The MeatEater Podcast - Ep. 904: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CCXXV

Episode Date: July 15, 2026

Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Brody Henderson, Cory Calkins, Nate Mason, Sarah Delaney, Omar Lopez, 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.

This is an I-Heart podcast. Guaranteed Human. Did you hear Phelps has teamed up with a bunch of other high-end brands to do the Ultimate Elk giveaway? Anyone who is 18 or older can sign up to win an amazing gear package that includes a new rifle or bow along with great supporting gear. The winner will pick their rifle package or archery package. For every $25 spent, you get 10 additional entries. The signups end July 26 at Phelps game calls.com. 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 Brody, Corey, Nate, Omar, Sarah, and John. This is a 10-round quiz show with questions from me-deaters four verticals, which are hunting, fishing, conservation, and cooking. There is a prize. Meadeeater will donate $500 to the Conservation Organization of the Winters' Cheneer. choosing. Now, we're starting today's show with a mailbag question. If you want some, if you want the crew to answer your question, send an email to trivia at the medeater.com, the subject line mailbag. This is from Eric from York. He says, any advice for staying warm on a cold winter hunt without overheating. I hunt northern PA and I usually walk one to two miles in, then have

long cold sits usually posted up in some sort of downfall. Any tips or gear suggestions to keep you warm without fully overheating first. John, you work at the flagship store downtown Bozeman. If Eric from York came into the store and told you his conundrum, what advice would you give him? Well, the first thing I would say is to- Fellow PA guy. Yes, yes, grew up in Spring Mills, Pennsylvania.

I would say pay attention to that next to skin layer first. You have to keep yourself dry. And I just know from my experience, as soon as that. Next to skin layer gets soaked. It's game over for pretty much the entire day. So my recommendation would be, whatever you're going to a tree stand or a ground blind, hike in with the least amount of stuff possible.

Keep your body dry. It's going to be cold. It's going to be uncomfortable. But once you get to your stand or wherever you're hunting, I think he said he was sitting in like a pile blowovers or something like that. Downfall, yep. Once you get there, take a second, let your body kind of dry out, vent, and then put on your heavier clothes.

It's easier to be miserable for one hour hiking in than for the entire 12-day sit. I would also recommend driving to your spot, whether you're leaving from camp or anything, don't put the heater on full blast when you're going from point A to point B on going to a trailhead or whatever. That makes your feet sweat,

and I've learned that the hard way as well. That catches up to you pretty quick. Brody, any advice for this other PA? hunter no i think john got it i mean the main thing is hike cold like and you're not even going to be cold for that long unless it's like minus 40 degrees or something like you can hike in 20 15 20 degree weather with like a base layer as your upper layer and you know maybe some l jes and pants but like hike cold and the other thing i would say is don't be afraid to build a fire man my dad and his buddies used to hunt like the mountains in Pennsylvania all the time.

And they would stand around a fire often and they killed bucks doing it. Absolutely. And don't be afraid to pack an extra set of base layers with you too. Yeah. If you absolutely think you're not going to make it through the entire day without sweating, have a dry set of, uh, with baselairs to go.

Like it's just like a fact of life. If you're sitting still for 10 hours, you're going to get cold. Like I don't think there's any like amount of layering in the, That's going to get you around. You're going to get cold. So you're going to have to get up and walk around now and then. Any other advice for Eric?

I'm a big proponent of taking the truck heater thing a step farther and never driving in the socks that I'm going to wear into the field. Change the socks at the truck before you leave. They're going to get sweaty. You're driving crock shoes come in handy. Oh, yeah. Well, yeah, you got to have the driving shoes, the hiking shoes. Big muff guy. Put a muff on.

I love a handmuck. Dude, I thought the muff. I was swelled when first light. FHF both came out with one. I'm an FHF guy, big fan, but whatever muff, keeps your hands warm, and then your fingers are nice and dexterous when you need to pull a trigger. Especially if you're like bow hunting or turkey hunting. We feel like you really need your fingers. Handmuffs are great.

As the other folks said, layers so important. I love hand-and-toe warmers. I know some people like cow absolutely hate them. Like created by the devil himself. But they work. And they're cheap and effective. and I find, you know, toes and hands are the first thing to get cold, and those will get you through like a bad 30-minute stretch.

They're also not heavy. There's rechargeable ones that exist. Yeah, my dad used those rechargeable ones. Yeah, like Zippo has one. Yeah, there's a once you just plug a battery into, or they are a battery. They even add, I don't know if they still make them like that. Actually, you'd light them. Oh, yeah.

I got a crazy one. What about using it? I'm not recommending this, but Tom Brady. in his games and cold games would use a wetsuit. And I'm wondering if that would be interesting at all. So, the wetsuit, the wetsuit has to get water in it to become warm.

You gotta sweat. You have to sweat so much. You'd have to run to your tree stint. It doesn't work. The last one I would say is, I had a beard for like eight years and then I got rid of it like two years ago and what a difference that made.

Like a beer genuinely keeps your face warmer when it's really cold out. It made a difference. I don't know what your facial hair situation is, Eric. But like, a beard in the fall is much better than clean shit. Good camouflage. Must be nice. Yeah.

Doesn't work for me. This is about as bearded as I get. Any other advice from Eric or for Eric? Yeah, think about a down kit, down pants and down jacket. Packs tight and light. Really light. A little bird he told me first light might be coming out with a new white tail specific. Oh.

Pants and maybe even something for your feet this fall. All right. Be on the lookout for that. Love that. Are we have some housekeeping. There's one week left in the auction house of oddities. We have up for a bit of kayak, bear hide, handmade boat, dinosaur earrings, a boat motor, sign board books, sign board games, and more.

All the money goes to the meat eater land access initiative, which creates more public access for hunters and anglers. Go check out the auction block at the mead eater.com slash auction. Did you get a bid on that boat motor yet? There's one bid, a singular bid. That's the last great deal in that auction. It is. I think it's even still a good deal.

deal. It could go up a few thousand dollars and someone's still going to come away feeling like they won. All right, the Shelby Index for today is a four, so our winner should get eight correct answers. 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 it? Just tend to win everything. Question one, the topic is natural history. This first great question is via Titus McKentie. according to the National Drought Mitigation Center, which of these states was hit hardest by the Dust Bowl? Is it Illinois, Oklahoma, Wyoming, or Ohio?

Quick answers from Nate, Brody, Corey. According to the National Drought Mitigation Center, which of these states was hit hardest by the Dust Bowl? is it Illinois, Oklahoma, Wyoming, Ohio. Some quick answers. You look quieter today. Are you bringing the vibes like you did last time? No, I'm bringing the heat. You know, I was thinking you're just like locked in, dude. I'm going to be real bummed if I get this one wrong.

Me too. I feel like the first question when you feel good about it and you get it wrong, you might as well just leave. No. Again, your four state, Illinois, Oklahoma, Wyoming, Ohio, which was hit the hardest by the Dust Bowl. is everybody ready. Go ahead and reveal your answers. Corey and Sarah and Omar, the whole room says Oklahoma.

The whole room got it right. Well done, the correct answer is Oklahoma. Was that our reading? Anybody else in the reading club? Grape's wrath? Oh, Steinbeck. He loved right about the dust.

That's why I got that right. Although the dust bowl was felt across North America, the six states hit the hardest were Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico, those six states became known as the Dust Bowl states. It's estimated that 2.5 million people migrated out of the Dust Bowl states during the 1930s, creating one of the largest migrations in American history.

Here's a map from National Geographic showing the driest areas. The general Dust Bowl zone stretches from like Lubbock, Texas to Denver, Colorado, to Lincoln, Nebraska. But Ground Zero is the Oklahoma Panhandle in just that general region. Question two, the topic is fishing. This next great question is via Garrett Houston. This morbid term is defined as, quote, a fishing technique where the bait, lure, or fly flows naturally with the water's current. Sarah and Corey and Brody all like their answer.

This morbid term is defined as a fishing technique where the bait, lure, or fly flows naturally, with the water's current. Not always important. It is not. No, it's not overrated. 20 years of guidance says it is. With the fly? Overrated.

There is going to be some controversial language here in the flavor text then. You guys can duke it out. Got something here that would say it's not overrated. This morbid term is defined as a fishing technique where the bait, lure, or fly flows naturally with the water's current. Angler Nate, do you have this one right? No, of course not. Dude, I feel, you know, I was thinking about this after I got just

Draxed last time? I think I should get double. No, on fishing. You know, when you see someone like, like, Grody goes and runs a marathon. You're like, cool, bro, that's really impressive. Yep. It'd be like running a marathon without legs. Like, that's how, whatever I'm playing trivia, that's how it is.

Well, you just got to learn how to fish and get good. Grow some legs, dude. You got grossing legs. Sea legs. Nope. Is everybody ready? It's just that much more impressive. You're just being a cry baby, man.

Yeah. It's like, it's nobody else's fault. The fact that I can compete without a whole vertical. No, listen, it's nobody else's fault that you're like an incomplete outdoorsman. Yeah. Yeah. I'm just a victim, dude. My dad never took me fishing.

How about that? My dad didn't take me fishing. Got daddy issues over fishing. Maybe. Is everybody ready? Yeah. Go ahead and reveal your answers. No way, dude.

Let's go. And Sarah say dead. Drift. Omar, without an answer, John, Nate, and Brody say dead drift. They got it. The correct answer is dead drift.

Three to two. Other names for this fishing technique is drag-free drift or natural drift. Dead drifting could describe a walleye angler using a bottom bouncer or a fly fisherman throwing a dry fly. Hatch magazine says that mastering the dead drift with any presentation is, quote,

the ultimate challenge in fly-fish. How is drag and a bottom-bound? around a dead drift. If you were just going with the current, if you were just like letting the wind push you, I call that a dead drift. It's just naturally going. So Hatch Magazine calls it the ultimate challenge

in fly fishing. Brody and Sarah disagree with each other. We do. I think it's absolutely. I can tell you that hundreds of novice. Not very skilled clients caught thousands of trout.

without using a dead drift. I'm not saying that you don't catch trout. And the fact, sometimes I would be like, don't mend it. Like, you don't want it to dead drift. Okay. It's not that you don't catch trout without a good drag-free drift. But with the majority, like, if you're fishing small flies and light tackle, like, dead bugs don't swim. And, you know, like, nymphs aren't like.

Dead bugs don't swim. The live ones do. They do. It's like, oh. There's one. No, they like it more rare than overdone.

But like, if you're fishing, like, two little tiny nymphs and light tackle, any little tiny drag, your flies are going to leave the column

in which your flies should be fished. Corey, what do you think? I would agree that that could be the pinnacle of a fly fisherman's ability to get a perfect dead drift. Uh-huh.

But that doesn't always work. Okay. Like with bober fishing, I think the difference between, like locking into fish and consistently catching fish is a really, really good drag for drift. Emerging nymphs. I would say that I didn't wait guide much and I hated nymph fishing.

Well, yeah, that's part. With a bobber. He's a purist. The majority of, I would say, like, looking back, half the strikes when I had people nymphing with a bobber, half the strikes came after the drift like ended and the flies started Oh, they start. Yeah, absolutely. But like.

That's not a dead drift. It's not a dead drift. Forring. Yep. I think most fly anglers just lock their way into fish relatively consistent. I think so. Question four. Excuse me.

Question three. The topic is foraging. You're holding your time, buddy? I got more, but move on. Foraging. The blank cherry, which is known for its extremely tart taste, is the state fruit of North Dakota. Sorry. All is fast.

Dude, I told you, I'm locked in, dude. And that's one word, the blank cherry, which is known for its extremely tart taste, is the state fruit of North Dakota. Shoot. What? Nate, I feel like instead of asking for extra points when you get fishing questions right, you should just learn how to fish. And then no one's going to give you any. Sarah is begging to teach you how to fish. I feel like I've seen this play out in multiple episodes now.

That's wrong. Don't listen to Brady. I just dude If I had all the time in the world I would love to go fishing It's like It's such a good shoulder season thing You know what else it's great for?

Tell me You're gonna have a little kid And you can just take them to the line See I've been thinking about that Dude that's the only thing Just get into bass fish It's a lot lower lift And they'll be all excited

Yeah don't do it You'll be a hero Yeah dude maybe I can stop the cycle Yeah just do bass fishing man I'm telling you Learn from our elders The blank cherry which is known for its extremely tart taste

is the state fruit of North Dakota. John, do you have this one right? I don't think so. Omar, do you have this one right? I don't think so either. Corey without an answer. Oh, that's not true. Oh, okay.

Nate, Sarah, and Brody like what they have. Oh, I don't know. I kind of don't like that. Something came and we'll see. The blank cherry, which is known for its extremely tart taste is the state fruit. I'm between two. I just had some cherries too.

But I think they're from Washington. Yeah, rainier. Those cherries are good. Or a blackhead. Is everybody ready? That's how you get the biscuit. Go ahead and reveal your answers. Corey says, black cherry.

Sarah, choke. Omar, black, John Black, Nate, choke, Brody, choke. The correct answer is the choke cherry. Let's go. Let's go. Nate and Brody and Sarah got that one right. The taste of a choke cherry is described as being

dry, sharp, sour, and bitter. They are rarely eaten raw, but can be turned into jellies and syrups. Natives would put them into pemmican and pudding, with the inner bark being used in tea to cure sore throats. Choke cherry trees are native to 41 states. Here's a picture of a choke cherry right there. Yeah, you eat those things raw, and you wonder what bears are thinking, man. Yeah.

Yeah, I have a choke cherry in my yard. It's one of the most common trees in my whole neighborhood, and they, uh, they, taste awful. The part where they say it makes your mouth dry is legitimate. Your mouth has never felt drier than after eating a choke cherry. Question four, the topic is biology. Get ready, Phil.

This next great question is via Tim Allen. This 11-letter word is defined as, quote, a scientist who studies the movement, distribution, and quality of water across the Earth's surface. Aren't you married to one of these?

Not married, but yes. Mm. Dating, living with fiancé, too. Dating. Okay. This 11-letter word is defined as a scientist who studies the movement, distribution, and quality of water across the Earth's surface. I think if I got this wrong, I would no longer be dating. Man, I met him, too.

You did. And I remember one part. And I don't know if I'm going to get this right. Is this how he would introduce himself, Sarah? He'd say, I'm a... Yeah. Okay. Yeah. No, he did this for the Forest Service for like five years. Tough look for you.

Yeah. One of my top ten favorite conversations I've had in the past year talking about this subject. Wow. Yeah. We'll get the other nine later. Yeah, I was going to say, I want to see that list at the end of the system. He knows a whole lot about Gallatin Valley water. A ski lift mechanic. That dude was one of the most interesting guys I talked to this.

Okay. Now we know two of the ten. This 11-letter word is defined as a scientist who studies the movement, distribution, and quality of water. across the earth's surface. Is everybody ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. Corey and Sarah and Omar. Oh, no, Omar says hydrochemist. Oh.

The rest of the room says hydrologist. Oh, the rest of the room got it right. Tragile. 11. Dude, that's a letter also. It's a highologist. Vegas, dude. No water there.

No water there. The job of a hydrologist is vast. They analyze the water. cycle, manage water resources, monitor water quality, and forecast natural disasters like floods and droughts. The average salary of a hydrologist in the United States is $92,000 per year. Sarah, anything you want to add about dating a hydrologist? Or what his exact salary is?

You know, I don't know if I should disclose his exact salary. He-shared finances? Not yet. Working that way? No, he works for the Gallatin County Department of Environmental Health doing groundwater and surface water monitoring in Gallatin County. An important job. Is he wrapped up in that stuff up at the YC up there? No, he's not.

He, I think they're just out of his monitoring area. And they, he does like well testing stuff down in big sky. Some water trouble making going up. There's a lot of water trouble making. If you're not from here, you don't know this, but there's just not enough water in the Gallatin County as for a lot of the country. And so Sarah's boyfriend is going to fix that for us. Question five, the topic is gear. This Colorado brand, which is named after a big mountain, was created in 2001 and is best known for its lightweight camping gear.

Man, they make some good stuff. They really do. Brody and Sarah locked in. their answers fast. As we've seen all game, this is question five. What are they best known for? This Colorado brand, which is named after a big mountain, was created in 2001

and is best known for its lightweight camping gear. It's another one of those great, homegrown, small outdoor brands. Man. They're kind of crushing. Are they making a lot of time? Are they hot right now? I will, I'm not going to say. I'm on a hot street. Are they hot right now?

Been hot for years, baby. Maybe. It's kind of one of those if you know you know things. I think I know. Dude, I think I'm with you, man. Corey, do you have this guy know? I think I know why you think you know. We'll find out. If it's the same brand I'm thinking of, I'm in the market for a nest for my TP. This Colorado brand, which is named after a big mountain, was created in 2001 and is best known for its lightweight camping gear. How do you like your answer, Nate?

Not great. Let's see, buddy. No, I might change it. I don't want any of your facial maneuvers. I guarantee I'll show no emotion whatsoever. Try it. I'm not doing it. I'm not doing it.

All right. There's a lot of facial maneuvers. See, I don't know. That is pretty emotionless. Oh. This Colorado brand. I've been taking acting lessons from Phil, and he told me how to do like just dead pan, straight face. You're making great progress.

Named after a big mountain was created in 2001 and his best known for its lightweight camping gear. We'll get a scoreboard update from Phil the engineer after this. Is everybody ready? Give me like five, 10 more seconds. Man, I think mine's wrong.

We're going to try it, though. We have to put those acting lessons to the test here pretty soon. There's a new podcast coming out where you'll have some acting from Phil, Brody, Corey, me, Randall.

Very excited. I was only, yeah. I only recorded for about 15 minutes. I don't know what he's talking about right now, but sounds fun. Oh, you know. I thought I saw your name in the script. Brody did it.

Brody did some. I did. Gunfighters. I don't think it's a secret. We can say. Oh, I didn't know how. Okay, the Gunfighters podcast. Yeah.

You didn't do a script or table reading for that? I was supposed to, but what's his name? Okay. Jake. Just, like, couldn't get my scheduled lineup. Nate? Ten seconds. All right.

Go ahead and reveal your answers. Corey says, big, dangness. Dang it. Big Agnes, Omar, seek outside. John, climate, Nate, Durston, crossed out Big Agnes. That's tough, that hurts. Brody, Big Agnes. The correct answer is Big Agnes.

What did Nate have written down when you looked at his whiteboard, Brody? Durston? I don't know what that is. Big Agnes is known for their ultra-lightweight, tense sleeping pads, sleeping bags, camping furniture, and backpacks. The brand is named after the 12,000 foot. Big Agnes Mountain, which sits 30 miles north of downtown Steamboat Springs where the company is

located. Phil, scoreboard update. I hear it half time, we got Omar hanging on with one point. We're in it. John's got three. Corey and Nate are now tied up with four and tied up in first place with perfect games are Sarah

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Visit the meat eater.com slash auction to place your bids now, get your hands on some meat eater history, and become a meaningful part of our next public land access campaign. Question six. with a rifle? No, that's our guy from New York with a snowsuit. Pennsylvania. Question six, the topic is

hunting. The same thing. This dog breed with a feminine name is described by AKC as being, quote, smaller than setters, but legier than Spaniels. The room is stopped. This dog breed with a feminine name

is described by AKC as being smaller than setters but legier than Spaniards. but legier than spaniels. Corey, the only player to come up with an answer so far. Maybe. Really? Now, Sarah and Brody joining him. This dog breed with a feminine name is described by AKC

as being smaller than setters, but legier than spaniels. Sarah, do you have this one right? I do, yeah. Brody, do you have this one right? I got an answer that makes sense. Okay. Corey, does your answer make sense? In my head. Okay.

We're in it. You got it. You got this one right. Hunted with some of these this past year. There's a lot. Did you know? A lot of people were on them out here. Pheasant.

Cool dogs. Yeah. I'd rather have a actual spaniel, but, you know. This dog. I'd rather pet theft of fly down upstream. Described by AKC as being smaller than setters, but more than Spaniels. Unless all you do is, yeah, I'll leave that for.

what bohunt big old bowls no you're right little bowls and cows i don't ohmar john are we ready give up give up yeah go ahead and reveal your answers cori says collie sarah brittany omar john without an answer nate and brodie say brittany they got it the correct answer is brittany the AKC calls the breed a quote stylish and versatile gun dog. They say Britneys are quick and rugged dogs that require a lot of exercise. Gun Dog magazine calls intelligence.

Their strongest trait, but warns that it can work for and against you. All right. What do we got for a review for hunting with a Brittany, Nate? It was great. I mean, I love my dog, but he still kind of sucks mainly because I suck at hunting. And those dogs were great.

Like, we shot a pheasant and it dropped and four dogs couldn't find that pheasant. And that Brittany just ran right over and grabbed. I just think if you're pheasant hunting, like specifically there is no better tool than an English springers manual. That's why I got one.

They're the best. I thought you had labs. Springers are like labs, but more fun. Question seven, the topic is fishing. This next great question is via Josie Vandenberg. More fun. More fun than the most fun you can have. Idaho's Salmon River was given this nickname because

it's powerful currents and a dame Dangerous rapids make it impossible to row back upstream. Brody. What's the category of this? Corey, this is fishing. Idaho's Salmon River was given this nickname because it's powerful currents and dangerous rapids make it impossible to row back upstream. Corey, you got this one right. No idea.

That's where that name came from. Same. Good question, Spencer. Thank you. Thank you. This is via Josie. Idaho's salmon river was. given this nickname because it's powerful currents and dangerous rapids make it impossible to row back upstream.

Nate now joining them with an answer. With a guess. With a guess. Corey, have you ever been on the Salmon River? I have not. Brody? I would love to. Nope.

Sarah. No. Our three fly fisher. I always want to do that where you fly in. There's an air strip and then you float down. I've always wanted to do that. Is it like the middle fork? I think so.

Corey and Brody think they have this one right. Nate, do you have this one, right? Absolutely not. No. Although I said that last time. Mm-hmm. And I had it. You have said that for the fast couple.

Well, shark. This is question seven. Idaho's salmon river was given this nickname because it's powerful currents and dangerous rapids make it impossible to row back upstream. Is everybody ready? Sarah coming up with an answer. We're going to flip over the whiteboards after that. Go ahead and reveal your answers.

Corey says River of no return. Sarah says, Health Canyon, Omar, River of no return. John, Hells Canyon. Nate, Waterslide, Brodie, River of No Return. The correct answer is the River of no return. Early settlers in the region gave the Salmon River this nickname because it was considered a one-way street. Once boats entered the canyon portion of the river, they would only travel downstream. And when they'd reach their destination, the boats would be.

disassembled and used for lumber, the river of no return is known for its steelhead, Chinook salmon, cutthroat trout, bull trout, smallmouth bass, and white sturgeon. Question eight, the topic is gear. FFS, which stands for blank, blank, blank, was called, quote, the most polarizing topic in the fishing world by outdoor life in 2024. This is a fishing question. The gear question Fishing question

Also fishing FFS which stands for Blank Blank Blank Blank It was called the most polarizing topic In the fishing world By outdoor life

In 2024 You got this one? Do I have it right? Yeah Yes Nate and Brody Like their answers Closing the gap with Sarah

Our other four players Because I'm smart Because you fish Is that why you're asking For extra points If you get questions right? No that's because I have no shame.

I think we should also implement a squaring dimension, like points, non-resident points and stuff. So when I get the second fishing question, right, I actually get plus four. There you go. One of those FFS should be pretty obvious. FFS, which stands for blank, blank, blank. I mean, I was in the fishing world and this wasn't polarizing.

It was called the most polarizing topic in the fishing world by outdoor life in 24. Was it hard to see and think because of this was going on? I don't know if we're thinking about the same thing. Watch it.

Hints for a little fishing buddy over there. FFS, which stands for blank, blank, blank. It was called the most polarizing topic in the fishing world by outdoor life in 2024. We'll get a scoreboard update from Phil after this.

Corey, do you give up? Yeah. Go, head and reveal your answers. Corey says fish, blank blank, Sarah, fish finding sonar, Omar and John without an answer.

Nate and Brody say forward facing sonar. They got it. The correct answer is forward facing sonar. Two points. That's almost as cheating as dragging your flies around. Yep, exactly. Forward facing sonar is unique because

it provides a live, real-time look at what's happening underwater. Its leg, its legality varies by tournament. The National Professional Fishing League has banned the technology. The Bass Elite Series flips a coin to determine which events will allow it and which will not. Major League fishing lets anglers use it once a day during a selected time slot. All right, Phil, scoreboard update. Two questions to go.

He's got to change a little bit around here. Omar's got two now. John's still sitting there sitting pretty with three. Corey's got five. Now Sarah and Nate are tied up with six, and Brody has pulled ahead. He's two points ahead, actually, with eight. Brody can get question nine, right?

He'll wrapped up the victory. See if you can get the perfect game. Omar, you came in real hot the first time you're on here. I don't know what happened, man. It's just resting out. It's been a couple weeks. Question nine, the topic is conservation. About half of North America's 250 native orchid species

are found in this state. Brody and Nate wrestling over whiteboards over there. See, you can write their answer quicker. About half of North America's 250 native orchid species are found in this state. Interesting. That'd be about 100 o'clock. Does that help you?

It helps sitting over here so I can stare at the question. If Brody gets this wrong, but Sarah or Nate get it right, we'll still have a ballgame going into number 10. I feel like we should combine forces Because I'm 50-50 on this Yeah if you guys can You take one I take the other states that would help your odds About half of North America's 250 native orchid species

Are found in this state Brody how many states did you have a narrowed down to I had three but really like I'm just gone Not really Don't know No no no not feeling great.

Is everybody ready? Give me a sec. No. John doing some writing. Brody's hot streak over the last few months has seemed exceptionally hot. He's been very good. And we haven't gone to overtime, I think, in months now. And that speaks to the dominance of often Brody, sometimes Randall.

Usually not dominant at the same time. I feel like I want to change it now. Do you guys have the same answer? No, it's cheating. Sarah, are you ready? Sure. Go ahead and reveal your answers. Corey says Hawaii.

Sarah, Georgia, Omar, Washington, John, Florida. Nate, Florida, Brody, Florida. The correct answer is Florida. Oh, man. Giving Brody the victory, but we still have one question to go. We'll see if he can get the perfect game. South Florida's warm, wet, and humid climate makes it the continent's most orchid rich place. About half of the state's orchids are considered endangered, largely due to habitat

destruction. Florida's most famous species is the ghost orchid, of which there are about 1,000 left in the state. It's believed that their only pollinator is the sphinx moth. Here's a picture of a ghost orchid. People go travel there from far away to get a glimpse of one of those. They only bloom for like a week. You got that on your list of curiosities are going to see? I mean, I would love to, but I don't think it's going to. I can't plan a whole trip to the end. Everglades just to, you know, be there for the one week when these things are open. Is that a group of people like birders? Is there flower?

Got to be. I think orchids specifically have a very religious following. What do they call themselves? I don't know what that person would be. Orchidites. Here's the correct answer review so far. One was Oklahoma. Two, dead drift.

Three, choke cherry. Four. Hydrologist. Five. Big Agnes. Six. Brittany. Seven.

River of no return. Eight. Forward facing. Sonar 9 Florida Phil scoreboard update As he already said Brody has secured the bag but Nate is two points ahead with seven or two points behind excuse me

Question 10 the topic is public lands and if Brody can get this right immediate will double that donation to $1,000. We'll all put our heads together. This is our Lister question of the week which was won by Jim Nattoll for sending this great question Jim is going to get a $150 first light gift card if you want a chance

So when the listener question of the week, then send your question to trivia at the meat eater.com. All right. The topic is public lands. This president had a tunnel system constructed in 1935 at New York's Whiteface Mountain so that those in wheelchairs could reach the summit. This president had a tunnel system constructed in 1935 at New York's Whiteface Mountain so that those in wheelchairs could reach the summit. Brody, do you have the? this one right. Pretty sure I do. Okay. I feel like that there's a big clue in there. Do you alive for this guy? He voted for him. Yep. Twice actually. Just before the dust.

I'm talking about his ageism stuff before and hearing me. Maybe you weren't present, but you know, there's an HR department upstairs. We're real tight, don't worry. This president had a tunnel system constructed in 1935, at New York's Whiteface Mountain so that those in wheelchairs could reach the summit. Is everybody ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Corey saying FDR, Sarah, FDR, Omar,

says Hoover, John says LBJ, Nate and Brody say FDR. The correct answer is Franklin D. Roosevelt, FDR. Oh, staring at his face. The LBJ would have been like 10. Brody got that one right, giving him the perfect game. Well done, Brody. Thank you, thank you.

FDR was the 32nd president serving from 1933 to 1945. He caught polio in 1921 at the age of 39, which paralyzed his legs and put him in a wheelchair. In his third year's president, he mandated the construction of an in-mountain elevator system and pedestrian tunnel at Whiteface Mountain, one of the tallest mountains in the Adirondacks. Now visitors with mobility issues can reach the summit via 400 foot tunnel and 300 foot elevator It's pretty nice because hiking up Whiteface Mountain is like about as opposite from a pedestrian friendly tunnel as you can get oh you've been there Did you go in the elevator? No, I walked up you did it the hard way It's like I think it's like 1500 feet of gain in a mile or something

It's disgusting All right brodie thousand dollar donation today. What are you going to do with all that money? I It's been a pretty tough wildfire season already. And it's probably only going to get tougher. So we'll donate to wildlandfirefighters.org, I think is the name of it. Okay, $1,000 going their way from Brody and Me Deeder. I think that's one of our first perfect games of the year, probably the first time we've donated to those folks. I think I'd hit them once before.

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