The MeatEater Podcast - Ep. 815: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CXCVII

Episode Date: December 31, 2025

Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Cory Calkins, Nate Mason, Max Barta, Sarah Delany Maggie Smith, and Jon Montresor. 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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This is a 10-round quiz show with questions from meat eaters for verticals, which are hunting, fishing, conservation, and cooking. And there is a prize. Meadeter will donate $500 to the conservation organization of the winners choosing. We have an IFAQ this week. If you have an IFAQ, send it to trivia at the meeditor.com with the subject line, IFAQ. Skyler Brammer says, I would get discouraged losing all the time to brook. And Randall, do the gibronies, did the gibronies get sad? No.

Never consider not playing. No. Very frustrated. It's a nice break from the other work at the office. You just got to have fun with it and embrace the gibroniness. Well, it's only jabroney's here today. So there is no Brody or Randall to lose to. Here's a question.

What if you were to win the like jabroney championship? Uh-huh. Like Corey? Corey. Does he get an invite to the real championship? Yeah, yeah, I think so. And then what if he won the real championship?

Well, then he's not a Gibroni anymore. It's kind of like, what was that soccer team that did that? Yeah, it's like Premier League soccer. What was the Spurs or whoever? Ted Lassow. Yeah. Don't know what that is. I don't think that's soccer.

Also, according to Nate, there will be blood is, quote, whack. Unquote. I watched, like, is go watch it if you haven't seen it. Nate came in with a real gibrony take this morning telling Phil that he didn't like that movie. No, I didn't say that at all. I enjoyed it, but it was whack. Okay. I'll take it, but it was whack. So six gibronies in the room today, no Brody or Randall to defeat them. Now, we have some housekeeping on a previous episode of trivia. We had a question about what item fur companies will trade for deer hides. The correct answer was gloves, but a few listeners

wrote in saying they know of businesses that will do the exchange for a knife instead of gloves. And the day we played, Marge said knife, but did not. get credit for a correct answer. So we're fixing that today. Marge, you got that one right for saying knife. Well done. Great. I still lost.

But thank you. You got one more extra point. I did. Two weeks removed. Some more housekeeping. Also, we have a brand new game over on the meat eater website. On Mondays, we have meat eater turtle. It's like wordable better.

On Wednesdays, we have meat eater crossword puzzles. And now on Fridays, we have meat eater word search. Word search might sound elementary, but I think it is the hardest we have between all three games. Because unlike most word searches, we don't tell you what words you're searching for. We just tell you the theme of the words, and it's your job to find them.

The first three word searches are available on our website right now. The theme of the first one is fishing lures. The second one is Boone and Crockett Whitetail States, and the third one is birds. So, for example, you know that you're searching for the top five Boone and Crohn's rocket white-tail states in the grid of letters, but we don't tell you what those states are. We always provide crew member scores for you to go head-to-head with. For crosswords, it's Randall, for Turtle, it's Janus, and for word search, it's Nate.

So head over to the media.com slash games to check out word search and see if you can best Nate Mason. New games drop three times a week. How's it been, Nate? It's hard. Yeah. Yeah, I like it. I can see how long folks men playing each individual game, word search takes people the most amount of time to finish. Yeah, I can see that. So Nate is being a good guinea pig for us, and he's

volunteering his score out there every week for people to go and destroy and say, ha-ha, Nate. Yeah. Better than you were doing. It's scary. It's scary. I don't care about the strangers, but I care about my older brother. You think you're going to be here in the family. Dude, we have so

many ongoing. Yeah. So Nate has played the first one's Fishing Loopers, Boone and Crocket, White Tale States, and Birds. Which one was the hardest between those three? Oh. Fishing loavers, Boone and Crocket, White Tail States. If anyone knows about my

knowledge, the fishing lures was tough. Oh, yeah. Yeah, that's a hard one for me. Yeah, I bet fishing lures and birds were the toughest, because there's only 50 states to choose from. Sure. Rob her down to stick out a little more in the word search. The problem is, you get stuck, you're like, okay, I think, you know, I think

Indiana or what a feel in a state is a And so you're looking for Indiana And then turns out it's not and then It's tricky, dude It's tricky So we are now giving you a lot of ways to Kill Time at that desk job You really hate

Go over to the meat eater.com Slash games. New games showing up Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. The Shelby Index for today is a three So we're going to get six I think you guys have it in you. I think you guys have it in you. I think you'll do well.

I'm going to win now. Look at these. And with that, We're on to the game of trivia. Play the drop, Phil. It's kind of make my head hurt. Max has put on Brody's glasses. I need know what I stand to win to everything. I'm going to send him a pitcher.

How's that? It's time to win everything. Game on, suckers. What's that doing to your eyesight over there, Max? It's not helping. Question one. The topic is woodsmanship, and this will be multiple. choice. When is the windiest part of a day? Is it morning, middle of the day, evening, or

middle of the night? Hmm. When is the windiest part of a day? Your four choices. Morning, middle of the day, evening, middle of the night. I got to take a better photo for Brody. Max has some readers that were attached to Brody's microphone Pushed all the way down to the end of his nose Question one When is the windiest part of a day Morning, middle of the day Evening, middle of the night

Are our Jibroni's ready Go ahead and reveal your answers Nate says evening Corey middle of the day Sarah middle of the day John morning Max middle of the night, Marge, middle of the day.

The correct answer is middle of the day. Three of our gibronies, Corey, Sarah, and Marge. Got that one right. The afternoon is windiest because the sun heats the ground, which causes warm air to rise and create turbulence. This process is called vertical mixing, which draw strong winds from higher altitudes down to the surface. Then at night, the ground cools and the air stabilizes.

winds are typically strongest on sunny days. I think I've lived in Bozeman for seven years now. We're in the windiest two-week stretch. It's unbelievable. My life here. Have you guys lost anything in these wins? For reference, we had 90-mile-an-hour winds in the valley the other day. If you guys lost anything important.

A grill cover. Sarah, you lost a grill cover as well. I lost a girl cover, yeah. Dang. I had a neighbor to lose a trampoline. Oh, like gone, gone, or has it been found? It was found, but it went over the fence into the neighbor's yard and crashed into their shit.

So they might owe some money. My kids' basketball hoop isn't round anymore. Like egg shape fell over. Hit the concrete. Yeah, there is, uh, it was, it also happened on recycling day. Um, so like I didn't even try taking our bin out to the, uh, to the curb, but other folks did.

And so now there's just recycling all over the name trash. That was my neighborhood. Asked Postman Facebook. Someone was like, someone needs to take their, all the trash out they dumped it all over the yard that was our local celebrity 75 miles and out yeah that's our local

influencer that was in my neighborhood created some good drama I don't remember I'll show you I remember what we'll look to show you afterwards I shouldn't say names on the air

they'll scratch that out there will be no scratching of anything no censorship just follow hipsters of Bozeman you'll know Marge Marge made appearance on hips or as a bozeman back in the day you have years you go yeah i think it's chester gets called out chester gets called out all the time they like chesty though i always get a

little worried wearing like first like camouflage out in town oh yeah every once in a while there's someone like two guys at a street corner wearing like camo coffees sure just don't be wearing a cowboy hat marge what were you wearing when they uh when they got you i had it's it's typically about what your outfit is. That's like what they're looking for. I had white platform Doc Martins on, which probably were the dead giveaway. Some high-rise, like Carhart-looking pants,

and then just like a t-shirt. Marge is just too stylish. I don't, it wasn't, I think it was the boots. They were cool. Yeah. It's kind of on a style now. Let the haters hate. I know. I actually was, I felt honored. There you go. Question two. The topic is hunting. This is our listener

question of the week, which is won by Daniel Nichols for sending this great question, Daniel is going to get a board game signed by the crew. If you want a chance to win our listener question of the weeks, then send your question to trivia at the meat eater.com. This canine, whose nine-letter name translates to badger dog, was bred to fight badgers in their dens below ground. Oh, hmm.

Badger dog. Hmm. This canine, whose nine letter name translates to, quote, badger dog, was bred to fight badgers in their dens below. ground. Our gibbonies look stumped, except for Sarah. She already has an answer. Sarah, do you have an answer with nine letters?

It does have nine letters. I think it's misspelled, but it's, I think, right. My mom. Shout out Leslie, terrified of these dogs. Oh, all right. There's a hint if you know Sarah's family. This canine, whose nine letter name translates to badger dog, was bred to fight badgers in their dens below ground.

Sarah the only Gibroni with an answer so far Nine-letter name I'm just I can't think of five dog names right now Isn't your dog guy max Yeah but I just can't I don't know if it's glasses or it's just The pressure Corey do you have an answer you like

Yeah I think it's pretty good Okay, it's spelled correctly same Two of our gibronies are feeling confident This canine Whose nine letter name translates to badger dog was bred to fight badgers in their dens below ground. How cool. There's a great book that talks about the American Kennel Club, like dog shows.

They go through like breed, history and conformity and all that. If you're a dog nerd, it's a good one to read. The AKC is who helped me write this flavor text today. They know some things about dogs. How you doing, Max? Those glasses could be a little thicker. He's a different marker. Can we get Marge?

Throw it against the door. We got a couple more markers there. This one's not much better. There we go, okay. I know when it's going to be one of those answers. When you say the correct answer, I'm just like, why didn't I think of that? I think my uncle has one. Wow.

You just don't know the name? Yes. Okay, this one doesn't work either. Oh, no. We need another replacement. We need a basketball. Oh, sorry, Max. Really.

help in that concentration. This canine, whose nine-letter name, translates to badger dog, was bred to fight. Badgers in their dens below ground. Corey and Sarah are coming out of the gate hot. They think they're going to be two questions correct. I got a nine-letter dog. Okay. Do you think it could be a dog that was bred to fight badgers in their dennes below ground?

It's definitely right, Max. But. A lot of you racing. That was a lot of added letters John, Max, and Nate are stumped. You boys give up yet? Yeah, I'm done.

Yeah. Nate's uncle is going to be disappointed at him. Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Nate without an answer. Corey says Rottweiler. Sarah says Doxend. John, without an answer. Max says Shih Tzu.

Maggie says schnauzer Schnauzer It's why they're so long The correct answer Is doxin I knew Sarah Got that one right

That's why they are the shape they are Even though they don't hunt badgers anymore They're long and skinny Because people used to pull them out of Yeah German started to shape the dachshund breed In the late 17th century Their goal was to create a dog

That's low to the ground Has a long rib cage and has a well-hinged jaw with large teeth. The dachshund's job was to chase badgers into their dens and then drag them back to the surface. But what made those first dachshunds such good hunters also made them difficult to train, as one early breeder said,

quote, "'Doxins even disobey me "'when I instruct them to do something they want to do.' "'Does your uncle have a dachshund?' "'No, it's my godmother. "'She's got, like, four of them, "'and they'll pee all over her house.' "'Oh, no.

"'Love you, Auntie Viggy.' "'Just as on a dog's up. just as honore as those OG doxins that were hunting badgers Question three The topic is fishing This boat motor company

With a planetary name Was founded in 1939 The Gibronies Have their swagger back Max likes his answer John is quick to answer Corey has an answer I bet Shelby got this one right

You remember? She did not get this one right No This boat motor company with a planetary name was founded in 1939. I know we've moved on but Spencer asked me to show this picture

so... Oh, yes. It's just too cute. There's one of those OG little badger hunters. Oh, I love the beard on them. Me too. I haven't seen one with the beard.

Yeah, I would... In an old black and white photo like that, now I'm like, okay, that looks like a badger hunter. They would go toe to toe. Yeah, they've softened over time. They're a lot tougher than the current breed. Don't you donate that answer. I feel like Brody...

Because Brody's constantly like this the whole time, like, looking at you. Yeah, she's a big stare at her. Yeah, the Brody stare down. Yeah, I feel like his neck would start hurting, you know. I was just like, always looking down. This boat motor company with a planetary name was founded in 1939. Max, do you like Marge's answer? I'd love it.

Okay. Is everybody ready? My beef with Randall's throwing me off, dude. Oh, yeah, I've heard about it. Go ahead and reveal your aunties. Nate says, The rest of the room says Mercury. They got it.

The correct answer is Mercury Marine. Boys go to Jupiter to get more stupider. The company was original called Thor outdoors. She was friends. But later changed to Mercury Marine.

The brand skyrocketed during World War II when they designed the best chainsaw on the market and won a government contract to produce them for the army. Their chainsaws were able to cut through a 24-inch log in 17 seconds with the closest competitor being at 52 seconds. Amazing. Damn.

Fun fact. Question four, the topic is natural history. This next great question is via Adam Smith. The Oregon Trail passes by chimney rock, courthouse rock, and Scott's Bluff while moving through this state. So we're looking for the name of the state. The Oregon Trail passes by chimney rock, courthouse rock, and Scott's Bluff. while moving through this state.

Max already has his answer. Max, do you have this one right? Yes, I do. I can't be that. I feel like since he's got it, it's like a hint. That's the game I'm playing. The Oregon Trail passes by chimney rock, courthouse rock, and Scott's Bluff

while moving through this state. I'm going to take that hint to because Max playing the hell well-being-know-Max Barton. I assume there's a reason Max knows this. Now it's influencing some answers in the room. I want to give everyone a hint. Yeah, do it. But I'm not going to, because I'm losing.

It's a competitive game. This is question four. The Oregon Trail passes by chimney rock, courthouse rock, and Scott's Bluff while moving through this state. Corey, how do you like your answer? I don't at all. It's not good. when they played the video game

I don't remember where they were going I love that game well they were going to Oregon in the end presumably yeah but what passes through yeah where were they where's the trail

I can see it the Oregon just not interposed on a map passes by chimney rock it's time is up Spencer forgive me but they pass through multiple states right multiple yeah

we're trying to narrow this they could have started in Oregon and there's chimney rock all over the place. No, there's only one chimney rock. I guess I've called a few times. All right, time's up, Spencer. Corey, do you give up? Go ahead and reveal your answers.

The answer is right there. South Dakota. Corey says Nevada. Sarah, North Dakota, John, South Dakota, Max, Nebraska, Marge, South Dakota. The correct answer is Nebraska. Max and only Max got that one right. Good job, Max. Thank you.

And there is a map of Nebraska on our wall about eight feet in the air. Can you read that with those class? On the western side. Yeah, there's like 20,000 people

who live. Why do you know about Nebraska? I spent a lot of time in Scott's Bluff. Hunting. And they just had like a true crime thing

play out there at Scott's Bluff National Monument where a dead body turned up of a dude who like walked away from a family gathering. People suspected the in-laws. They've ruled it an accident. Anyway, that just all played out a few weeks ago.

The Oregon Trail. goes through six states, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Idaho, and Oregon. The trail enters Nebraska from Kansas, following the Little Blue River until it hits the Platte River. It was here that travelers would encounter thousands of bison, which gave them fresh meat to eat and buffalo chips to burn. Question five. The topic is biology. This four-letter word refers to the thin-walled pouch at the base of a bird's esophagus, where food is stored. before entering the stomach.

This four-letter word refers to the thin-walled pouch at the base of a bird's esophagus where food is stored before entering the stomach. These glasses are working. Max, think he's got two in a row. This is going to be three in a row. Three in a row. Okay, we're going to get a scoreboard update

from Phil the Engineer after this. I think in beer pong you call that on fire. That's right. He was heating up. Heating up. Now he's on fire. You've got to throw him the ball back. This four-letter word refers to the thin walled pouch at the base of a bird's esophagus

where food is stored before entering the stomach. Max has now passed the glasses to Nate. You got to keep him low. See if the power is indeed in the lenses. Max likes his answer. John, do you have this one right? I think so, yes. Sarah, do you have this one right?

I do. Marge, do you have this one right. Yeah. Okay. Consulting in my office, mate. Four of our gibronies say they have this one. I'm just going to give myself a point right now. And Nate are not this competent.

Easy. Four letter word refers to the thin walled pouch at the base of a bird's esophagus where food is stored before entering the stomach. Corey and Nate. It's not a gizzard. Nope, that's too many letters. That's what I thought. And then counted them.

It's a giz. Some people call me. I was going to say, it's hard. Gizard is the colloquial term. Oh. For giz. Come on. All right.

Time's up. Wait, give me like, give me 10 seconds. Nate, I like the glasses, though. I usually wear glasses. Okay. Four eyes. This four-letter word refers to the thin, walled pouch at the base of a bird's esophagus where food is stored before entering the stomach. Remind me to tell you about my eye surgery.

Crazy. Okay. I can't remember. Corey, do you give up? It's just your brain. Go ahead and reveal your answers. Nate says sack, Corey, without an answer. The rest of the room says crop, and they got it.

The correct answer is crop. When a bird swallows food, it goes from the throat to the esophagus, to the crop, to the first stomach, to the gizzard. The flexibility of the crop allows birds to eat more food than necessary and store some for later. Migrating birds tend to have small crops, while seed-eating birds. The birds tend to have big crops. It's so cool to once you harvest a bird to open it up and see what they're eating. And that's like, oh, I should focus on this, you know? Dude, you can see it in grouse, pheasants, ducks, geese.

Tony and I did it like two weeks ago. Yeah. He was like, look, what's the soybeans on the crop? And the digestion has like barely started at that point. So it looks like if they have corn in there, if they have seeds in there, it looks like exactly how it was when they ate it. You can learn a lot by the crop. One time I found a minnow in a mallard. That's cool

Not very weird For eating a lot of fish No very weird Phil give us a scoreboard update Through five questions Oh Nate Nate Nate Mason

Talk that I'm gonna tie it up bro I'm gonna tie it up in the last five Nate declared he's not a jabroney Before we start And how many points does he have Phil That looks like a Big Fat zero

I'm going five for five On the back half Coming up after Nate are Corey and John, who have two points apiece. Max and Maggie have three, and in first place is Sarah with four points. All right, Sarah. Good game from the Jibronies. Question six, the topic is wildlife.

What continent are Ardvarks native two? What continent are Ardvarks native two? Looks like a lot of guesses happening, or do you know this one, Marge? I know it. Okay. Marge knows it. All other five players are just taking a guess. If I'm wrong, I guess then I don't know.

You spell arborgs? Yeah, two-age. What continent are Ardvarks? What cartoon character was an art work? We will talk about that in the flavor text. I know that. Me too. Ardvark is typically the first word in dictionaries because it does have that double A at the beginning.

Oh, that's a cool fact. What continent are Ardbarks, native? Two. How you doing, Nate? Stuck on two. Corey, do you like your answer? I feel pretty good, 60% or so. Sarah, the leader of the Gibroni so far, do you have this one right?

I don't know if I do. I can kind of guess. It's a big world out there. There's a lot of continents. These are only native to one of them. Yeah. There is, yeah Well, two

Yeah I'm stuck on two Yep Mm-hmm Should I go Hmm Waiting on Maxwell And Jonathan

Those glasses Those do make you look smarter Yeah Thanks Just keep them Doesn't make me John do you have your answer I do

Max do you have your answer Uh yeah Yes Or maybe Go ahead and reveal your answers. Nate says Australia. Corey says Australia. Sarah, Africa.

John. South America. Max, Africa. Maggie, Australia. The correct answer is Africa. Thou! Max and Sarah. Wrong.

I guess. I was going to do South America, but I'm glad I did Africa. They are also known as. African ant bears with the name Ardvark, meaning earth pig. They are not closely related to pigs at all and are the only member of their genus. The most famous Ardvark, Arthur, lives in Elwood City, which is loosely based on Erie, Pennsylvania. Shout out PBS kids. There you go.

PBS. But they didn't tell me where the Ardvark was found. I know. Just Elwood City. Long ways from home in Africa. Dang. Come on. Question seven.

The topic is hunting. This next great question. is via Clint Gregory. Is he getting hot in here? Vince Vaughn gets shot while quail hunting with Bradley Cooper and Christopher Walken in this 2005 comedy. I didn't know they were in the same...

I didn't know Bradley Cooper and Vince Vaughn were in a movie together. Corey has his answer. Vince Vaughn gets shot while quail hunting with Bradley Cooper and Christopher Walken in this 2005 comedy. Nate has zero points through six questions. and he doesn't think he has number seven correct either. Corey, do you have this one right?

Yeah. Okay. Corey knows it. Bradley Cooper. Vince Vaughn gets shot while quail hunting with Bradley Cooper and Christopher Walken in this 2005 comedy. And Phil is going to give us a Christopher Walken impression after this. I don't think I should. I don't do very good impressions.

Christopher Walken is so many people have good ones. You say that, Phil, but you give great. impressions. Christopher Watkins's not in the milieu. Is that the right word? I don't know. I'm not going to look it up. Can I phone a friend? You cannot, but who would you call if you were able to?

She would know this one? I'd call my husband too. I feel like she's a big Bradley Cooper fan. Actually, thinking about it more, before I reveal my answer, I'm just going to say I'm not that confident. Okay. You thought you were. It's a good answer, but man, the list of actors in there is throwing you home.

Vince Vaughn. It's shot while quail hunting with Bradley Cooper and Christopher Walkin in this 2005 comedy. Phil, would you get this one right? Yes. Okay. And I looked at Amelia is not the right word. Nate, do you like your answer? No, that's the word.

I hate myself today. What do you want me to say, Max? Do you want me to tell you? No. I have just no idea. Is everybody ready? Yeah. Go ahead and reveal your answers.

Nate says wedding crashers. Corey says vice. Sarah, meet the parents, John, without an answer. Max. How to lose a guy in 10 days. Marge without an answer. The correct answer is wedding crashers. Let's go.

Oh, wow. Not that one, right? I'm still out already. I was thinking the Dick Cheney movie. Of the death. Except that was like, what, 29? 19 or 2020. Isn't?

No, I thought it was right around 2000. Well, I don't think any of those people are in the... I don't think they are either. Owen Wilson is. That's what threw me off. But if I told you that, then it would be too easy. Well, I think it'd be six for six. The hunting scene from wedding crashers is one of the worst in Hollywood history.

For starters, they are quail hunting in summer. And during this quail march, Christopher walking is constantly and incorrectly blowing into a crow call. Also, the muzzle control in this scene will make you squeamish. Then, when one of them shoots, everyone starts firing in that direction. Owen Wilson experiences so much recoil that it blows him backwards, while Bradley Cooper's shotgun barrel doesn't even flinch. The hunt comes to an end when Cooper shoots Vaughn in the butt, which gives everyone a good laugh.

Here's that scene. Why can't we hunt something cool with a hog? Oh, that's Vince Vaugh? Yeah. That'd be awesome. You mean it's up like big game, even like a gorilla, or rhinoceros or a human being. That'll get you jack.

Look at that gun pointed right out. You're like, you're hunting human being right now. Most dangerous game. Like a worthy adversary, not a human being that's armed, but a clever, a clever human being who knows the jungle, or the woods. Look at that quail, huh? There's something not right about these guys. That's Bradley Cooper, Max.

Cooper, Max. It doesn't look like Bradley Cooper. Don't do anything crazy. He just relax. How do you have more hair? I mean, it comes and goes. To the right. Ah!

Oh. Oh, gosh. What a moment. I got me. I don't think they won any awards for that. Question 8. The topic is conservation. Who would have thought?

This National Park has a section that's referred to as helicopter alley with 300 aircrafts passing through it each day. We'll get a scoreboard update and fill the engineer after this. This national park has a section referred to as helicopter alley. I've already lost.

With 300 aircrafts passing through it each day. Let's just leave. Go buy a cookie and drown my sorrows. Yeah. Make it two cookies. All right. Where are you going to get your cookie from? Not crumble. That place is trash. I agree. Those cookies are not good for you.

A little chemical way over there. Are any cookies good for you? They're so bad. It's like if I wanted cookie dough, I'd just go fucking eat cookie dough. You tell them. I think a crumbled cookie tastes good. What I don't like is I feel like it ruins the rest of your day. You said no editing, Phil.

I have a potty mouth. This National Park has a section that's referred to as, quote, Helicopter Allen with three. 300 aircrafts passing through it each day. This is a great answer. You know, the surprising value from my favorite warehouse store, Costco's got great cookies. One time I walked out with piece of pizza and a cookie,

and the guy's like, oh, he got you with the upsell on the cookie. I said, brother, I come here for the cook. They don't have to twist your arm. Is everybody ready? Three, two, one, go. Go ahead and reveal your answers. Nate says Grand Canyon. Corey says, Yosemite.

Sarah Golden Gate, John, Grand Canyon, Max, and Marge say Grand Canyon. Come on. The correct answer is Grand Canyon. Four of our players got that one right. It's going to make for an interesting scoreboard update from Phil in just a second. Grand Canyon West is one of the world's busiest heliports. It's estimated that about 350,000 people charter helicopter rides from there every year. Some conservationists say this practice has ruined one of North America's most remote places, putting them at odds with the National Park Service and local tribes.

As someone who's floated down the Grand Canyon, I would agree. You went through helicopter alley? Were you there during the rush when it's just like every single minute? There's a helicopter coming through? Yeah, terrible. Made it made it a lot less fun. I'd say floating the river is the way to do. There you go.

Phil, scoreboard update with two questions left. you were right it has become a little bit more interesting we have come on brodie come on brodie come on come on brodie and Corey have two and aren't in the running anymore john has three maggie has four and now tied up in first place are max and sarah with five all right question maggie max have you won yet i'm room for sarah just once okay that was a long long time ago yeah i haven't won't question nine the topic is cooking this next great question is via Chris Colerick. It's a general rule that you should only hunt and eat rabbits in months that have this letter in them.

So we're looking for a letter from the alphabet. It's a general rule that you should only hunt and eat rabbits in months that have this letter in them. Nobody seems to know this. Or John, do you know this one? Nothing's coming to mind right now. Okay. Sarah has her answer locked in. No, Sarah, do you like your answer?

It makes sense. Maybe, okay. I think it's good you have some kind, well-adjusted people in the room today, Spencer, because I think if Steve or Brody were here, they'd be like, a general rule according to who? Actually, according to Brody Henderson, if you look at the flavor text, Phil, we're going to plug one of his articles that he wrote six or seven years ago for our website. It's a general rule that you should only hunt and eat rabbits in months than have this.

letter in them. Saving this question for a day when Brody isn't here because he has specifically wrote about this subject. It's rabbit season. Wabbit. That season. Max has really been committed to the bit. He's been wearing

glasses that do not benefit his vision at all for the entire episode. In fact, they hurt your vision, right? Yeah. Yeah, okay. Going from up here to down here is not. It's a general rule that you should only hunt and eat rabbits in months that have this letter in there. Corey, do you like your answer?

Yeah, I love it. Okay, Max, do you like your answer? I'm feeling pretty good about it. Okay. Oh, shoot. Nate is going in with a change. No, just a clarification. Oh, it was that?

I was circling the answer. What going on on your board? I was going to say. Oh. October, only month you're allowed to do it. maybe who knows John has his answer Marge we are waiting on you

to pick that letter so it is months so it's poor I guess we're looking for a letter though for your answer is everybody ready I guess go ahead and reveal your answers

Nate says R Cory R Sarah R John O Max E Marge J shoot the correct answer

is R this side of of the room got that one right two players out of the game Nate and Corey as well as Sarah there was a bunch of ours in that this old time or wisdom says you should only

eat rabbits in September October November December January February March and April that means you shouldn't eat them in May June July or August this is because rabbits are more likely to have parasites in them and on them during warmer months

but as Brody Henderson said in his article on the meat eater dot com called is it unsafe to eat rabbits before the first frost as long as the meat is properly cooked you can eat rabbits you're round all right here's a correct answer review so far one was the middle of the day is the windiest two doxend three mercury marine four nebraska five crop six africa seven wedding crashers eight grand canyon nine is the letter R. All right, Phil, give us one more scoreboard update. Well, with that correct answer, Sarah has pulled ahead in front of Max.

She has six, Max has five. It is Sarah's game to win or lose, going into question. Come on, Spencer. Give me a dog question. Topic is fishing. Of course. This river, which forms the border of

New York and New Jersey, has the second biggest striped bass spawning run on the East Coast. East Coast questions. Oh, it's not. of the Mississippi. You don't know this.

That is what people sound like who say that. This river, which forms the border of New York and New Jersey, has the second biggest striped bass spawning run on the East Coast. Sarah, do you have this one right? Maybe. Okay, put a percentage on it. What percentage chance do you have this one? 65.

65. How about you, Maxwell? Yeah. I don't know. I'm just taking a wild guess. How much time have you spent in the East Coast, Max? I've actually got a stripper. Really? Yeah.

Says it like the low. That's how they say it. Yeah. I made a graphic for Joe Sorrellery's show of this, and I can't think of it. I bet you did make a graphic of this exact thing. This river, which forms the border of New York and New Jersey, has the second biggest striped bass spawning run. on the East Coast.

Yeah, but it does. If Sarah gets this one right, she wins the game outright. If she gets it wrong and Max gets it right, we will go to overtime. Are you asking the Pennsylvania? It's not the East Coast. That's Rustbilt. Oh. I never went to that side.

I'm trying to think. I mean, yeah, the other rivers are out there. I'm sticking with my dog. Upstate New York is the furthest east I've been. Max has put down the answer if he count New Jersey. The only river he knows. I don't even want to guess to live. She loves it in here and I'm going to look down.

It's awesome. Is everybody ready? You'd be in good company with. Go ahead and reveal your answers. Nate says Hudson. Corey says Erie. Sarah says Connecticut. John says Hudson.

Max says Delaware. Maggie without an answer. Yeah, I'm not going to do it. The correct answer is Hudson River. Bippity-Bop-Tee. Meaning Sarah has won it. Despite getting that one wrong, Max did not get it. Did not get it either.

Sarah is the winner of the game with how many points seven? Good job, you guys. Good job. Shelby Index. The Hudson River starts in upstate New York and ends near the Statue of Liberty with the final 21 miles separating New York City and Jersey City. The Hudson has a diverse fishery, but is best known for its strippers. The Chesapeake Bay is the East Coast largest producer of striped bass,

followed by the Hudson River and Delaware River. See, I put the Chesapeake Bay down, which I knew was not a river, but then I erased it. The Delaware doesn't give us the border of New York. I know. They do have stripers in Joseph. I was thinking stripers. All right, Sarah, $500 donation as the Queen Gibroni. What are you going to do with that?

Well, don't we have another question? Queen Gibrolet's it. That was question 10. Feels good, man. Do you want to be the King Gibroni? You could be the King Gibroni instead. She's the King Gibrony and the Queen Gibrony. The king and queen.

It's a patriarchy. It's all the arquees. What do you got for us, Sarah? Where's that $500 going? I have spent a lot of time this year hunting. Brewster! Very bad pheasant habitat and very good pheasant habitat. And I prefer the very good pheasant habitat.

So I'd like to donate that money to pheasins forever. What do you think of the upland habitat? They were hunting in wedding crashes there. Not. Really at all. Pheasants Forever needed to help them out. Yeah, Pheasks Forever's. It's all one.

Sarah is sending $500 to pheasants forever. That's what I would have won. Good job. So you base, it's basically like, Nate, I'm impressed with your comeback. I mean, you tied me. That's good. I'm so impressed with me. Nice job, everyone.

Good job, man. Everyone in this room has last day before winter break energy. It's kind of, it's infectious. We'll see everyone in 2026. Join us next year for more meat eater trivia, the only game show, Conservation always went. Thanks, Spencer. Thanks, Spencer.

Good job, Sarah. Thanks, guys. Crushed. Yeah, Spencer from South Dakota. He's the host. Using those smooth, mellow tones, he lays them questions down. And he likes taking those two-and-three-year-old bucks.

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