have you come out of your funk yet from what happened in the last game

I was lying awake last night thinking about it it's a cold sweat all night long. Brutal. See if we can turn it around today. Now, the Shelby Index for today's round is a three and a half, so our winner should get seven correct answers.

And with that, we're on to the game of trivia. Play the drop, Phil. Look, I need to know what I stand to win. Everything. How's that? You stand to win. Everything. How's that? You stand to win everything. Game on, suckers!

Question one. The topic is hunting. This first great question comes to us via Jessica Tracy. If you have a question you think is right for Meat Eater Trivia, you can send it to trivia at themeateater.com. The plot hound is the official dog breed of this state. Is it Oklahoma, North Carolina, Alabama, or Ohio? Man, Randall, you knew that one. I don't think I do. I just have a feeling. The topic

is hunting. The plot hound is the official dog breed of this state. Your four choices are Oklahoma, North Carolina, Alabama, or Ohio. Brody, are you as confident as

Randall? Randall said he wasn't confident. Again, yeah, let me reiterate. I'm sure I'm about as confident as he is. Okay, writing quickly. That answers the question. I'm just making snap judgments. Okay.

Ben, how do you feel about your answer here? 50-50. Okay. This is in one of the verticals you declared is a vertical of yours. I'm pretty sure I've heard it. We'll see how you do the plot hound is the official dog breed of this state oklahoma north carolina alabama ohio does everybody have an answer go ahead and reveal your answers we have ben saying north carolina hillary

saying north carolina chester saying north carolina. Randall saying North Carolina. Logan saying Alabama. Christine saying Oklahoma. Brody saying North Carolina. The correct answer is North Carolina. The room did very well. Now I've got a question. What do you got? I feel like when I've heard

about this dog breed it's Carolina Plot Hound. Mmm. But I could be wrong. I don't remember ever hearing North Carolina Plothound. I remember hearing Carolina Plothound. Well, but what I mean by official dog breed, like it is a state. Oh, I got you.

What's the state fish in Montana? Yellowstone cutthroat or something like that? Westlope cutthroat, yep. Okay, this would be the official dog of North Carolina. Didn't Clay have an episode? Yeah. I was going to say Clay. I don't know.

Is there a university there that has it as a mascot? Maybe. I think that the university of Tennessee has a coon dog on their sidelines, but I think that might be a blue tick. I mean, I'm going to have corrections issued in the future over this now. North Carolina designated the plot hound as their official state dog breed in 1989. It wasn't until 2006

when the American Kennel Club recognized them as a breed and it wasn't until 2008 when the plot hound competed in the Westminster Dog Show. Of the seven recognized coon hounds, they're the only one that didn't descend from a foxhound. Question two.

The topic is cooking. Merriam-Webster defines this dish as, quote, a spread of finely chopped or pureed seasoned meat. This is the Merriam-Webster definition. Come on. And it is, quote, a spread of finely chopped or pureed seasoned meat. The room is not confident. Logan, do you have an answer?

I think so. Okay. You think you have it answer? I think so. Okay, you think you have it right? 50-50. Merriam-Webster defines this dish as, quote, a spread of finely chopped or pureed seasoned meat. Brody would like some silence. Is anybody confident in their answer?

Negative. The room is shaking their head. Miriam Webster defines this dish as a spread of finely chopped or pureed seasoned meat. How many answers are you torn between, Brody? Two. You think one of them is definitely right? No. Okay. Does everybody who's going to come up with an answer

have an answer for a spread of finely chopped or pureed seasoned meat? Christine? I'd be so mad. Ben, are you ready? I'm not going to be mad. I'm as ready as I will ever be. I would say that as a first-time player,

the tick-tock in the headphones is so loud. Oh, is it? And is it helping or hurting your ability to come up with a name? It's not helping, no. Oh, just play without your headphones and you don't need them. Oh, that is an option. I never thought about that. It's like steroids.

Is everybody ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Ben saying liverwurst. Hillary saying tartare. Chester saying pate. Randall saying pate. Logan saying tartare. Christine saying minced meat.

Brody saying tartare. He crossed out pate. We have a correct answer in the room. It's pate. Damn it. A few folks got it right. This is how Steve Rinella described the appetizer. Quote, wild game pate is a fancy dish that turns small odds and ends of meat into pure gold.

It's the perfect thing to make as a sophisticated first course when you're hosting a swanky get-together. To get his recipe, go to TheMeatEater.com and type in Wild Game Pate. I thought it was only made out of liver. So close. I would say that liverwurst is an example, perhaps. We're going for the Merriam-Webster definition. I wrote down pate immediately and going for the definition of tartar definition i wrote down

pate immediately and then spent the rest of the time trying to think of tartar i will find you the definition of tartar while we're waiting for you to answer question three the topic is gear this next great question comes to us via titus menty. If you have a question you think is right for MeatEater Trivia, you can send it to trivia at TheMeatEater.com. In optics lingo, the acronym SFP stands for second blank blank. You need to tell me the last two words of the acronym SFP. And this is in the world of optics. Brody, do some filibustering for me while I look up the definition of Tartar.

What do you got for us, Brody? I don't have anything. Like, I thought pate was, like, something that was made out of liver. And that question said meat. Which is why I put tartare, which is like finely chopped and seasoned meat. Yeah. They're both finely chopped and seasoned.

I'm going to third that. I was going to say it was a spread or puree, but that was in the question. So it couldn't be that. But I'm not going to be this Cal thing where I'm arguing five questions later about it. Here is the Merriam-Webster definition. You did ask him to fill time. Here is the Merriam-Webster definition of tartar, highly seasoned

ground meat eaten raw. So that definition would be about 50% different than the one that we had for pate. Now here's the question for three again. In optics lingo, the acronym SFP stands for second blank blank.

Was that Steve's question? Or he just weighed in on it? It was not. That was something he wrote on the website for his recipe. A pate, though, just seems more spreadable. Yeah, that's kind of what I was. Yeah.

The word spread was in the definition. I'll read it for you again. I remember. It's okay. Pureed is. A spread of finely chopped or pureed seasoned meat. Is everybody ready to show their answers for question three, second blank blank? Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Ben saying focal point.

Hillary saying focal point. Hillary saying focal point. Chester saying second focal point. Randall saying focal plane. Logan saying focal plane. Christine saying faraway point. Brody saying focal point. The correct answer is focal plane. Which a few people got right.

Scopes can either be FFP, which is first focal plane, or SFP, which is second focal plane. These terms refer to the placement of a scope's reticle. To learn which one is right for you, go to TheMeteor.com and siller's article called first focal plane versus second focal plane rifle scopes how you feeling over there randall pretty good about yourself oh i can't be comfortable until the dust has settled question four the topic is conservation this state's record mule deer, which was poached in 2004, is known as the David Letterman buck. Oh. Sorry, guys.

Here's the question again. Ignore what is on the TV. Phil is battling through some technical difficulties. The topic is conservation. This

state's record mule deer which was poached in 2004 is known as the David Letterman buck. Gonna have to do without looking at this question on Phil's fancy TV. Here it is again.

This state's record mule deer at this question on Phil's fancy TV. Here it is again. This state's record of which was poached in 2004 is known as the David Letterman Buck. Randall could find himself dormy with four questions to go in this game with Brody falling behind early. I keep staring at the screen

out of habit. Yes, somebody asked if you need to name the state. That's the answer I'm looking for. You need to tell me what state I keep staring at the screen out of habit. Yes. Somebody asked if you need to name the state. That's the answer I'm looking for. You need to tell me what state had their record mule deer poached in 2004, which is known as the David Letterman buck. How big was that buck? We can talk about it in the follow-up.

That's what I want to know. What was he eating? I'm not going to be able to tell you about that in the follow-up factoid. Who shot him? It's too deep. Does everybody have an answer? Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Ben saying Montana. Hillary saying Wisconsin.

Chester saying Colorado. Randall saying Montana. Hillary saying Wisconsin. Chester saying Colorado. Randall saying Montana. Logan saying Wyoming. Christine saying California. Brody saying Montana. Didn't he have a place in Montana? The correct answer is Montana. The David Letterman buck scored just over 207 inches and has one of the most interesting backstories of any record book deer. Our guest Ben Long wrote about that deer in a 2023 article. Ben, tell folks about how this buck got its nickname. That was a boom. But I would also show how well read it was given the story. Right, right. The buck was poached on a ranch on the Rocky Mountain

Front that's owned by the famous latenight talk show host, David Letterman. Why didn't I put that? And he did not shoot the buck. I want to be pretty clear about that. David Letterman had nothing to do with it except that the person who poached the buck was also charged with conspiracy to kidnap David Letterman's child, which is what actually led to the recovery of the buck. So anyway, you can read all about it at? TheMeatEater.com. I want to give a few more details

because I love this story so much. He was a painter who was hired by David Letterman to do some work, right? And this painter had created a plan to kidnap David Letterman's 16th month old son. I think his son or daughter, plus the nanny. And it was then going to get like a $5 million ransom.

And somebody tattled on this guy. And during the investigation, they also uncovered this buck that he happened to poach, which is the Montana record. Yeah, I don't think he was ever convicted of kidnapping. I was charged with conspiracy to kidnapping

and charged with possession of the deer, of an illegally taken animal. But he served his prison time escaped from prison went back to prison and is now released because he served his uh you know his time one of my favorite stories on our website question five the topic is fishing this company with a rhyming name sells, quote, the original soft plastic curly tail lure. This company with a rhyming name sells the original soft plastic curly tail lure. That is a quote from their website. This is where I make my move, Randall. The original soft plastic curly tail lure. Brody is very confident.

The rest of the room, not so much. Chester, do you have this one right? Well, a thing popped in my head. Cover your board up. Randall's right next to you. I don't have anything written down yet. A thing popped in my head immediately. But I do have some second thoughts about it.

So I'm giving it just a little more thought. This company with a rhyming name sells the original soft plastic curly tail lure. Randall's Humunculus has found it. You think you have this one right now? Actually, now I'm second guessing. Now I'm wondering if I'm just making this up. Let's find out.

It's rhyming and not alliteration. The question is the question. All right, just looking for clarification. Brody, you 100% have this right. I will throw myself off a cliff if I don't. That is confidence. Does everybody who's going to come up with an answer have an answer for the company with a rhyming name?

Chester, you have an answer, but you're not sure if it's the right answer. I don't think it's right. Okay. Does it rhyme? I mean, no. I can't think of it. I bet it's not right either. Is everybody ready?

Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Ben saying squirmy wormy Hillary without an answer. Chester, I can't see your board, Chester. He says Twister tail. He went for alliteration. Randall saying Mr. Twister. Logan saying big bass baits. Christine saying swim gym, which I love, Christine.

That's not right. That's a good answer. Brody saying Mr. Twister. Him and Randall got it. It is Mr. Twister. I say anybody who could come up with a rhyme under pressure should get a half a point. Dude, I hate this game. Rick Welk created the first curly tail grub in 1975.

He said that before that, most soft plastics lacked lifelike action. So he created a four-inch grub with a tail that moved on its own. With billions sold, it's one of the most popular fishing lures of all time. Phil, we are halfway through the game of trivia. Give us a scoreboard update. We've got Christine yet to make an impression on the scoreboard with zero points. Logan and Hillary have one point apiece. Chester, Ben, and Brody Henderson all have two points.

And, man, just miles ahead of everyone else with a perfect game is Randall Williams. Can't celebrate. Do we want to rewind the tapes? You got Montana. Did you get North Carolina? Yeah. You got North Carolina. You got Misty Twister. Okay, I missed the North Carolina one. I'm got North Carolina. Phil, dig in this game.

I missed the North Carolina one. I'm having a rough go of it over here, guys. I apologize. It's okay. He's got three. So sorry, Brody has three. Randall is still two points ahead, Brody. That feels good, though. Two's better than three. I want the pressure. Uh-huh. Yeah, Randall would prefer, actually. I want the pressure. He'd prefer to win by two than three. Is that right? Yes. Yeah.

Question six. Who new helper back there is going to have to start keeping score. Honestly, it would be a huge help. Hey, folks. Exciting news for those who live or hunt in Canada. And boy, my goodness, do we hear from the Canadians whenever we do a raffle or a sweepstakes and our raffle and sweepstakes law makes it that they can't join.

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onxmaps.com slash meet. Welcome to the OnX the on X club. Y'all question six. The topic is public lands. This is our listener question of the week, which was won by Hunter pain for sending this great question. Hunter is going to get a book signed by Steve name.

Two of the four States that are over 60% federal land. Confident Brody, Ben, and Randall. Again, I need you to name two of the four states that are over 60% federal land. Brody, do you think you have one in two? Is that how confident you are? That's a good question. I think so, probably. Ben? Like as far as acreage or

percentage? Percent. I need you to name two of the four states that are over 60. No, but you're asking if I have like number one and two percentage-wise. I think so. Ben, how confident are you in your answers? I'm feeling good about it. Feeling good. Randall? Pretty good.

Feeling pretty good. Those three treated it like a race. Guessing they have it right. Brody, when's the last time you fished with a Mr. Twister curly tail grub? Oh, like last weekend. Yeah? Yeah. How'd it go for you? Perch liked it.

Everything likes those. Catch anything on that. Any fish in the world. That's right. Man, it's funny. That answer popped into my head and i thought aha and then immediately doubt oh it just my all my confidence vanished i don't know why i couldn't think of that randall i have or excuse me chester i have a feeling your tackle box has a lot of mr twister yeah tails in it. Yeah, I just call them like Twister tales all the time.

Like a little grub, you know, Twister tales. Does everybody have an answer, two answers, for two of the four states that are over 60% federal land? Hillary, are you ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Ben saying Alaska, Nevada. Hillary saying Wyoming, North Dakota. have Ben saying Alaska, Nevada. Hillary saying Wyoming, North Dakota. Chester saying Alaska, Wyoming.

Randall saying Wyoming, Nevada. Logan saying Montana, Idaho. Christine saying Wyoming, Idaho. Brody saying Idaho, Alaska. The four states are Nevada, Utah, Idaho, and Alaska. A few folks got tripped up, but a few folks got it right. At 85%, Nevada leads the country in percentage of land that's federally owned. That's followed by Utah at 65%, Idaho at 62%, and Alaska at 61%. Just missing out of the top four are Oregon at 53%, Wyoming at 48%, California at 46%, and Arizona at 39%.

Can I just take a moment to enjoy? What do you got? Can I just enjoy the moment of beating both Randall and Brody at that question? Because that might be my high point of the game. You did well. How many did you spend out right? I don't know. We'll learn in a few questions.

Alaska didn't even cross my mind. I thought you were doing pretty well. A few folks said that Alaska would be the gimme, and then you'd be choosing from one of three after that. Question seven. The topic is hunting. What measurement is multiplied by 10 when scoring a

turkey for the NWTF record books? What measurement is multiplied by 10 when scoring a turkey for the NWTF record books? A confident Ben.

Rest of the room, not so confident. Logan, do you know this one? No, but I wrote down a turkey part. Okay, have you ever killed a turkey? I did, yeah, this past year. I killed my first one. Very good. Did you score it? No.

Brody would have said that's the wrong answer if you said yes. I don't believe in scoring turkeys. What measurement is multiplied by 10 when scoring a turkey for the nwtf record books i noticed brody has not yet come up with an answer a lot of parts on a turkey and this is question seven randall do you know this one or are you guessing? I'm guessing. There are only so many parts of a turkey that I'm familiar with measuring. Okay. I've not killed a turkey.

Ever? I'm not a big turkey guy. Okay. Turkey season is bear hunting season. Brody, I think we're waiting on you. Do you have an answer? Is everybody ready hillary go ahead and reveal your answers we have ben saying spur length hillary i can't see your

board hillary saying tailspan chester saying spur length. Randall saying beard length. Logan saying spurs. Christine saying beard length. Brody saying spurs. The correct answer is spur length. If you just said spur, we will give it to you. Turkeys are scored using three measurements, weight, beard length, and spur length. The weight is multiplied by one, the beard is multiplied by two, and the spurs are multiplied by 10. To see this process, go to TheMeatEater.com and watch Clay Newcomb's video called How to Score a Turkey. Question eight, the topic is fishing. This 10-letter word describes a juvenile fish that's roughly the size of a human body part. The topic is fishing.

This is question eight. We have three questions left, and we will get a scoreboard update from Phil the Engineer after this. This 10-letter word describes a juvenile fish that's roughly the size of a human body part. Randall, do you have this one right? I do. That's confidence. No wavering on his end. Ben, you were also quick to

answer. Do you have this one right? I have to start with a 5 letter word, but now I'm too up to 10 letter words, so I think I'm good. Okay. Brody is thinking hard. If he doesn't get this right, that may be the ballgame, but we will find out from Phil after this. Yeah.

Draw the blank here. Why don't you guys talk amongst yourselves? This 10-letter word describes a juvenile fish that's roughly the size of a human body part. Ben and Randall may be the only ones who get this one right. What are we communicating about over there? We're doing some winking. We're doing some scorekeeping.

Okay. I've just made so many small mistakes today that I'm second-guessing everything I'm doing over here. So I was asking Randall how many points he has. I've noticed a few people in the room will actually keep their own score on their whiteboards. That's a good idea. Which is good.

That can be the backup. Yeah, I had five. That's what I have too. Oh, I might be counting. That might be counting this as a correct answer. Now, Brody just came up with an answer that he's quite satisfied with. He had sort of an evil laugh. Do you think you have it right now?

100%. His 10-letter word describes a juvenile fish that's roughly the size of a human body part. I was staring at it the whole time. Is everybody ready? Chester, you're waving the white flag. Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have been saying Fingerling. Hillary without an answer. Chester without the white flag. Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Ben saying fingerling. Hillary without an answer.

Chester without an answer. Randall saying fingerling. Logan and Christine without an answer. Brody saying fingerling. They got it. The correct answer is fingerling. At the fingerling stage, most fish species are about the length of a human finger. When they reach this size, they've developed the majority of their protective scales and fins. Although fingerling fish resemble an adult, they have not yet achieved sexual maturity.

Phil, where does the leaderboard stand with two questions to go? Well, we have to say goodbye to Christine, Hillary, Logan, and Chester. But we've got our guest, Ben, with five points. And then tied up in first place are Randall and Brody with six. Wow. Man, I wish I could have that pat-take question. Now we have some questionable scorekeeping in Randall's mind over there. Randall, what are you thinking?

No, no. I think we're tied. Tied with six. Okay. Sure. Well, did you get all three of the past three questions right? Do we need to do a review? No, no, no.

Would that help everyone? I had the score wrong in my mind. I should just be writing it down. Question nine. The topic is wildlife. This next great question comes to us via Paul S. If you have a question you think is right for MeatEater Trivia, you can send it to trivia at themeateater.com.

Minnesota's official state bird, which is often misidentified as a duck, is one of the only birds in North America with solid bones. That is right. Minnesota's official state bird, which is often misidentified as a duck, is one of the only birds in North America with solid bones. You need to elaborate at all on this one, Spencer? If you think the answer is a largemouth bass, you could just say a bass. That's what I was looking for some quick answers in the room

and this is question nine is everybody ready go ahead and reveal your answers we have ben saying loon hillary without an answer chester saying loon randall saying loon. Logan saying crane. Christine saying loon. Brody saying loon. I got to do my Steve imitation. Okay, go ahead. The correct answer is loon. The room did very well. Loons have solid bones so that they are less buoyant and can better dive underwater.

This helps them acquire some of their favorite foods like fish, crawdads, shrimp, and crabs. Some other birds with solid bones include penguins, puffins, and emus. Now, Brody, I noticed you first wrote down merganser. You had a change of heart. I did. I just jumped the gun. Okay. I would just point out that I said common loon, which is the official bird of Minnesota.

It is. And there's like Arctic loons, yellow-billed lo loon, which is the official bird of Minnesota. It is, yeah. And there's like arctic loons, yellow-billed loons, and red froated loons. Well, we had a clarification. I said you didn't have to be that specific. That's what I'm taking objection with. You nailed it. Dead nuts. Phil, we have one question left.

Who's left in the game? Well, it's same place we were in last scorekeeping call. We've got Ben with six, and then Randall and Brody still tied up with seven points apiece. Question 10. Down to the wire. The topic is cooking. What country's cuisine are pho and banh mi from?

Very confident, room. What country's cuisine are pho and banh mi from? Looks like we will be going to overtime with the confidence that Randall and Brody have. What country's cuisine are pho and banh mi from? Chester doing some erasing. So does Ben. I feel. This is question 10.

Brody is doing some second guessing. I'm questioning it now. Everyone's erasing. Now, Randall. Randall is confident. Oh, Brody is going to leave his answer. It's okay. Is everybody

ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Ben saying Vietnam. Hillary saying Vietnam. Chester saying Thailand. Didn't want to show us. Randall saying Vietnam. Logan saying Vietnam. Christine saying

Thailand. Brody saying Vietnam. The correct answer is Vietnam. The room did pretty well. Pho is the most famous Vietnamese meal. It's a rice noodle soup that's made with broth, meat, and herbs. Banh mi is also known as a Vietnamese baguette. It's an airy piece of bread that's split lengthwise and filled with meat and veggies. TheMeteor.com has wild game recipes for both. With that, we're going to overtime between Brody and Randall. Play the drop, Phil.

Deja vu all over again. If you ain't first, you're last. I think just cut it at, if you ain't first, you're last, and then go into other stuff that's funny. I never liked it. Hey, Phil, f*** off, man. The tie-breaking topic is woodsmanship. According to the National Weather Service, what percentage of American lightning strike victims are male? This is a numerical question. Whoever is closest between Brody and Randall will be declared the winner.

The rest of the room will play along, though, in case they hit it right on the nose. And we can add an extra $100 donation to the end of the game. Are you looking for a decimal in this? Go to a decimal point, to one decimal point. That's a great question, Brody. According to the national weather service, what percentage of American lightning strike victims are male Randall, how does your attitude in this tie breaking round compared to last week? I mean, last week I had already checked out mentally.

Um, in fact, I knew the answer wasn't correct because the question I mean, last week I had already checked out mentally. In fact, I knew the answer wasn't correct because the question was asked in the past tense and I gave a date in the future. You even correctly called me out on it. Yeah. You identified. I just wanted to put my head down on the table. Here, it's a toss up right according to the National Weather Service what percentage of American lightning strike victims

are male we are down to Randall and Brody who each got what was it 7 correct answers or was it 8 8 correct answers is everybody ready go ahead and reveal your answers

we have ben saying 84.5 hillary saying 100 chester saying 94 logan saying 87.5 christine saying 75.4 percent brody saying 73.2 randall saying 73.9 good thing we went to the decimal points they're within 0.7 points of each other 0.6 0.7 points of each other the correct answer is 79 making our winner well done randall eight correct answers you were close on the tie-breaking answer what a performance how does it feel randall you know if to be honest i'm still uh i'm still overcoming last week's tragedy but uh it feels good it's good to be honest, I'm still overcoming last week's tragedy, but it feels good. It's good to be back in the game, kind of clear my mind, a little confidence back. I'm not a total failure. 79% of lightning strike victims are male.

This is because men participate in more high-risk activities like fishing, hunting, hiking, and camping. Both of you were right in the ballpark, though. Randall, you get to choose where the $500 donation from Meat Eater goes. So what's it going to be? I would like the $500 to go to the Rocky Mountain Goat Alliance, which is a nonprofit group based here in Montana that organizes among other things, a bunch of citizen science, uh, goat counts to help biologists and state agencies better understand the population on the landscape. And, uh, I've participated in some of their accounts in the past and it's always a good

time. And what mountain range? Uh, I was actually, the first one I went to was, um, in the black Hills. Oh, Wyoming or South Dakota? South Dakota. Did you find any? Oh yeah. Okay.

We saw quite a few and it was a lot of fun. Very good, Randall. The winner of today's episode of Meat Eater Trivia. Ben, thank you for joining us. Your book is out right now, Hunter and Angler, Field Guide to Raising Hell. Did that go about how you expected it to go? Well, I'd just like to point out that when I said, if I was playing cribbage with my grandpa right now,

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