The MeatEater Podcast - Ep. 811: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CXCVI

Episode Date: December 24, 2025

Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Janis Putelis, Brody Henderson, Randall Williams, Seth Morris, Tressa Croaker, and Nate Mason. 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.

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Welcome to Meat Eater Trivia, the only game show where conservation always wins. I'm your host, Spencer Newark, and today we're joined by Janus, Brody, Randall, Tressa, Seth, and Nate. This is a 10-round quiz show with, Questions for meat eaters for verticals, which are hunting fish and conservation and cooking, and there's a prize. Meadeter will donate $500 to the conservation organization of the winner's choosing. We have an IFAQ this week. If you have an IFAQ, send it to trivia at the meat eater.com with the subject line IFAQ. Alyssa Craker says, are dogs allowed in the studio when you're recording?

Is there an official rule on that, Phil? The official rule is no, but Corinne doesn't care. Well, I think, I think snort is probably... Snort has been in here. A worse offender, but snort is invisible. Yeah, snorts, snorts of a, mostly a very good dog and keeps you herself. As long as you keep her away from your roosters. Who made that rule?

Well, me, because there's cables everywhere. And that's a good point, Phil. And originally, Corinne would bring Yupik in, and Upick is one of the larger, smellier dogs here at the company. The largest and the smelliest. Yes. Come on for your rule, man. Them dogs in the workplace are nothing but... Don't get me started, Brody.

Thank you so much for your support. Peeing on people's stuff. I will have you know, my dogs were here on Friday and nobody saw them. Oh. Well, they stayed in the pickup, right? Yes. Oh, okay. Because I don't believe in dogs and workplaces.

Oh, interesting. What would happen if you brought them inside? But I also think leaving your dogs in your truck all day is cruel. Well, it wasn't all day. It wasn't all day. But yeah, I just, you know, I am a pet owner. who believes that pet ownership has gone too far, and we've crossed the line. Yep.

If you can't trust your dog to be at home all day, you shouldn't have a dog. I mean, they make these things called kennels. I know. Mingus spent some time in a kennel every day because he's a little trash hound. Right. And we don't like that. But honestly, like right now, when we've been hunting a bunch the last two weeks, I can guarantee you right now he is fast asleep, like, just happy as he could ever be.

He don't need to be here. How would Mingus do in the studio? you. He'd be, well, if he'd been hunting, he'd be fine. He'd just be passed out there in the corner. If it's like middle of summer and he hadn't been hunting or running, he could be a little bit of a pain in my ass, but I'd say, so the answer is no, but if you hit the dog sleeping in the corner, I'll make an exception. Wiley could be a decent studio dog. Oh yeah, she's, most time you don't know if she's in the room. Pretty low key. Yeah. It would be fun to record Mingus's voice. And all we would need, Phil, is if you could get it, if you can make it sound like in here,

like a plane was passing over. I don't know what it is, but that dog, since he was a puppy, does not like planes. And anytime he hears that sound, you can see his head pick up in the house, and then if you don't say nothing, he'll let it go,

unless he goes outside and sees it, then he'll ball at it. But if you say, is that a plane, he'll go? No, if I go, like, get him. Then it's just, boom. He'll give, like, three good balls. horns at the plane and then look back at you like was that good and do you approve you like that

i you know i i ask a lot of people that own a hounds like does you or do your does your dog track planes does he hear planes coming to be bark of planes and most people no there's a couple i've ran to they've been like yeah it's a thing but it's uh it's a rare hmm what happens if we if we cut the Williams clan of hounds loose in here during a podcast. Lil would be terrified. Okay. I mean, she didn't even, when I, when I had them in the truck and I let

them out for a bathroom break, Cal was halfway across the parking lot. And he said, hi, Lil, and she ran towards him. And then she got about halfway there and realized she had no safety. And she just ran back to the truck and started shaking. Okay. Oh, poor dog. Yeah. Randall adopted the dog

that way. Yeah, I didn't make that. I didn't distill it. I'm, I mean, the fact that she ran towards cow is unbelievable um rosy would just be happy and and just a perfect angel pet and then dolly would inevitably cause some sort of problem she knocks over things oftentimes uh not deliberately she just scares herself by accidentally getting entangled with the human world so okay yeah that's basically an overview of it i think it'd be a lot of fun no dogs allowed in no dogs allowed of course we have some housekeeping on a previous episode of trivia, we had a question about Laura Ingalls Wilder learning how to smoke venison in this children's book series. In this children's book series,

the answer was Little House on the Prairie, but about 20 listeners wrote in saying the answer should be Little House in the Big Woods, which is the book where that story comes from. However, my question was asking for the series, not the individual book. While the individual book is little house in the big woods. The series is called Little House on the Prairie. So the correct answer is Little House on the Prairie. But if you said Little House in the Big Woods at home, I'll give you that point. I wrote into the script that day before the show that I would also accept that answer. So the first book of the series is Little House in the Big Woods, but the third book and the name of the entire series is Little House on the Prairie. Do they move houses? Like do they live in the woods and then on the prairie? I think

Bigwoods is Wisconsin, and then Prairie is South Dakota. She also lives in Minnesota for a bit. There's, like, little town on the prairie. Is it little women part of that? That's a different thing. I really enjoyed reading those books to my girls. I bet they would be the core, like, demographic for enjoying that book. Little women is Louisa May Alcott.

And it's a different story about sisters. Not quite. Fascinating. They do move around, though, Brody, to answer your questions. Would you wear that sweater? that Nate's wearing A lot of talk about Nate's sweater before the show I would wear that sweater

Thank you He's got a nice collared shirt under there I wouldn't wear it to meat eater trivia though Nate said he wore it to the Nutcracker ballet Which is that's what it's made for That sweater was made to be worn to the Nutcracker Ballet. It's really interesting looking at the dudes at Nutcracker

There's two types There's one that's real into it And then there's one no If my wife's listening Yes Yeah okay And then dudes who are bear with their wives. Phil, do you agree with that?

Do you agree with what? About two types of dudes at the nutcracker? You know, to be honest, I was having a hard time following Nate what sort of Nate's train of thought there was and I don't really want to dig too deep into it for you know I tell you there's one variety of reasons. There's one type of dude at the production of the Christmas Carol at the Ellen and that dude is just blown away by the quality of the performance especially of our own Phil Taylor. Okay, yeah. I'm I think I'm going to be able to go on Friday. What's that?

What was that name? I think I'm going to be able to go on Friday. Oh, yeah? Great. Double theater. If you tuned in for trivia, we're about to get to it. I will soon. I love theater.

One of the fun parts about theater is as a man, there's never a line for the bathroom. Besides one play I've ever gone to, there was a significant line, like, wrapped around down the stairs. That was Glenn Gary, Glenn Ross. And that was the one that had Bob Alden Kirk, Kieran Culkin. Bill Burr, that was obviously had men there who were excited to be there for that play. You know, I take it back. I do enjoy the nutcrack. Okay, we always do. I really do it.

It's cool. People devoted their lives to an art. Oh, there's some straight up athletes. Dude, the quads on these guys were insane. Yeah, it's amazing. I did not like the skin-colored tights. That was a bit much for me. You can go watch it again any year. You couldn't know what difference. The Shelby Index for today is a four.

so our winner should get eight 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? Just tend to win everything. Game on, suckers.

Question one, the topic is wildlife. This will be multiple choice, and this first great question is via Titus McKay. It's tradition for fans to throw this animal onto the ice at Detroit Red Wings Hockey Games. Is it octopus, coyote, salmon, or skunk? It's tradition for fans to throw this animal onto the ice at Detroit Red Wings Hockey Games. Your four choices. Octopus.

Coyote. Salmon. Skunk. Janice appears to know this. Randall appears to know this. Our other four players. He's a base. What's that hat you got on there?

This is the Missoula Osprey, a now defunct minor league team. Now known as the Missoula paddleheads. Formerly the Missoula Timberjacks. That's a great logo. Yeah. And you don't like the rebrand as the paddlehead. No, I don't.

I think that's a great logo. Great mascot. I think the Osprey is cool. Plus, there's an Osprey that lives in a telephone pole. above the stadium. Again, it's tradition for fans to throw this animal onto the ice at Detroit Red Wings Hockey Games. Octopus,

coyote, salmon, skunk. Is everybody ready? Tress is ready. Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Seth saying skunk. Yannis and Randall say octopus. Tressa, coyote, Nate, salmon, Brody, skunk.

The correct answer is Octopus. Give me some scam, Yonis. And Randall got that one. right. The tradition dates back to 1952 when the owners of Detroit's Eastern Market hurled an octopus into the rink to symbolize

that their team needed eight playoff victories to claim the Stanley Cup. The unofficial octopus toss record was set during the 1995 playoffs when 54 Octopi hit the ice in a single game. In that same season, two fans worked together

to hoist a 50-pounder over the glass. That was probably that was that era when they were battling the avalanche all the time, I think. Mm, 1995. Yep, that was 54 octopye. Question two, the topic is cooking. The Spruce Eats says this nine-letter sausage is, quote,

the star ingredient of Cajun-style dishes, including jambalaya and gumbo. Oh. The Spruce Eats says this nine-letter sausage is the star ingredient of Cajun-style dishes, including jambalaya and gumbo. Brody and Nate, quick to answer. Yanni's counting his letters, came up with nine. Apparently, the whiteboard is down. Oh, this is, are we ever going to have spelling count in a question like this?

No. Maybe. Not today. The Spruce Eats says this nine-letter sausage is the star ingredient of Cajun-style dishes. including jumbalaya and gumbo. I've considered doing one episode that's just a spelling bee. Oh, let's do it. Oh, no.

I had a complete... Don't know. Leave me out. I had a complete brain freeze there. You found the answer. Yeah, but I had like 90 seconds of sheer panic. And actually, I feel it in my body still right now. You're going to carry that with you.

I was watching you and I could. He's going to need a drink after this, folks. There was compelling theater happening. Oh, my God. I was losing it. Nine letters sauce. Because everybody knows. I'm a big.

guy, you know, is the star ingredient of Cajun-style dishes, including Jambalaya, and gumbo. Have you ever put this stuff on a bun and eating it that way? Mm-hmm. I've eaten it a lot of ways. Tracid, do you have an answer?

Spent a lot of time. No. Do you give Marlins? Is everybody ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Seth and Janice and Randall and Nate and Brody say Andoui

Tressis says Budan Chorizzo the correct answer is Anddui How do we spell it? I think Brody had it A-N-D-O-U I-L-L-E Who got that right? I got it wrong

Okay Brody I wasn't far off though And Randall Although Anddui is from France The sausage has been adopted By Cajun cuisine The links have a spicy, sharp, smoky taste

And are stuffed in a pig intestine for a recipe that uses Andoui, go check out Jean-Paul Bourgeois's recipe on the meat eater.com called Duck and Andoui pasta laia. Question three, and we have a picture here of that recipe

on Phil screen. That is what John Paul brings on. Man, I'm going to make that because I've got, I need to do some freezer clean and I have both sausages and ducks that need to be used. Duck and Andoey pastelaya. Question three, the topic is biology.

According to the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, quote, the great majority of elk lose their antlers in this month. That's their quote, the great majority of elk lose their antlers in this month. That's a good one, Spencer. Okay. This is question three. Seth already has his whiteboard down. Nate does as well.

Other four players still thinking. According to the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, the great majority of elk lose their antlers in this month. I don't know. I think you're close. Oh, you didn't go with that one? Hey, Janice and Seth disagree on the month. According to the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, the great majority of elk lose their antlers in this month. I wonder if it's different from elk in the west and elk in east.

Or on Elkin and North and Elk in the South That's true This is their quote, the great majority There's definitely a difference in Like old bulls and young bulls Yep Back in my shed hunting days I would have some input on it

Is everybody ready? Hold on I got to circle Everybody's got to pick out the month Is everybody good Go ahead and reveal your answers Seth says March Janice April Randall March

Tressa March Nate crossed out April He says March Brody crossed out April He says March The correct answer Oh this could be big for you Is March

Damn I almost went May Well Wow I was honestly between April and May Not March at all RMEF says Elks start dropping their antlers

in January With most having done so by April They are typically the latest To drop their antlers Between White Tails Mule's Mule moose and elk biologists found that elk dropped their antlers later in areas with wolves indicating that bulls use their antlers to fend off predators we've already got a single

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Blood trails. Listen now on the iHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. question for the topic is fishing this next great question is via zach mccall what do you got brodie that's why the wolf thing doesn't make any sense to me the moose because why would moose drop in december if they use their antler maybe wolves don't even wolves maybe wolves aren't messing with them they're like nuts on a dog you argue with those biologists from that study again question for the topic is fishing this is via zach mccall this company which shares its name with an herb is known for their high-end fly-rods.

Old fisherman Nate may struggle with this one. Our other five players seem confident, though. This company, which shares its name with an herb. I would say I'm more of a ballet man than angler made. It's known for their high-end flyer guy, too. But you're a high-end fly-rod guy, right? Yeah, that's right. Apparently not.

I broke a fly rod yesterday Oh really are you fishing Nope That's how they usually get broke You're not fishing Slamming in the tailgate what happened My wife was trying to get a reference photo For a painting

Oh you were out there doing some false casts I was the backyard I just happened to be the model But I set my rod in the bed of my truck With the tailgate was up And the topper window was open Which it usually stays open real well Well, it's, like, covered in mud and stuff right now, and it just fell down.

I was like, well, that gives me a good reason to just never fly fish again. I think Kelsey's being smart by entering that market. Well, it's for a specific project that I can't talk about right now. Probably the coolest thing. This company, which shares its name with an herb, is known for their high-end fly rods. Is everybody ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. Seth, without an answer, Janice and Randall and Tressa say Sage.

Nate says Fenwick. Brody says Sage. The correct answer is Sage. Sage sells the second most expensive rod at BassPro and the third most expensive rod at Sportsman's Warehouse. Their highest dollar rod is the Spay R8, which costs $1,300. Sage was created in 1980 as Winslow Rod. company, which was named after the small town in Washington where it was founded. Question five, the topic is conservation.

This superhero who fights enemies like pollution and deforestation was created by Ted Turner and Barb Pyle in 1990. Randall, the only player with an answer. This superhero who fights enemies like pollution and deforestation was created by Ted Turner and Barb Pyle in 1990. Yeah, it didn't come to me until he got to Barb Pyle, and then I locked in. Well, the superhero has co-creators. I can't only say Ted Turner.

That's fair. That's fair. Phil, did you like this superhero? Do you like this superhero? No. I've got no opinion. No opinion. Was this superhero on your radar?

Oh, definitely. Definitely on my radar, but I don't want to talk too much about it. I give it away. You can give us some thoughts though afterwards, maybe. Yeah. No strong thoughts about this superhero. I think they would just be boring.

It would just be boring for the audience. That's nothing passionate. A little duet. No hot takes. You guys can have a duet of takes on this superhero? No, no. Oh, okay. This superhero, who fights enemies like pollution and deforestation,

was created by Ted Turner and Barb Pyle in 1990. Randall may be the only player to get this one right. You're going to be. You guys know it. You're going to be mad at yourself. Wow. There's a little hint. Give us a hint.

I won't. Thanks. What year were you born, Nate? 96. Jeez. Dude, that's what I'm saying, dude. That's the year I almost graduated high school. Pound for pound.

You didn't graduate high school? It just took me just a second longer. Okay. You did a victory lap? No. No, it was literally a second. Well, not literally a second. But I didn't have to go back the following year.

Got it. I needed an extra class that summer. What point did you realize that? I don't know. I got to walk, but they didn't get the diploma in that moment. We had a kid in my class who didn't earn enough credits, and they'd let him walk, and they gave him a diploma, but they didn't sign it. Oh.

Yeah, my dad didn't go to the grader. graduation because of it. Was he protesting? Was he protesting you or the school? No, me. You, okay. Oh, yeah? Yeah, idiot.

But I remember shaking the superintendent's or principal's hand or whatever, and he was like, son, that handshake's going to take you far. I was like, ah, if you only knew how far it's taking me, we're not getting this diploma right now. This superhero who fights enemies like pollution and deforestation was created by Ted Turner and Barb Pyle in 19. I like the idea of that superintendent shaking other kids' hands and be like, this kid's got no hope. Weakling.

Janice was in school when this superhero at its peak, he doesn't know it. Is everybody ready? I'm going to write something. Brody, do you have this right? No. Okay. Go ahead and reveal your answer. Seth, without an answer, Janice says,

Owlman. Randall says Captain Planet. Tressa, Smoky, the Bear, Nate, Mother Earth, Brody, the tick. The correct answer is... Captain Planet, he's our hero. Gonna take pollution down to zero. That's all I know. Yeah, that's all you. That's great. While your powers combine, Earth, fire, wind, water, heart. I am Captain Planet. I had no idea you're so well-bursting Captain Planet. Captain Planet is known for his... I was four years old in 1990s. This is just right up my alley. Captain Planet is known for his blue skin, green mollet, and love of the earth. He protects the globe from a cast of eco-villains, like Duke Newcomb and Dr. Blight, who cause environmental destruction for power and profit.

He has the ability to manipulate wind, create ice, generate rainbows, absorb solar power, and control plants. But his weaknesses include radiation, smog, pollution, and a vulnerability. to evil thoughts. Captain Planet had a 113 episode run on TBS in the early 90s. I forgot that's where Duke Nukem came from. I didn't know that either until I was reading about it last night. But one of his weaknesses, again, is vulnerability to evil thoughts. There was one episode where he time travels to World War II, and he just sees Hitler.

And he, like, gets weaker because he sees Hitler. And he says, those are the most evil thoughts a person could have. I thought it was like his own. No, other people like. Just being around people without evil. Oh, I thought it was like he was tempted by warps in the flesh or something. I understand that. I feel like a similar effect on me.

When does he use a rainbow to like stop a bad guy? I'm not sure how that factors in it is. Yeah, he has five sort of assistants. I don't know what they're called. They're like, disciples. Yeah, planet tears. Holy crap, Randall. You're like, you know a lot about the planetiers.

I mean, it's funny. I haven't thought about this in, you know, 30 years. But yeah, there's just a lot of lore surrounding them. But they all have... Was this a cartoon or a live act? It was a cartoon. It was like a Saturday morning. So did your parents like part you in front of Captain Planet TV?

And that's like... I don't know. It's just one of those things that I absorbed it like radiation. It seemed like a fake superhero to me. It was a little preachy. Like Randall said Saturday morning cartoon. It was like you sit down with a bowl of cereal. Fruit loops or...

Yeah, you eat some fruit loops, some lucky charms, some smacks, some fructs. some fruity pebbles, some honeycomb, some frosted flakes. My parents didn't allow that. No, I didn't get that stuff either. But yeah, and then you watch whatever it's like Scooby-Doo, Captain Planet. That's the milieu that Captain Planet lived in. He was on TBS from 1990 to 1996, which had to be around like when TBS was at their height of power. Well, that makes that, okay, that's where Ted Turner is gets all in the mix.

Didn't know it was on TBS. All right, Phil, we're halfway through the game of trivia. Give us a scoreboard update. Here at half time, boom. We've got a perfect game on the board, and that's from Randall Williams. He's got five points. He's got a two-point lead on the second-place players. Yannis and Brody have three points,

and behind them are Seth, Tressa, and Nate, who all have two points a piece. I'm not alone. I'm not alone. Good game. Question six, the topic is hunting. This duck is one letter away from being a rock dove. this duck is one letter away from being a rock dove Brody has it, Nate has it

or other four players look confused. I wouldn't know this was a duck. Don't talk. I'm telling you, I don't know anything about it. I'm trying to make a move on Randall here. Wow. This duck is one letter away from being a rock dove. Hmm This could ruin Randall's perfect game

I love bird questions We brought a duck question to him A bird question Maybe where he stumbles This duck is one letter away From being a rock dove Do you have to add a letter or just substitute a letter Giving you all the information you need

I would give you a hint but I won't Just think Captain Planet to it I haven't said anything about your sweater today. Captain Planet! I thrive on it. This duck is one letter away from being a rock dove. This is question six. This is a real question, Spencer.

Okay, yeah, not a Captain Planet, not a hockey game question. No, I should have known the hockey one. This question's just a little fun too, Spencer. You're having fun with this. This is a good little. I can hear the smirk. I feel like they wouldn't get away with that octopus thing these days. I think they still do it.

I think they say you can't do it. Like, you know, if you couldn't walk into the arena with one in your front arms. They also say you can't bring your own beer into the stadium. They treat it like beer. That's right. This duck is one letter away from being a rock dove. Still have four stumped players in the room. Come on, Spencer.

Let's move it on. Yeah. Giving them a lot of time. I don't think they're going to come up with it. Nope. Man, look at Randall just squirming. Randall, Janus, do you give up? Yeah.

God. One letter way from him. I guess. I think a lot and not right in this episode. Go ahead and reveal your answer. Seth and Janus do not have an answer. Randall says Rock Dover. Dressa says Rocky dove.

Nate says Widgeon. Brody says widgeon The correct answer is Widgin Rock dove is a pigeon It's one letter away From being a Widgin Is there no D in Pigeon?

There is no D in Pigeon? I would have put a quotation marks around Rock Dove That's what they are What it is What pigeons are Well it's a nickname

No They're from Eurasian rock doves Are what pigeons are Okay Speaking of pigeons Don't have been helpful You know

Catch any of that Bears game yesterday? Like, is that just a normal thing at Soldier Field? Is it still Soldier Field they play at? Yeah, you could say that. I might have a different name now. But, like, at first I noticed just a few pigeons like across the screen. I'm like, oh, yeah, whatever. Then there's like a play going on. And then, like, on the grass, there's like a half dozen pigeons feeding. And there's like a full football play going on 10, 20 yards away. They're like, yeah, whatever. Yeah, got to get my grass.

They said it was one of the coldest games in Soldier Field history, so maybe it was just the cold that brought all the pigeons there. The Widgin is the sixth most harvested duck in America, with about half of them being killed in the Pacific Flyway. Males have a green eye patch and white crown, while females have a tan body, gray head, and smudged eye. Wigeons are known for their unique nasal whistle. Play it, Phil. that's really nice phil thank you oh yeah thanks spencer again a rock dove is a pigeon one letter away from being a widgeon question seven the topic is conservation this is our listener question of the week which was won by amber bliss for sending this great question amber 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 com. The first case of CWD was discovered in captive mule deer in this state. Ah, the room has their confidence back now. Very quick answers. The first case of CWD was discovered in captive mule deer in this state. This is question seven. Nate, you have this one right?

No. Oh. It's just, I don't know why. Okay. Is that it? Nice. Brody has looked at the answer of Nate and agrees with it. The first case of CWD.

Randall's on his telephone. He's discovering a wheel deer in this state. I'm working on scamming. Scaming someone on my phone. Tressa, are you ready? Yep. Go ahead and reveal your answers. Seth says Idaho.

Yonis, Colorado. Randall, Colorado, Tressa, Michigan. Nate and Brody say Colorado. The correct answer is Colorado. The first case of CWD was discovered in 1967 at a government research facility in northern Colorado. It was initially called Wasting Syndrome and wasn't fully identified as CWD until the late 1970s.

CWD was discovered in wild elk in 1981, wild mule deer in 1985, and wild white tails in 2000. Mm. Question eight, the topic is hunting. This next great question is via Mark Cross. Navda, that's N-A-V-H-D-A, stands for North American Blank-Blank-Bank Association. You are trying to figure out the blanks for V-H-D.

Card carrying member right here. Oh, wow. Really? Navda stands for North American V-H-D. H.D. Association. I think that could be a pretty good hint there, Nate. Yeah.

That wasn't. Not if you don't know it. Navda, N-A-V-H-D-D stands for North American V-H-D Association. It's an interesting group. Oh, well, I can't say too much card name or sweater-wear and weirdos.

You're, you know. Your membership's on the line, so I don't think I'm renewing this year. They're like, like guys and skin color tights. Yeah. Navda stands for North American Blank, blank, blank, blank, association. Yanni, do you have this one? Yes, sir. Randall, you have this one.

I do indeed. Brody, you have this one? That better. Okay. So keep the game tight going into question nine after this. This is question eight. NAV-HDA stands for North American blank. Blank, Blank,

association. Is everybody ready? Go ahead and reveal your answer. Seth, without an answer, Janice says, Versatile Hunting Dog. Randall, Versatile Hunting Dog. Tressa, Veteran Hospitality Department.

Nate, Versatile Hunting Dog. Brody, Versatile Hunting Dog. They got it. The correct answer is Versatile Hunting Dog. Navda was founded in 1969. They are best known for their testing program that puts dogs and trainers in real world bird hunting scenarios. Their biggest gathering is held each September at the Invitational, which Navda calls, quote, the premier hunt test for dogs. Nate, have you participated in these tests?

Yeah. You didn't do well. No. I didn't quit being a member. Navda is a really valuable organization. I showed up not really knowing anything. Like, it was a means to an end for me. And Chip rolled in there

Never having done any hunting things And aced it Oh literally like Now I'm questioning these tests Dude it's so funny man And like they test They have to do like blind retrieves Yeah

Companion It's all sorts of stuff What he did was a natural ability test And so the idea is like You're not really supposed to train them too much And it's just based on the breeding program And their genetics so like I don't know how it's all graded

But we rolled in And I was like we registered like three days before it started. It was just kind of a whim and the people were super cool. But the first thing I knew I was out of my league was because the secretary

called, the test secretary calls me, he's like, hey, what's your dog's real name? I said, Chip. He's like, no, that's like, what's his real name on his paper? I was like, Chip. And he's like, okay. So, I get there and everyone's got, you know, normal breeding crazy names, right?

give me an example oh like maximus decimus of hillshire farms or german yeah yeah got it so we go through the testing and everyone's like laughing at us because like literally my wife and are like we don't know we're doing this is a great time everyone's all the breeders are stressing out and stuff and we get to the end and they read off all the people and it's like maximumus decimus destroy of worlds handled by darlene and they go through all the categories and it comes out to a number and like 112 is the best you can get. So it's like 98. And I know, prize 2.

Woo. And they go, Chip, handled by Nate. Wow. 112. Prize won. Perfect score. It was hilarious, dude. Well, good for Chip.

Chip would be a great dog if we weren't terrible owners. It must be that ground meat you're leaving for him in the freezer. Well, I haven't done that yet. It's still sitting in the freezer. Oh, we should cover off on that email. Oh, my gosh. We should. We should.

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the number one supplier of soft plastics, offers lures in over 400 color patterns. This four-letter company, which claims to be the number one supplier of soft plastics, offers lures in over 400 color patterns. For the audio listener, Brody's head is underneath the table. Our players are stumped. even soft plastic Seth over here doesn't have an answer yet this four-letter

company which claims to be the number one supplier of soft plastics offers lures in over 400 color patterns this may be a zero percenter brodie

Yannis and Seth they look like they almost know it well certainly we've probably all bought. Yeah. Plastics from this company. Four letter company, which claims to be the number one supplier of soft plastics,

offers lures in over 400 color patterns. Randall, are you going to get this one? No, no. I took the name of a company that I know makes soft plastics, and I do. just removed a letter to make it four. We'll see if that works. I don't think it will, but it's something.

Four-letter company, which claims to be the number one supplier of soft plastics, offers lureds in over 400 color patterns. I would guess Seth has dozens of items from this four-letter company. Do you, Seth? It's not talking. It's the worst game of trivia in my life. I might have just gotten it. Oh, wow.

Okay. He's in a good mood now. I was thinking through jokes to make. Ooh, is that a hint? Is that a hint? No, I won't get you there. Brody, do you have an answer? Yeah, but it's not right.

Yeah, same. That's where I'm at. Oh. You know, when I saw your answer about the, the Widgeon, then you went rocked over? Yeah. I think it would be a, if anyone wanted to have, like, a festival for pigeons, you'd call it Rock Dover Fest. That's good.

Yeah. That is good, Phil. Thank you. Could be a good festival. It's everybody ready. Oh, that'd be so much. Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Seth says gulp.

Oh, Janus says Zoom. Randall says gulp. I think you're right. Tressa says Tiva. Really? Nate says Gray. I think, Brody says gulp. Gulp is Berkeley.

Right. Yeah. Golf is that. Not a company. The correct answer is Zoom. Yonnis, got it. I don't know where that came from, but... Zoom was founded by Ed Chambers in 1977 in Georgia.

Their most iconic lures are the super fluke, trickworm, and brush hog, which are largely used by bass anglers. Their first lure color, color number one, was black red glitter. Their latest lure color, color number 477, is green pumpkin amber. All right, here's a correct answer review so far. one was octopus, two, and Dewey, three, March, four, sage, five, Captain Planet, six, Wiggin, seven, Colorado, eight, versatile hunting dog, nine was Zoom. All right, Bill, let's get another scoreboard update before question 10. Oh, Brody. There's a chance for us, buddy.

Yes, here near the end, Randall is still on the lead with seven points, but now Janus, and Broody are one point behind with six. Let's give Nate a shout out for being in. And Nate's got five. Nope, he can't win. If you're not first, you're last. Seth, how many bags of Zoom lures do you have at home? Right now?

They all in a different state? I have, no. I have a handful of flukes. But I honestly don't have a lot of Zoom stuff. Okay. Yeah. Here's question 10. The topic is gear.

This three-digit number represents the most common type of paracord. Randall gets this wrong, and Janus or Brody get this right, we will go to overtime. If Randall gets it right, he will just have the outright victory with eight correct answers. This three-digit number represents the most common type of paracord. Randall, do you have this right? I think so. It's type, not size. I would say it's the same thing.

Oh, okay. This three-digit number represents the most common type of paracord. Nate, do you have this one right? Oh, yeah, used a lot of this stuff. Seth, how about you? 100%. Okay. Oh, in your military days.

Previous life, yep. This three-digit number represents the most common. type of paracord. Janus with a blankboard. Brody doesn't have an answer or doesn't like his answer. I don't have one. Randall, how confident are you

have this right? I know I've heard it a hundred times, but it's going to... Ninety-seven. Oh, wow. Okay. Not my true prayer. Janice and Brody. Oh.

Three-digit number. Well, Yonis hasn't written anything. Come on, give us some time here. You know, I do want to say, I think I gave the NAVDA dudes a bad rap there earlier. It's a good organization. But like any group. You just want to spread your memberships around. Yeah, but like any group, you get weirdos in any group of people.

Oh, okay. And a lot of times, well, in this one, they happen to be the loudest people, I think. Oh. But there's a lot of good dudes. Maybe I think you would have been better outside there. I think you should have just... No, it's just the way it is. The organization as a whole... Let me clarify. I love the ballet and Navda.

The whole just keeps getting deeper. You were pounding the table for Navda in Slack earlier this year. You were like hosting some event for them at the store. You were like helping to do that. They're little, their, um... Nate's number one fan. I think Ron Bame is a big...

No, there's drama there, dude. Let's not get into it. Ah, okay. We're in too dumb. As soon as the podcast is over, though, Nate's going to spill the beans. Nate, let me see what your answer is. No, you'll show me your answer. I know I have it right.

Three-digit number represents the most common type of parricord. All right. Brody, do you have an answer? At the same time. I have one. It's not right. Yannis is working on his three-digit number. Yanni, are you ready?

That's a great answer. Go ahead and reveal your answers. He's got a dog. He's saying 550. Yonis says 550. No. Randall says 551. Yes.

Let's go. Jesse says 120. Give me some skin. Myel. 5.51. Brody says 155. The correct answer. Where did I get the one?

Is 550, meaning Janice has tied up Randall with seven correct answers. I don't know if this is the right time, but I might need a second to Google up that organization that I couldn't remember the other day. You got to save that for 2026 if you don't have it by now. Randall, what happened there? I don't know. 551 dude is that any weirder than 550 it's the strength of the cord

550 paracord is also no thread it could be 551 dude that's right what is it 6 threads inside 550 paracord I was just picturing I was just picturing the number on a page like reading you did say you were only 97% I'm sure about my answer

yeah I didn't say 100% so close to be fair I got 67% of it correct to be fair and then I was only one off is also known as type 3 paracord. The number 550 represents its strength in that it can support 550 pounds of weight. Type 1 is 95 pounds.

2 is 400 pounds. 3 is 550 and 4 is 750. So if we wrote type 3, would you accept that answer? I'd take that, sure. Yep, that'd be 3 digits I'm looking for. Nobody said it, doesn't matter. We're going to overtime. Play the drop, Phil.

Time break. We're going to have you a stupid question. Were you just toying with everyone? No. Yannis, at the very last second. We had to twist his arm to write down an answer, and then he came up with the right one. I was actually thinking about,

because I always think of it just in, like, in millimeters. Because the stuff that I buy, I usually buy like a four or five millimeter, and I'm like, well, am I going to go zero, zero five? You're like an alpinist. He's a saddleman. Now, in overtime, we will have a numerical question, whoever is closest between Janice and Randall

will be declared the winner. But the rest of the room will play along as well because if somebody gets it right on the nose, meat eater will add an extra $100 to today's donation. Please don't let it be a year in conservation. The overtime topic is hunting. What does a non-resident elk tag cost in Nevada? Oh, I betcha it's not cheap.

What does a non-resident elk tag cost? in Nevada. I bet it's not cheap. We do not need dollars and cents. Just write down dollars. What does a non-resident tag cost in Nevada? Down to Janus and Randall.

Have either of you boys ever applied for an elk tag in Nevada? Nope. Yes, I have been probably the last five or six years. Then it's inexcusable. You won't know this. He just doesn't plan on drawing there.

Yeah, that's the thing. What does a non-resident elk tag cost in Nevada? Does Nevada require you to have a base hunting license? Probably. So we're not including that. Just the price of the tag. Okay. I feel like that's direction everyone's going these.

Can I Google my coalition while we're waiting? If you can figure that out in the next few minutes. You can. If not, you're going to have to find a different organization. I'm going to make sure that it's not a... Yeah, he's not searching for Nevada. How do you feel about your answer, Randall? I picked a set of numbers that represent a tag cost somewhere between $300 and $3,000.

Both you and Yana seemed to... It looked like you were going with your gut, just like this is a number that came to me. I can't narrow it down. That's what I'm writing down. Without knowing what Yonis guessed, I have no way of strategizing around this. Is everybody ready? Shut them. Go ahead and reveal your answers.

Seth says 875. Tressa says 473. Nate says 871. Brody says $1,100. Are two players remaining? We have Yonis saying $1,200. Randall saying $9.32. the correct answer

is $1,200 making Yonis our winner and he put it right on the money and Randall has throwing his headphones in disgust of Yonis. And you know who's going to get double today? Well, just $600 they get. You hit it right in the money, so we had an extra $100 donation. So 600 bucks is where you're choosing

for that money to go. 1,200 Yanni, right on the nose. Nevada is one of the most expensive elk tags in the country costing more than a non-resident elk tag in New Mexico and Idaho combined but their mule deer and anelope tags are surprisingly affordable at less than $300 a piece. So Janice, where is that $600 from me to you're going to go today?

Oh, pause it for a second, Phil. I need to make sure that this is the right one. Spencer's thrilled. I don't know. I'll bet you, Randall had one ready. Yeah, Ohio BHA. What did we do last time? We did PLWA.

You would kind of be alphaing Randall by donating to Ohio BHA, his own home state. No, I think we should keep pounding the Ambler Road thing. And so if we're going to go BHA, let's go Alaska BHA, we need to be loud and write your, write your, legislators tell them you're not down with the Amla Road project. Yanni's $600 going to Alaska BHA for one of our final episodes of 2025. Well done, Janus. Randall, you were so close. Yeah.

What number away? And now you just got to sit in that dirty diaper until 2026. Boy, that got snatched away from you right at the end. 5.51. Oh, yeah. Yonis swept in with getting Zoom, correct, on number nine. Yeah, I hope you get Zoom right.

And then he got number 10 with a last second answer. Randall thought he had five questions in. Randall was like, I got this wrapped up. Yeah. I believe I heard a boom when the first scoreboard update was read. There was a boom in the room.

Yeah, I recall of that explosion. Yeah. I'm pretty disappointed. Join us next week for more meat eater trivia. The only game show where conservation always wins. Thanks, Spencer. Man.

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