The MeatEater Podcast - Ep. 729: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CLXXII

Episode Date: July 9, 2025

Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Janis Putelis, Ryan Callaghan, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Cory Calkins, Sarah Delany, and Max Barta. Connect with MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and YouTube Clips Subscribe to MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Shop Trivia MerchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is an iHeart Podcast. Ever wonder what happened to the hundreds of thousands of buffalo that used to call the eastern United States home or what caused the rise and fall of Bobwhite quail? Backwoods University, hosted by me, Lake Pickle, is the latest addition to the Bear Gryse feed on Meat Eaters podcast network. Together, we'll seek out a deeper understanding of wildlife, wild places and the people who dedicate their lives to conserving both. podcast. and Backwoods University now. Welcome to Meat Eater Trivia, the only game show where conservation always wins.

I'm your host Spencer Newhart and today we're joined by Yanis, Brody, Randall, Cal, Corey, Sarah and Max. This is a 10 round quiz show with questions from MeatEater's four verticals, which are hunting, fishing, conservation, and cooking. And there is a prize. MeatEater will donate $500 to the conservation organization of the winner's choosing.

Now this week we have a big announcement. Phil, can we get a drum roll? MeatEater Trivia is moving to the outdoor channel. Yes. Congratulations, Yannis. You'll be on the outdoor channel. We have to pick all this stuff up. What does that mean?

And move? No, we're going to stay right here. We're just expanding. Exactly. You can still find us where you always find us. Do we need to like up our hygiene game and stuff like that? Yes. You can smell through the TV now.

I don't understand, Spencer. Tell me about, tell me more about this. This does not impact the other ways you consume Meat Eater Trivia. It'll still be available via podcast apps, our website, and the Meat Eater Podcast YouTube channel. But in addition to those, you can now watch a condensed version of Meat Eater Trivia

on Saturday nights starting August 16th at 6 p.m. Central Time. This episode you're watching or listening to right now will be the first to air. That's exciting. They say there's nothing good on TV anymore. We got the 7 p.m. on a Saturday night slot? That seems good. Now I haven't, the outdoor channel, I haven't had cable in a while, so it hasn't been on my radar for a little bit, but that used to be the slot for Westerns. They put on some John Wayne show where you're shooting up bad guys on Saturday nights. Now it's Meat Eater and Meat Eater Trivia, 6 PM Central.

So Meat Eater Trivia has a 30 minute time slot, and that'll be followed by a one hour time slot of the og Monday media to podcast beautiful So you're saying we're gonna be on television. We got 90 minutes every Saturday night on the outdoor channel How do you make this a 30 minute show? Someone's gonna do a lot of editing because the 30 minute show is really what 23 minutes 22 23 Yeah, they're not gonna make you Hell no show is really what 23 minutes? 22 to 23. Phil, they're not gonna make commercials. Oh hell no. We negotiated that beforehand. We said Phil, the engineer will not have to edit this. All right, if you're new to the show, here are some things you need to know about meat-eater trivia. As I said earlier, it's 10 questions about the outdoors, specifically about meat-eaters, four verticals, hunting, fishing, conservation, cooking. The first question is always multiple choice. And if there's a tie, we settle it with a numerical

question in overtime. Brody, do you want to tell folks what the 10 questions are actually about? Since you seem to think they're not about hunting and fishing. Well, there's often questions about modern country music, old stupid, modern country music, old stupid ass TV shows that no one watches. There's other pop culture stuff too that's not really always related. Celebrity. Yep. Yep. Exactly.

Oh, I'm cooking questions that don't have really anything to do with wild games. Yes. Now everyone fully understands what the questions are. You loaded up with some good ones today? You know what, I was extra conscious. Since this is our debut, I'm gonna give the Outdoor Channel the best that I got. Yeah, okay. Now every episode has a $500 donation

to a conservation group via MeatEater, and that org is chosen by the winner. We are in year four of MeatEater trivia, and every year there's a tournament to determine that year's champion. The 2022 winner was Brody Henderson, 23 was Steve Rinella, and 24 was Randall Williams. Oh yeah.

Yeah, you remember now. Each episode has a Shelby index. Shelby is my wife, and I test these questions on her before each game. Her score typically reflects how easy or hard a round of trivia is, and for many listeners at home, it's a good benchmark to compete against. If you wanna listen to old episodes,

then go check out the Meat Eater podcast feed on iHeart, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes drop every Wednesday. And if you wanna participate in the show by sending a question or feedback or correction, then email me at trivia at themeedeater.com. That's trivia at themeedeater.com. And if you enjoy this trivia,

then make sure you check out the Mead Eater Trivia board games, which there are over a thousand questions like the ones you'll hear today. There's a standard version, collector's edition, and two expansion packs. They're available at store.themedeater.com. Anything else you think we need to tell listeners who may be new to this show? Spelling.

Spelling does not matter. Thank you, Maxwell. Our players are writing their answers on whiteboards. Spelling doesn't matter until sometimes it does. Now we face a paradox here because that all is information that's needed for the TV audience Mm-hmm, but now we only have about 14 minutes to play the game of trivia. Yeah, this is gonna be None of this may make it on the TV show Folks who already know what's going on?

Like some of the most entertaining stuff on the show like the banter between questions What I think they'll still get the the flavor text. I don't know what this edit will look like yet. Yeah they could just edit the game part out and it could just be us arguing. Yeah, exactly. Like a Seinfeld movie. They'll be like, oh, Cal wins. He's donating to VHA. There we go. We're glad you're here. If this is your first time joining us, thank you for playing along. I think you're gonna like this. If you like hunting and fishing, if you like all the other programming on the Outdoor Channel, I think you're gonna like Meat Eater Trivia.

All right, the Shelby Index for today is a four, so our winner should get eight correct answers. I can do that. With that, we're on to the game of Trivia. Play the drop, Phil. Look, I need to know what I stand to win. People should also know that everybody interrupts the drop. What drop? Well, the poor outdoor channel audience doesn't get the drop. This is all licensed, so silent. You know how we're not allowed to say naughty words Spencer?

Yeah. What about naughty words on the back? Does anyone have naughty words on the back of their board? We'll find out We need to say all of our naughty words during the drop because that can't be played on television Yeah, mead eater can give the outdoor channel some bleeps. Yeah, probably they probably had a shortage of bleeps will provide them Question one the topic is cooking and this will be multiple choice will provide them. Question one, the topic is cooking,

and this will be multiple choice. Which of these raw foods has the most calories? Is it crayfish, pheasant breast, brook trout, or morel mushrooms? Mm, great question. And this is if you take a raw three ounce serving of all these foods, which one has the most calories? crayfish

pheasant breast brook trout Morale mushrooms And just to show the new audience how professional this operation is You've probably noticed by now that Spencer is not centered in the frame Because I had to move the camera as Yannis kept leaning out of it during radio live the other day So I'm gonna go move that right now. Okay. Phil, I can do it. You can't trust Cory Randall to push the camera around? We could put our heads together.

This is the kind of engineering quality you get here at Meat Eater Trivia. Just throwing you under the bus, Janus. Again, question one, which of these raw foods has the most calories? Your four choices. Crayfish, pheasant breast, brook trout, morel mushrooms. You're probably just tired from running too much. You think I was like-

You couldn't hold up straight. You just mm-hmm. That was it. Is everybody ready? Oh wait, hold on, I'm not. Okay, one person is not. He's a very- He wants the whole time sound effects. What do you got there?

Important part of the show. I don't know. I was tempted with that one. Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Janis saying crayfish, Kal says brook trout, Sarah says crayfish, Randall, crayfish, Corey, brook trout, Max, crayfish, Brody, brook trout. The correct answer is pheasant breast. Nobody got it right. Are you kidding me?

All seven players were wrong. Rooster! A raw three ounce serving of pheasant breast has 113 calories. That's followed by brook trout at 94, crayfish at 65, and morel mushrooms at 26 The nutritional value for leg meat is almost identical to breast meat with a three ounce serving a pheasant leg meat having one more calorie than pheasant breast meat Great start everyone Promising beginning for our outdoor network Question to the topic is hunting and this next great question is via Lucas Harris and

Question 2, the topic is hunting. This next great question is via Lucas Harris. NSSF defines this 12 letter word as, quote, the process of aligning the center of the barrel of a gun with the sights on your firearm. What the? NSSF defines this 12 letter word as the process of aligning the center of the barrel of a gun with the sights on your firearm. Randall, the first player to come up with an answer. How do you feel about your answer, Randall?

I feel great. Okay. Phenomenal, really. This is a definition from NSSF. It's a 12-letter word. The process of aligning the center of the barrel of a gun with the sights on your firearm. Yanni, do you have this one right? Yes.

Okay, Brody also looks confident. Sarah, do you have this one right? I'm wondering about Max over here. Baby? I don't have anything yet, Brody. That's why he's wondering. He's a shotgun guy. I'm trying to remember what NSSF stands for.

National Shooting Sports Foundation. Don't worry about that. Yeah, you're hung up on the wrong part of the question. NSSF defines this 12-letter word as the process of aligning the center of the barrel of a gun with the sights on your firearm. NSSF is who puts on the shot show, Maxwell. If that helps you, which I don't think it will. I got eight letters.

Okay. And a few more vowels. Four more. Spelling doesn't count, remember? Cory, do you have an answer? I do. Okay. We're just waiting on Max.

The question's throwing me off. Just add a prefix like sex just takes his rifles to the Gun store and has him do it. He just borrows his buddies right? Yeah Yeah, well if it stays zeroed you never have to side it Max. Do you give up? Yeah? I do go ahead and reveal your answers Saying bore sighting Cal and Sarah and Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Giannis saying boarsighting. Cal and Sarah and Randall and Corey, all saying boarsighting.

Max without an answer. Brody says boarsighting. They got it. The correct answer is boarsighting. That's a 12 letter word. Some places break it up into two words. Others have it as one. Boarsighting is how you get a gun to hit paper,

a step that comes after installing optics, but before getting your gun to zero, there are tools that make this job easier, such as laser boresighters that go in the gun's muzzle or chamber. There's also the old school method, which just involves looking through the barrel at a distant target.

That's how I do it. Shoulda got that one. You feel pretty good about that process after you boresight it? Works pretty good. Oh, definitely. But once you have that laser, also. Freaking laser is so easy. Or you just put out a piece of cardboard at like 15 yards.

Yeah. Shoot that. Exactly. Many ways you can get that gun to zero. Question three. The topic is conservation. This bacterial disease, which a terrorist used to kill five Americans in 2001, also killed 50 hippos in the Congo in 2025. These are some great questions, Spencer. Oh, wow. Thanks, Max. That's awful complimentary

for a guy who's about to start 0 for 3. 0 for 3? Really? What was the category here? This is conservation. Conservation. This bacterial disease, which a terrorist used to kill five Americans in 2001, also killed 50 hippos in the Congo in 2025. Hippos are a vulnerable species, so when 50 of them just die one day, that's a conservation topic. And the German word for hippo is Flusspferd, meaning river horse.

Oh, very good. OK, I'm surprised horse is. Yeah, I know. I know. It's odd. 2001, that was a rough year. I was I feel like years old. Yeah, this story got extra play because of what else happened in 2001. This bacterial disease, which a terrorist used to kill five Americans in 2001, also killed 50 hippos in the Congo in 2025.

Janis, do you have this one right? I don't think so. Okay. Randall was confident now he's revisiting his answer. Yeah. Sarah do you have this one right? I have a bacterial disease that has killed people. How about you Cal? He's thinking. I can't remember. I know it. I know it. It's in there somewhere. This is question three this bacterial disease, which a terrorist used to kill five Americans in 2001 also killed 50 hippos in the Congo in 2025 hmm. I feel like you could have told us how many letters this bacteria. Yeah, I could have

But I didn't Brody looks stumped. He wants to do good on his TV debut. Wait, he can see it. It's welling up in there. Bubbling to the top. Bacterial disease, which a terrorist used to kill five Americans in 2001, also killed 50 hippos in the Congo in 2025. Oh, God, what a list. Shh. Shh.

How many letters is it? Not going to give you any hints. It's high drama in that corner. That's right. Oh. Oh, he's now going to his whiteboard. He looks like he knows it. Yeah, good job bro.

Whoa! Chuck it! Not even drinking the damn pony. In the meantime, is everybody ready? Yeah. Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Janus saying anthrax. Oh. Kel says botulism. Sarah anthrax.

Randall, anthrax. Corey, anthrax. No, Randall says anthrax. Max! Oh no, Irax. Randall, anthrax. Corey, anthrax. No, Randall says anthrax. No, no, I didn't. Without an answer, Brody says anthrax. Don't go writing on your board right now, anthrax. What did you cross out, Randall? I crossed out ricin. The correct answer is anthrax.

Yes! The room did very well. I remember the whole envelope thing. I was trying to jog my memory. Powder, envelope, yeah. Anthrax is caused by a bacteria that is naturally found in soil across the globe. It sometimes kills livestock such as cows and sheep

as well as wild animals such as moose and bison. The 2001 anthrax attacks were carried out by sending letters that contained anthrax spores the FBI determined in 2008 that dr Bruce Ivans was the culprit, but the man killed himself right before charges were filed. I When I was in elementary school I was one of the last classes in my school to interview People who lived during the Dust Bowl and the that was during the dirty thirties. The old lady I interviewed, Bula was her name, she talked about all the cows dying one year from eating anthrax in the soil because the wind

just blew away all the topsoil and there were livestock in the area. Also in Wyoming they just had some deer and a moose die I think from anthrax last year so it can show up anywhere. Question four of the topic is wildlife. This family of salamanders is named after the creatures in Greek mythology that lure sailors to their death. Gosh, Spencer. Did anthrax sound familiar to you, Max, once you heard that? No. No. It's a band, too, isn't it? Druggling today, imagine. No. No.

It's a band too, isn't it? Oh, I didn't know about that. Yeah, it sure is. Fronted by Scott Ian, he's got a mean beard. That's a little, I don't know, that's- The goatee, right? Wow. I don't know about that, but-

Did they, I imagine they sang very angry music. It was metal. Yeah. Okay. Yeah. Again, we're on question four, the topic is wildlife. This family of salamanders is named after the creatures in Greek mythology that lured sailors to their death.

How's it going over there, Max? Not well. I think their hit song is called Caught in a Mosh. Oh wow. Caught in a mosh. We've all been caught in a mosh at one point. I feel like I'm caught in a mosh right now. You're telling me. I don't know if that's true.

Whether we knew it or not. A lot of great memories of the old mosh. Oh yeah. No, you've never been in a mosh pit now. You're telling me. I don't know if that's where we knew it or not. A lot of great memories of the old mosh. Oh yeah. No, you've never been in a mosh pit. Dude! Come on. Okay, tell me about it. When and where?

Huh? When and where? When and where? Probably most of them were at the State Theater, in Alms and Michigan, which I recently heard. Which is where we've done live shows, yeah. And I recently heard that it might be closing down. How much would be sad.

That was one of the prettiest theaters that we went to. Gorgeous, yeah. And we had it slam-packed full. So you're part of the scene back then? I'm trying to think. Seven Seconds, anybody remember that band? No. No?

They did a cover of 99 Red Balloons. Oh, did they do a German version or English? I think English. I almost got trampled to death in a mosh pit. Wow, who was singing? It was at the first ever Lollapalooza when Jane's addiction came on. Damn, bro. That's good street credit carrier. We were in the seats and everyone from the lawn Mmm, rush or you got were you one of the guys that uses elbows or one of the guys just swings their arms Wow straight up and down. Yeah We got into a pretty good mosh when

When offspring played jamming on Maine back in Cincinnati my senior in high school, okay, and they're giving that had to be about their peak my senior in high school. Okay. And they're giving out... That had to be about their peak music career. It might have been a little past their peak. Okay. I don't think they ever had a peak. But they're giving out, they're giving out huge pizzas. And people were just throwing the pizzas and a pizza functions much like a banana peel does. So... I'd say it might be even more dangerous. Yeah. Yeah. More surface area. And remind me sometime to tell you about my banana peel story. Okay. A good one too. Wow. Again, we're on question four.

This family of salamanders is named after the creatures in Greek mythology that lure sailors to their death. Is everybody ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Janus and Cal and Sarah and Randall saying sirens. Cory says axolotl, Maxwell says Loch Ness monster, Brody says sirens, he got it the correct answer is siren. The siren family of amphibians refers to aquatic salamanders that have small forelimbs, no hind limbs, and long bodies.

They also possess external gills that look like those of an axolotl. Sirens are native to the southeastern United States and northern Mexico. Question five, the topic is fishing. This next great question is via Brian Pruska. This is my turn. Brian Prusa. This five-letter word is used to describe the type of in-person survey where anglers answer questions about their fishing experience. One, two, three, four, five. Max? Yeah, should be very easy. Oh, okay. This five-letter word is used to describe the type of in-person survey where

anglers answer questions about their fishing experience. Very nice old gentleman. Oh, this year, this dude and his wife, very, very nice people from Kentucky. He burned out hard and his pro music career and is a recovering musician. We're doing Creel's... Fudge! The wheels have come off! Editing team! Thanks for centering that, Cal. Anybody who changes their answer or wrote their answer down after Cal said it? I should get it. I should not get it. I don't think anyone should be threatened by Max's score. Hey!

Everyone knows what the real answer is. Now finish your story here, Cal, until the rest of it. Oh, but Emmy nominated singer-songwriter and now all he does is survey fishermen on the lake. And he's like, it's the best job I've ever had. Yeah, I did it in college for a summer and anglers be nice to the people who are doing these surveys. I don't think people are mean to those guys. Listen as someone who did them, I can tell you. There was one specifically problematic demographic and it was old men. Old men, it was never women, it was never young men, it was never middle-aged men, it was the old men.

They don't like giving away what they- They thought I was trying to get them, and I was gonna call the game warden because of something, and that I was gonna tell the next fisherman where this guy just caught his three 16-inch walleye at. I am gonna victim them blame here Phil Here I want I am dying to know what your what your pitch was my pitch to what? Yeah, give me give me the hey fellas

Oh, yeah Well, I was specifically doing a is work aquatic invasive species So I'd have to go ask him like what was the last lake you visited how many days ago? Friend I think cows more interested in your disposition. Mm-hmm. Oh, I had so much charisma Cal Cuz I want to talk to there you go Not quite an old man yet But he's getting there then maybe he he'll be here. I'm showing everyone my answer. All right, go ahead and reveal your answers.

Phil, the screen is blank. Janice and Cal and Sarah, everybody says Creel. The correct answer is Creel Survey. And how do you spell it? C-R-E-E-L. During a Creel Survey, interviewers will ask about the duration of the trip, how many fish they caught, and if they were satisfied with their experience.

Some surveys include fish measurements and boat counts as well. This data helps biologists make management decisions about bodies of water. You know, I'll bet to the younger anglers out there, maybe even Matt, don't even know what a creel is. Yeah, that's what I was wondering. Do you know what a creel is? Yes, I've done a couple before No, then you don't know What a creel an object known as a creel Ever seen a river runs through it. Yes

Okay Inspired the name of a creel survey Okay. That is that. That's what inspired the name of a Creel survey. My favorite line is when he busts open that Creel and he's like, looks like the good Lord has blessed us all today. He's been extremely or some better than others. Yeah.

More than others. All right. We're halfway through the game of trivia. Phil, give us a scoreboard update. Here we are at the halfway mark. We have Max with one point but he's got a big ol Barry Bonds asterisk on there. Coming up next is Cal and Cory with three points of P's and then all tied up in first place are Janis, Sarah, Randall

and Brody with four points of P's. Anthrax! Good work Delaney. Max is still in it. I'm always in it, Brody. Ever wonder what happened to the hundreds of thousands of buffalo that used to call the Eastern United States home? Or what caused the rise and fall of Bobwhite quail? Backwoods University, hosted by me, Lake Pickle, is the latest addition to the Bear Gryse feed on Meat Eaters podcast network.

Together, we'll seek out a deeper understanding of wildlife, wild places, and the people who dedicate their lives to conserving both. After all, you can't love what you don't understand. Search Bear Gryse on Apple, iHeart, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcast, and hit that follow button to enroll in Backwoods University now. Question 6. The topic is public lands.

Forbes defines this term with an anatomical name as quote, the weeks before and after the peak season of any destination. Forbes defines this term with an anatomical name as the weeks before and after the peak season of any destination. It's the best time to be in Montana. Okay, there's a hint. I don't feel like we have it anymore. No. Really?

I remember when it happened to the valley that Brody and I used to live in hmm I was a young 20 early 20s. It was the best the place I just clear I but I was too young to really appreciate it some places in Montana still have it but Relative yeah, yeah, it's relative. Yeah, but here where we live the greater metropolis of Bozeman. No no I guess hunting kind of Eliminates it a little bit. So other activities, we're kind of looking at October, November. I don't even think it's hunting.

I think it's just general. No, it's any kind of recreation. Again, question six. Forbes defines this term with an anatomical name as the weeks before and after the peak season of any destination. Yeah, a lot of places just invent shit to draw people in. Oh, I can't swear. That's tough.

That's still strange. At the Boltman Airport right now, it's like fighting for your bag at the luggage carousel is a real thing. Like you're getting in between somebody and their vacation and they're gonna let you know. Is the carousel still under construction? Oh yeah.

Yeah. A lot of airport cowboys. This added her a lot to work with. Is everybody ready? Oh gosh. Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Janice and Cal and Sarah and Randall saying, shoulder season.

Corey says off season, Max without an answer Season. Corey says off season. Max, without an answer. Brody says shoulder season. The correct answer is the shoulder season. Shoulder season is a touristy name for the period that exists between peak season and off season. These windows offer a more peaceful time to visit places while amenities are still available.

Shoulder season varies by location. In Yellowstone, for example, shoulder season is April and October, but in Great Smoky Mountains, it's March and November. Question seven, the topic is hunting. This is our listener question of the week, which was won by Bruce Weiss. For sending this great question, Bruce is going to get a board game signed by the crew. If you want a chance to win our listener question of the week, then send your question to trivia at the meat eater comm Tommy tells his mom he needs to borrow a kitchen knife to hack off the paw of a deer in this Martin Scorsese film Not my day Spencer Tommy tells his mom he needs to borrow a kitchen knife to

hack off the paw of a deer in this Martin Scorsese film did you know I think I did tell it to his Cal don't say the answer the. Creel survey. This scene is Scorsese's mom. I did know that. It's in my flavor text, yes. And Pa, if you're listening to this, Pa is in quotation marks because that is what Tommy calls it. That is not my phrasing. Tommy tells his mom he needs to borrow a kitchen knife to hack off the paw of a deer in this

Martin Scorsese fell. Do you know it, Brody? I'm pretty sure I do. You know, we're normally in the hunting, fishing, conservation, or culinary category. This category that we're in now falls outside of mine. Butchering, hunting, slash wildlife. Do you have this one right, Jon? It's just not a category that I'm well-versed in, so probably not. I have a movie written down.

What you mean is it's not a category in this trivia game? I just told you. Butchering, hunting, wildlife. If it was a film that maybe Clay Newcomb had made, then I'd have a chance. A film? Yeah. By Clay Newcomb. Again. Oh, look at that giggle I got out of Rand. A Phil. Yeah. By Clay Neukom. Again. Look at that giggle I got out of Randall. I love it.

We're on question seven. The topic is hunting. And this was our listener question of the week. Tommy tells his mommy needs to borrow a kitchen knife to hack off the paw of a deer. In this Martin Scorsese film. I hope Martin's not listening. Go ahead.

And reveal your answers. We have Yana saying, deer hunter. Cal says, goodfellas. Sarah, the godfather. Randall, goodfellas. Cordy, the departed. Max. Oh, that's a good movie.

Escanaba, into moonlight. Brody, goodfellas. The correct answer is, the goodfellas. Cal, Randall, and Brody got that one right. James, Henry, and Tommy stop at Tommy's mother's home to get a knife. As they're on their way to bury a mobster, they accidentally wake up Tommy's mom,

who's actually played by Martin Scorsese's own mother. She then insists on feeding them, which is when Tommy says he needs the knife. Much of this scene was improvised. Play the clip, Phil. Speaking of giving the editor a lot to work with, it's about the seventh thing we'll have to cut from the show. And? Well, tonight we were out late. We took a ride out to the country and we hit one of those deers. That's called a bloodcater.

Jimmy told you before. Anyway, you know what it reminds me of? It kind of looks like Martin Scorsese with a rig on. Yeah, just need to bring it back. Well, the poor thing, you know, we hit him and we hit the deer and his paw, what do you call it? The paw. The paw. The hoof.

The hoof got caught in the grill. I gotta hack it off. Ooh. I'm not, it's a sin. You gotta leave it there, you know. Anyway, I'll bring your knife back if there's anything. Anyway. Delicious.

Delicious. Thank you. Why don't you get yourself something? Giannis, have you seen that movie? Oh, many times, but I did not remember this scene. Question eight, the topic is cooking. This next great question is via Mike Tennant. This thin steak, which comes from an animal's shoulder,

shares its name with an antique appliance in New York City building. This thin steak, which comes from an animal's shoulder, shares its name with an antique appliance in New York City Building. This is question 8. We will get another scoreboard update from Phil after this. Our players look stumped.

I don't see any. Oh, Sarah has an answer. Sarah, do you have this one right? I believe I do. Okay. Brody now has an answer. Brody, do you have this one right? Right after Sarah. Oh,, do you have this one right? Yeah, right after Sarah.

Oh, Max. Okay, you know this one? I don't think so, but it's the first thing that came to mind. You're really having a tough day. I should not have accepted this invite to come play. Brody, which part of the, is it the antique appliance, the New York City building, or a thin stake? It wasn't the New York City building. Mine was the New York City building. Mine was the New York City building. This thin steak, which comes from an animal's shoulder, shares its name with an antique

appliance in New York City building. Oh my gosh, I cooked this thin steak for Jason Phelps in an episode. You sure did. And I cannot remember the name of it right now. Brody knows it so intimately that he knows that you never ever take this thing out of the shoulder. You don't? No. There's another hint from Brody. It's like I feel like there's a lot of other good stuff. I don't like it's okay but. This thin steak which comes from an animal's shoulder, shares its name with an antique appliance

in New York City building. Randall, slow to answer, do you have this one right? I believe so. Okay. I think so. You really had to stew on it though. I did, I had an initial guess that I didn't like, and it's because I'd never heard it used

in the context of a steak. But I think I'm on the right track now. Speaking of stew, that's where mine ends up a lot. Oh. Oh, so I'm way off. Yeah. I'm not cheating, Max, but I'm telling you, you're way off. Oh, do you have this one right, Cory?

No, I got nothing. At least I got an answer now. I'm trying to come up with something funny because I don't know this. I've eaten it. Can I give Max a clue, please? I mean, Yanni still has a blank whiteboard and he is in the running here Okay, Brody is going to max's ear. I can hear this is for max Well, I think Sarah's the most confident she is she was that she's gonna try to before I finish the question

I remember the word. I'm gonna be very confident to Remember the word I'm gonna be very confident to Come on Yanis question eight this is question eight. Oh geez. It's really coming down to the water score Yanis put alice how we doing Smash your board on the on the table a few times. That should help. Oh, okay. Smashing it on his buzzed head. Oh, geez. This is exciting.

Sorry, gotta get in the mic. Yanni, you're gonna have to get the shot clock out. Cal, do you have this one right? I don't think so. Okay. Go ahead and reveal your answers. Yannis without an answer. Cal says, Houser steak. Sarah and Randall say flat iron.

Corey says Guggenheim. Max says FLA blank. Brody says. He had blank, and I told him he had the first three letters. It's a good hint. And Brody says he had blank and I told him he had the first three letters Yeah, it's a good hint and Brody says flat iron the correct answer is the flat iron steak I wish it was a Guggenheim steak though. Yeah That's what came before a clothes iron was the flat iron Chris caulkins a former meat eater podcast, helped market the steak in the late 90s.

His team chose the name because it resembles an old-fashioned flat iron for clothes. The cut of meat gained popularity in the early 2000s after Applebee's added it to their menu, and Kroger started selling it in grocery stores. It's known as the butler steak or feather steak in the UK and oyster blade steak in Australia. For a flat iron recipe check out Danielle Pruitt's recipe on TheMeatEater.com for venison steak sandwiches. Alright Phil we have two questions left give us a scoreboard update. Well not in a game.

Well the tale of the oldest times coming down to Randall and Brody who have seven points apiece but hot on their tail is Sarah with six. Yeah. Coming up on Sarah, Janice and Cal with five. Cory has three and Max has one. Question nine, the topic is fishing. The Georgia Wildlife Network defines this seven letter word as, quote, a fishing method that uses lines suspended from floating bottles

to catch fish. Randall has his answer already. Cory is now joining him. The Georgia Wildlife Network defines this seven-letter word as a fishing method that uses lines suspended from floating bottles to catch fish. Randall knew it immediately. Brody, how do you feel about your answer? Pretty good. Okay.

We'll get another scoreboard update after this. Seven letter? I might actually have a chance. All right, dude. All on your own too. Way to go. I like your answer. Oh, wow. All right, dude all on your own too way to go Okay, I don't like that Brody likes max's answer Yanni how we doing over here?

I like that. Okay our TV should know too that sometimes these shenanigans go on during the game It's the point of contention among those of us who value my favorite on during the game. It's a point of contention among those of us who value the integrity of this contest. And those of us that value the entertainment value. I think we can just get away with some witty banter and some jokes. More stories about Europe. Is everybody ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have the entire room saying jugging and they got it. The correct answer is jugging or jug line. Jugging is primarily used to catch catfish. The setups are usually simple and consist of a baited hook, sinker, line, and two liter bottle or pool noodle.

State regulations vary from Michigan, where it's not legal, to Mississippi, where anglers can use 25 jugs at a time. Has anyone jug lined in here? Oh, we did a great meteor episode with Kevin Murphy. to Mississippi where anglers can use 25 jugs at a time. Has anyone jug lined in here? Oh, we did a great meteor episode with Kevin Murphy. I didn't know if that was set lines or you guys did. We did both. Okay. But we went jugging with Leon.

I can't remember Leon's last name now, but quite the character. I remember the episode, great episode. What kind of jugs did you use? Were they just like a standard to lethal to leader pop bottle Leon is not your average jugger. Okay might be the best jugger on that river Which I wish I could remember exactly which we were in Kentucky. Yeah, so what's the river? That's on the border there of Kentucky, Indiana. Is it Kentucky?

But He welded together two two-liter bottles. Welded? For his jugs. Melted? I don't know exactly how he... Plastic welding? Yeah, plastic welding. But yeah, that was his technique. We had a couple pool noodles out there too, maybe. But most of them were two-liter bottles, two of them. All right, here's the correct answer review so far. One was pheasant breast, two boarsiding, three anthrax, four sirens, five creel survey, six shoulder season, seven goodfellas, eight flat iron, nine jugging. Phil, let's get one more scoreboard update. I should have at least five. But with everyone getting that last question correct, the standings remain the same.

However, we have more eliminations because the only players that are left in the game are Randall and Bertie with eight and Sarah with seven. Question 10. The topic is conservation. This EPA program, which was established in 1980, is designed to pay for the investigation and cleanup of contaminated sites. Randall already has his answer. Brody is now joining him.

Looks like they are both confident and we will be going to overtime. This is question 10. The topic is conservation. I don't know about that. overtime. This is question 10. The topic is conservation. This EPA program, which was established in 1980, is designed to pay for the investigation and cleanup of contaminated sites. Sarah, do you have a chance at getting this one right? Maybe Brody and Randall get it wrong and you can tie them. No, I won't be here. Randall answered for. I think I'm hosed. Okay. See, that's the kind of fun and games you can have to keep the banter going without showing our answers across the table. Oh man, that was a lot of fun.

Janice, you seem to have this one right. I believe so. Cal, do you have this one right? I believe so this EPA program which was established in 1980 is designed to pay for the investigation and clean up of contaminated sites Go ahead and reveal your answers As Cal said, Superfund, Yannis says Superfund, Sarah, Randal Superfund. Yada says Superfund. I didn't cuss, I blasphemed. That's slightly more. Blasphemer! Randall, Superfund. Corey, FEMA. Max Clean Waters Act.

Brody, Superfund. The correct answer is Superfund. That was good. That's brutal, Cal. The Superfund was formally established as the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980. It forces parties responsible for contaminated areas to either perform cleanups or reimburse

the government for their cleanup work. New Jersey, California, Pennsylvania, and New York have the most superfund sites, while North Dakota, Nevada, South Dakota and Wyoming have the fewest All right Cal Excuse me Randall and Brody Montana makes the record book for superfund sites, right? Because our superfund site runs from Butte to Missoula On the Clark Fork. So it's a hundred and seven biggest one Superfund so kind of pretty sure

Randall and Brody are tied. That means we're going to overtime play the drop, Phil. Tied breaker. You ain't first, you're last. I think just cut it at if you ain't first, you're last and then like go into other stuff, it's funny. I never liked it. Hey Phil, f*** off man.

Were you sniffing your marker? Yeah. This one's really strong. We settle a tie with a numerical question. Whoever is closest between Brody and Randall will be declared the winner, but the rest of the room will play along because if somebody gets it right on the nose, Meat Eater will add an extra $100 donation to today's game. The tie breaking topic is fishing and what a coincidence here it is what year was the movie a river runs through it released we had some river runs through a banter

earlier this episode what year was the movie a river runs through it released this is tough because Brody's got the experience of a fly fishing guide and when we started fly fishing it was Not long after this movie was released. Okay, and it was people talked about it a lot movie that ruined fishing Wow Randall, how do you feel about your own? We used to call it. Oh you did. Yeah movie that ruined it I I'm fairly certain that I have it right. Wow, right on the nose.

Yeah, I mean, you can't read an article about tourism in Montana without encountering this date. Seems awful confident. It's a little random way to go. I mean, I could be off by a year or two, but. I mean, that is the historian. Is everybody ready? Also, big Brad Pitt guy.

Okay, we did know that about you. Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Janis. What's your answer, Janis? Oh, no answer. Why don't you write down an answer? I forgot, sorry. Cal saying 1994.

Sarah says 1992. Cory says 1994 1994 Max says 1996 and our two players left Randall says 1991 Brody says 1992 One of you Randall and Brody has it dead nuts The correct answer is 1992 The correct answer is 1992 making Grootie our winner. By nailing the overtime question right on the nose that means it will be a $600 donation today. A River Runs Through It was nominated for three Academy Awards and won the Oscar for Best Cinematography. According to one source, the fly-f fishing industry grew by 60% in 1993,

the year after the film was released. That sounds right based on your guys' accounts. Sarah also had that. Yeah, I shouldn't be complaining. I mean, it sent a lot of work to be honest. Oh yeah, I've never complained about it. Hey, when I picked up that fly rod, I was trying to cast just like that. Son of a gun. Catch that giant stoma stalker that he lands at the end of the movie. But how did you, is that, that's not the end, is it? It's near the end.

Near the end. I think it's the last, it's the last trip that they go on before old, uh, Brad gets. Right. But, uh, on a bunion bug, which is an imitation of a salmon fly. Hmm. All right, Brody, what are you going to do with your $600? Hold on. I want to know how Brody knew the exact year.

I just do. Stuff that sticks in my head. He just knew it. Yeah. I was at Penn State. I remember. I was in kindergarten. I remember we were doing some projects.

Trying to steal my thunder here. To do macaroni. Trying to steal my thunder here. To do macaroni. Trying to seal my thunder. All right, Brody, what are we doing with the $600 today? Well, in honor of a river runs through it, we'll donate it to Trout Unlimited. Trout Unlimited, $600 coming from Brody Henderson and Mead Eater.

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