Ep. 872: Game On, Wives! MeatEater Trivia CCXV

Summary

The MeatEater Podcast

Ep. 872: Game On, Wives! MeatEater Trivia CCXV

Date: May 6, 2026
Host: Steven Rinella (with Spencer Newhart & Shelby)
Guests: Adrienne, Alex, Carrie, Katie, Kelsey, Sarah, Sydney (The “MeatEater Wives”)

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Episode Overview

This lively episode features the return of the “MeatEater Wives” for a special edition of MeatEater Trivia. Hosted by Shelby and Spencer Newhart, the episode is a 10-round trivia game show focusing on topics related to the outdoors, conservation, hunting, fishing, and cooking—with a generous dose of humor, camaraderie, playful mom-brain banter, and friendly competition. The winner directs a $500 (ultimately $600!) donation to the conservation organization of their choice.

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Meet the Contestants (01:39–04:15)

• Katie Finch: Married to Steve Rinella for nearly 18 years, highlights their long journey together.
  • “Feels like a long time, but in many ways, like no time has passed at all.” (02:04)
• Kelsey Morris: Married to Seth, has a 2-month-old baby. Claims “new mom brain” as her trivia handicap.
• Alex Barda: Married to Max, expecting her first child—leans into “pregnancy brain” as a handy excuse.
• Carrie Henderson: Married to Brody for 20 years, juggling “old mom brain” and busy schedules.
• Adrienne: Married to Phil, mother of two boys, ready to blame her kids for any missed questions.
• Sydney: Married to Randall, has dogs and chickens instead of kids; reigning trivia champ.
• Sarah Calkins: Married to Corey, mother to an aspiring author son.

The episode opens with a warm and irreverent introduction, setting the stage for some good-natured ribbing and sharing favorite listener comments:

• “Support small content creators like our husbands.” – Shelby (04:48)
• “Coven of cuties.” – Group, riffing on YouTube comments (06:12)

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Key Discussion Points & Trivia Highlights

The Popularity of "Wives and Girlfriends" Episodes (04:17–06:36)

• Last Wives/Girlfriends episode (Ep. 576) was the best-performing trivia show in two years—“Suck it, boys!” (04:29)
• The group reads and laughs about YouTube comments, both positive and “overwhelmingly not horrible.”

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Trivia Rounds: Notable Questions, Answers & Banter

Question 1: Most Popular Dog Name [Hunting] (07:05–09:50)

• Multiple choice: Duke, Loki, Roscoe, Marley
• Correct answer: Duke
• Notable banter:
  • “I know a Marley. Nope, that’s a kid. I’m wrong.” – Katie (07:52)
  • “I have this thing where I’ve only ever dated men with dog names.” – Alex (09:04)

Question 2: National Park Visitor Buildings [Public Lands] (09:54–12:48)

• Q: Name the building staffed by park rangers for help & orientation.
• Correct answer: Visitor Center
• Fun facts: "Parkitecture" and mid-century modern design in National Parks.
• “Visitor center feels like a cop out answer, right? Are you sure? That felt wrong?” – Adrienne (11:21)

Question 3: Nacre from Mollusks [Wildlife] (12:59–16:26)

• Q: Nacre, from mollusks, is more commonly known as what?
• Correct answer: Mother of pearl
• Notable quote:
  • “I have a lot of nacre jewelry, and that’s the only context in which I’ve ever heard this.” – Shelby (15:32)
• Lively discussion about jewelry, home décor, and succulents.

Question 4: Carhartt Logo Inspiration [Gear] (17:12–19:47)

• Q: Carhartt's logo is inspired by what 10-letter word, also called the horn of plenty?
• Correct answer: Cornucopia
• Banter around Carhartt gear and the evolution of the logo.

Question 5: America’s First National Monument [Conservation] (23:02–25:41)

• Q: An astounding rock that looms over the Wyoming prairie.
• Correct answer: Devils Tower
• Adrienne’s recent family vacation provides the key to her winning this round.
• Shelby: “Was it the highlight of your trip?”
  Adrienne: “It was really hot when we were there—the boys loved it.” (24:34–24:43)

Question 6: Water-Storing Plant Type [Woodsmanship] (26:46–29:11)

• Q: 9-letter word for a plant like cactus, with thick water-storing leaves/stems.
• Correct answer: Succulent
• Group laughs about plant parenting failures—“They thrive on neglect.” (30:02)

Question 7: Risqué Netflix Drama [Hunting] (30:34–34:42)

• Q: What Netflix show could this trivia episode be named after? (Hint: "Highly bingeable fun")
• Correct answer: The Hunting Wives
• “It's bingeable, for sure.” – Alex (34:23)
• "The Guardian says it’s about as good as nonsensical television gets. Rolling Stone called it a cheesy sex fest."

Question 8: Japanese Cooking Ingredient [Cooking] (35:41–37:12)

• Q: Nori is dried _______ used in Japanese cuisine.
• Correct answer: Seaweed
• “We buy it by the case...” – Sarah (36:30)

Question 9: Fish Family with Chevron Bones [Fishing] (38:04–41:04)

• Q: American shad belong to which fish family, which inspired a V-shaped pattern?
• Correct answer: Herring
• Everyone misses this one, leading to a united “zero percenter.”
• “Salmonoid does sound like it should be a pattern.” – Shelby (40:35)

Question 10: World’s Largest Land-Dwelling Arthropod [Wildlife] (44:28–51:06)

• Q: Named after the fruit it eats.
• Correct answer: Coconut crab
• “I thought of a fruit and an animal. That’s all you can ask for at this point.” – Adrienne (47:59)
• Fun facts: Coconut crabs can reach 3 feet wide and 10 pounds, and may have played a role in the Amelia Earhart mystery.

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Scoreboard Updates (26:07, 37:19, 41:59, 42:07, 52:19)

• Early lead: Sydney (5/5), “Perfect game—if you get a perfect game, they double the donation!” (26:34)
• Final question: Three-way tie between Sydney, Carrie, and Alex (7 points each)

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Tiebreakers: Sudden Death! (52:44–58:08)

Tiebreaker 1: How many stars in the Big Dipper? (53:13–55:02)

• Correct answer: Seven
• “I drew a picture with seven stars, and then I doubted myself.” – Carrie (55:22)

Tiebreaker 2: What percentage of hunters have a bachelor’s degree or above? (55:49–58:08)

• Correct answer: 26%
• Closest: Alex Barda (25%)
  • “That makes Alex our winner!” (58:08)

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Winner & Conservation Donation (58:16–59:11)

• Alex directs the $600 donation to the National Wild Turkey Federation, especially fitting since it’s turkey season.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “Support small content creators like our husbands.” – Shelby (04:48)
• “Coven of cuties.” – Group, joking about YouTube comments (06:12)
• “Duke came in at 15th, while Marley was 38th, Loki 72nd, Roscoe 89th.” – Spencer (08:45)
• “If you get a perfect game, they double the donation! Be thinking about where that money goes, Sydney.” – Spencer (26:34)
• “They thrive on neglect.” – Shelby, on succulents (30:02)
• “Our episode of Trivia could have the same name as this Netflix drama...” – Spencer (30:44)
• “Nonsensical cheesy sex fest.” – Shelby (34:07)
• On nori: “We buy it by the case.” – Sarah (36:30)
• “Salmonoid does sound like it should be a pattern.” – Shelby (40:35)
• “Coconut crab... Some historians believe coconut crabs may have eaten Amelia Earhart.” – Spencer (52:00)
• “I have this thing where I’ve only ever dated men with dog names.” – Alex (09:04)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• 01:39–04:15: Intros and favorite listener comments
• 07:05–09:50: Dog name trivia
• 09:54–12:48: National park visitor center question and parkitecture
• 12:59–16:26: Mother of pearl/nacre discussion
• 17:12–19:47: Carhartt and cornucopia
• 23:02–25:41: Devils Tower trivia
• 26:46–29:11: Succulent question and plant parenting jokes
• 30:34–34:42: The Hunting Wives banter
• 35:41–37:12: Nori/seaweed trivia
• 38:04–41:04: Herring/herringbone stumper
• 44:28–51:06: Coconut crab surprise
• 53:13–55:02: Tiebreaker 1 – Big Dipper
• 55:49–58:08: Tiebreaker 2 – College-educated hunters
• 58:59–59:11: Winner’s pick for donation

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Tone & Takeaways

The episode is warm, irreverent, and packed with group laughter and friendly trash-talk. The “wives” bring a community feel, playful competitiveness, and plenty of personal stories and mutual support. While the trivia is both accessible and challenging, the main draw is the banter—celebrating outdoors knowledge, womanhood, and the joy of being part of the extended MeatEater family. Conservation is the big winner.

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Winner:
Alex Barda
Donation:
$600 to the National Wild Turkey Federation

Closing quote:
“You can join them for more MeatEater Trivia—the only game show where conservation always wins.” – Shelby (59:14)

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Transcript

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[Narrator]

It's a Meat Eater podcast.

[Shelby]

Welcome to Meat Eater Trivia, the only game show where conservation always wins.

[Spencer Newhart]

I am not your host, Spencer Newhart,

[Shelby]

but I'm his wife, Shelby and I am joined today by all the other meat eater wives.

[Spencer Newhart]

So it's Adrienne, Alex, Carrie, Katie, Kelsey, Sarah and Sydney.

[Shelby]

This is a ten round quiz show

[Spencer Newhart]

with questions from meat eater's four verticals. Hunting, fishing, conservation and cooking. And there is a prize. Meat eater will donate $500 to the Conservation organization of the winner's choosing. So let's go around and get to know all our lovely ladies here. Katie, do you want to begin?

[Carrie Henderson]

Sure.

[Katie Finch]

I'm Katie Finch, married to Steve. Steve rinella, married for 18 years.

[Shelby]

18 years.

[Katie Finch]

Congrats. It's July, it'll be 18 years, together for 20. So feels like a long time, but in many ways, like no time has passed at all. Cute.

[Kelsey Morris]

Kelsey Kelsey Morris. I am married to Seth Morris. We have a two month old baby who's out there. So half my brain is in the other room.

[Spencer Newhart]

And yeah, Kelsey's feeling confident.

[Shelby]

New mom. New mom confidence.

[Kelsey Morris]

Yep. New mom energy. Mom brain.

[Alex Barda]

My name is Alex Barda. I am married to Max Barda and I will also claim pregnancy brain due with our first child in July. So anytime I tank, I will be blaming it.

[Spencer Newhart]

Meat eater mama.

[Kelsey Morris]

Good excuse.

[Shelby]

Yes.

[Carrie Henderson]

Carrie Henderson, married to Brody for 20 years this fall. I know been a long time. I've got old mom brain running around all these scheduled activities and everything else. So if I tank, that's what I'm blaming it on the boys. Yes, exactly.

[Adrienne]

I'm Adrian. I'm married to Phil.

[Spencer Newhart]

And you can also blame your two boys.

[Adrienne]

I'll blame them. Yeah. They're upstairs right now. It's their fault.

[Spencer Newhart]

I'm Sydney, married to Randall. We don't have any kids, so I have no excuse when this goes around,

[Shelby]

but three beautiful dogs. Beautiful dogs.

[Spencer Newhart]

Yes. And chickens. Lot of chickens.

[Shelby]

Which are beautiful too, by the way.

[Spencer Newhart]

Yeah, not all of them.

[Shelby]

And reigning champ.

[Alex Barda]

Reigning champ.

[Shelby]

Oh, yes.

[Spencer Newhart]

The belt is in Sydney's possession.

[Shelby]

We should get an actual, like a belt buckle.

[Spencer Newhart]

Wouldn't that be so cute?

[Adrienne]

That's a really good idea.

[Spencer Newhart]

And last but not least, Sarah Calkins, married to Corey.

[Sarah Calkins]

And yeah, we have a kid too. He's almost eight out there probably eating all the snacks and hoping to play ping pong.

[Shelby]

I heard he's an aspiring author writing

[Spencer Newhart]

books about your dog.

[Sarah Calkins]

Yes, he's on his third book. He's hoping I will publish it and sell it at local yard sales.

[Shelby]

That's honestly so cute.

[Carrie Henderson]

Oh, my gosh.

[Spencer Newhart]

I'll be his first customer. Okay, get signed by.

[Sarah Calkins]

He just wants a dollar per book.

[Adrienne]

Reasonable.

[Shelby]

Very affordable.

[Sarah Calkins]

Starting small.

[Spencer Newhart]

Yeah.

[Shelby]

All right, well, before we jump into

[Spencer Newhart]

some questions, I wanted to share a stat with you ladies.

[Shelby]

The Last Wives and Girlfriends show, episode

[Spencer Newhart]

576 for those home, is the most

[Shelby]

viewed episode of Meat Eater trivia in

[Spencer Newhart]

the last two years.

[Shelby]

Suck it, boys. Yes, it did 168% better than the average episode of trivia on YouTube.

[Spencer Newhart]

So. 168%. That's a big improvement. What would they do without us?

[Shelby]

It's important for us to support small

[Spencer Newhart]

content creators like our husbands.

[Carrie Henderson]

Yeah.

[Shelby]

All right. It also had some record breaking amount

[Spencer Newhart]

of comments, and I believe Sarah and Sydney wanted to share a few of their favorite. I did not write any down. We just joked about it in the car.

[Katie Finch]

You're never supposed to read the comments, you guys.

[Shelby]

I know.

[Spencer Newhart]

They were overwhelmingly not horrible.

[Carrie Henderson]

Oh, good.

[Spencer Newhart]

Really, like warning at home. Overwhelmingly not horrible. That's the bar.

[Katie Finch]

What? What was the, like, theme?

[Sarah Calkins]

We're loud.

[Katie Finch]

Yeah.

[Carrie Henderson]

Oh, wow.

[Sarah Calkins]

I mean, squawky. We're also not experienced podcasters.

[Shelby]

True. Now we are.

[Sarah Calkins]

Yeah, I can read a couple that I found especially sticky. Ricky said that he thinks he likes us more than our husbands, and I just want to point that out, but I agree. I think we're pretty great. And I would say the overwhelming majority thinks that Shelby is a cutie. And I also agree with that.

[Alex Barda]

True, true.

[Sarah Calkins]

And then, I mean, there's some negative Naysayers, like I had to turn this episode down. Well, Philip Hartman. Sorry.

[Shelby]

I don't feel bad.

[Sarah Calkins]

I'm gonna turn it up. You know, they were mostly really fun, but, yeah, definitely some comments about some cackling but sticky. Ricky, you get a shout out.

[Katie Finch]

Coven in here.

[Spencer Newhart]

Yes, Coven of cuties.

[Shelby]

Yeah, agreed.

[Spencer Newhart]

Sarah's reading your comments, so be nice, folks.

[Shelby]

Sydney, did you have anything else you wanted to add?

[Spencer Newhart]

No, I don't remember any of the other ones.

[Shelby]

It was.

[Spencer Newhart]

But I was like, oh, these are not that bad.

[Kelsey Morris]

Well, good.

[Shelby]

If you're feeling inspired later, then.

[Spencer Newhart]

Then you bring them up. Okay, well, I think we're ready to

[Shelby]

play trivia, so play the drop.

[Spencer Newhart]

Phil.

[Leland Hart]

Oh, hello.

[Adrienne]

Look, I need to know what I stand to win.

[Leland Hart]

Everything. How's that?

[Spencer Newhart]

You stand to win everything.

[Adrienne]

Game on, suckers.

[Katie Finch]

Okay, Rosie doesn't sound like that anymore.

[Shelby]

All right, question one, as always, is multiple choice.

[Spencer Newhart]

So we're starting out a little easier. The topic is hunting of these dog names, which was the Most popular in 2025. And your options are. Duke, Loki, Roscoe, and marley. Of these four, which was the most popular in 2025? Duke, Loki, Roscoe, or Marley?

[Alex Barda]

Do we write it out or say A, B, C, or D?

[Shelby]

Write it out, please.

[Sarah Calkins]

Okay,

[Adrienne]

I don't like this one because it's completely a guessing game.

[Shelby]

Oh, y' all.

[Adrienne]

Chance.

[Spencer Newhart]

Does anybody know a Duke, Loki, Roscoe, or Marley? None in the room.

[Katie Finch]

I know a Marley. Nope, that's a kid. I'm wrong.

[Spencer Newhart]

Never mind.

[Shelby]

We're looking like most of us have already got a guess.

[Adrienne]

I don't.

[Shelby]

No. Okay. Adrian, hurry up.

[Kelsey Morris]

Adrian, you won the first year, right?

[Spencer Newhart]

I did. Okay.

[Adrienne]

And I have to say, since the last time, too. Sydney and I played trivia at the Molly with Bill and Randall. Whatever.

[Katie Finch]

We had a little help.

[Adrienne]

We won.

[Spencer Newhart]

Hey, so the meat eater Wives Champs.

[Carrie Henderson]

So you've been practicing.

[Spencer Newhart]

Do it again one time.

[Katie Finch]

Yeah.

[Adrienne]

Yeah.

[Shelby]

All right, we ready to reveal? Go ahead and reveal your answers. Sarah says Roscoe, Sydney says Duke. Adrian, Loki, Carrie, Marley, Alex, Duke, Kelsey, Marley, Marley, Katie Marley.

[Spencer Newhart]

And the answer is Duke. Yes.

[Shelby]

Duke came in at 15th, while Marley was 38th. Loki was 72nd.

[Spencer Newhart]

Roscoe was 89th, and the top five boy dog names were. Max, Hank, Teddy, Cooper, and Gus. The top girl names. Luna, Bella, Daisy, Lucy, and Ruby.

[Shelby]

So you got a Max and a Ruby at home?

[Alex Barda]

I have this thing where I've only ever dated men with dog names. I won't name them all, but very much so. Dog names.

[Shelby]

So is baby going to be on

[Spencer Newhart]

this list as well.

[Shelby]

Little Luna, Bella, Daisy, standby.

[Katie Finch]

I just got so ideas of this. Like how who is counting that?

[Spencer Newhart]

Spencer.

[Carrie Henderson]

I don't know.

[Adrienne]

Spencer asked what their dog names were.

[Shelby]

Yeah, this is also assuming people registered their dog names. Yeah, Yeah. I don't know. Where. I don't know.

[Katie Finch]

Sketchy question. That's all.

[Sarah Calkins]

I.

[Shelby]

You know what?

[Spencer Newhart]

I'll ask him to cite his sources next time.

[Leland Hart]

You are married to Steve.

[Katie Finch]

I mean. Yeah, it was him. I'm sure I'd have an issue with it.

[Shelby]

Yeah, all question issues.

[Spencer Newhart]

You can go pick a fight with him afterwards. I will be on your side.

[Shelby]

Question 2.

[Spencer Newhart]

Topic is public lands. The national park service says your first stop should should be in this building, quote where park rangers are available to answer questions and help you get oriented. The national park service says this should be your first stop. We're looking for the name of the building where park rangers are available to answer questions and help you get oriented. Anyone been to a national park lately? Not.

[Adrienne]

Yes.

[Shelby]

Ooh. Where'd you go?

[Adrienne]

Well, last summer we took the boys on a trip to like the badlands and the black hills. So we did a lot of parks.

[Spencer Newhart]

Badlands are so underrated.

[Adrienne]

They're so cool.

[Spencer Newhart]

I love them.

[Carrie Henderson]

I think we're gonna go there in a month. I need to pick your brain.

[Shelby]

Yeah.

[Spencer Newhart]

Yeah.

[Shelby]

Good.

[Spencer Newhart]

Time to go where?

[Shelby]

Before it gets too hot. Yeah.

[Carrie Henderson]

Yeah.

[Spencer Newhart]

All right. Did you do Wall drug?

[Alex Barda]

And we did. Oh, so fun. The best.

[Adrienne]

Oh, Finley wants to go back. It's like I don't know that we're gonna take another trip just to go to Wall drug.

[Alex Barda]

I will take him.

[Shelby]

Okay.

[Spencer Newhart]

Yeah.

[Adrienne]

I love that. It's a coffee. He thought it was the coolest place. Yes. Free ice water. Free ice water.

[Shelby]

So good. All right, is everyone ready to reveal? Go ahead and reveal your answers. We got Sarah saying visitor center. Sydney visitor center. Adrian visitor center. Carrie, visitor center. Alex, ranger station. Kelsey visitor center. Katie, the visitor center. The room did very well. It is the visitor center.

[Adrienne]

I thought I would panic thinking first.

[Alex Barda]

Yeah, pregnancy brain.

[Adrienne]

You can't over no visitor center. Feels like a cop out answer, right? Like, are you sure that that felt wrong?

[Shelby]

To be fair, Spencer specifically put in here not accepting ranger station. So double wrong.

[Adrienne]

Alex, Spencer and I actually a negative point.

[Shelby]

Oh my word. The visitor center have gift shops, museums,

[Spencer Newhart]

shuttles, scenic overlooks, rangers, bathrooms and wi fi. The rustic look that's often associated with these structures is known as parkitecture. But they briefly deviated from the traditional parkitecture in the 60s when they embraced mid century modern design. But this shift was somewhat unpopular. Critics called it egregiously contemporary. And I believe Phil has some examples of some mid century modernism for us, I believe. This is the Jackson center at Mount Rainier National Park. This one was built in 1966, but later demolished in 2009. So that one is, sadly, no longer.

[Leland Hart]

I was scrolling through all of them when you were reading Sydney or Shelby. Sorry.

[Spencer Newhart]

Great.

[Shelby]

Well, we got one from Petrified Forest.

[Leland Hart]

Oh, sure. We can go through them again.

[Spencer Newhart]

Oh, yeah, that one's the one from

[Shelby]

Petrified Forest National park in 63. This one's from the Wright Brothers National

[Spencer Newhart]

Memorial, which I feel how appropriate, right?

[Shelby]

That one looks perfect.

[Spencer Newhart]

And then this one is from the Great Smoky Mountains. This one is Clingman's Dome, which I think also looks pretty cool. Yeah. Yeah. Anyone been to any of these?

[Sarah Calkins]

I've been to that one.

[Shelby]

Oh, cool.

[Carrie Henderson]

Been to Wright Brothers.

[Shelby]

Nice.

[Spencer Newhart]

All right. Room did pretty well there.

[Shelby]

So we're on to question three.

[Spencer Newhart]

And the topic is wildlife. And this is our listener question of the week, which was won by Danica Baker. So thank you for sending in this great question.

[Shelby]

Danica.

[Spencer Newhart]

You're going to get a $150 first light gift card.

[Shelby]

So if you want a chance to

[Spencer Newhart]

win the listener question of the week, send your questions to trivia@theme eater.com. nacre, which comes from mollusks, is more commonly known as blank of blank. Huh.

[Shelby]

So I have always heard this word

[Spencer Newhart]

pronounced as knacker, but we looked it up and it's nacre, and it comes from mollusks. It's more commonly known.

[Kelsey Morris]

Any hints?

[Spencer Newhart]

This is multiple choice, right? There might be some in the room.

[Shelby]

Hints?

[Spencer Newhart]

I don't know. I'm not on me, but I'm looking around.

[Katie Finch]

I was gonna give hints, but now I'm competitive.

[Adrienne]

Oh, wait.

[Spencer Newhart]

Oh, wait a minute.

[Adrienne]

I'm completely changing my answer.

[Alex Barda]

I feel like you just saw something.

[Kelsey Morris]

If I get this right, it's a total guess.

[Spencer Newhart]

I don't.

[Shelby]

I don't actually see any.

[Spencer Newhart]

So I don't think that was a good. A good hint.

[Adrienne]

No, that helped me because what I wrote down was stupid. And now I think I know the answer.

[Spencer Newhart]

Stupid maker, which comes from mollusks, is more commonly known as blank of blank. We got a really stumped room here.

[Alex Barda]

I think.

[Shelby]

Adrian, Katie, Kelsey, you guys have answers. Carrie has one, too.

[Spencer Newhart]

Okay, Sydney, so we're waiting on Sarah and Alex. Blank of blank. Nacre from mollusks.

[Carrie Henderson]

And you said you've used this word before, so it's something you've talked about before. You had a different pronunciation for it. You're familiar with this?

[Shelby]

Yes.

[Carrie Henderson]

Got it.

[Shelby]

I think I would bet we all

[Spencer Newhart]

own a little bit of it somewhere. My guess.

[Shelby]

It's not on a good guess. Ooh. I shouldn't be giving hints.

[Sarah Calkins]

It's better to make a dumb.

[Adrienne]

It's better to make a dumb guess than no guess.

[Shelby]

Okay.

[Spencer Newhart]

Yes.

[Alex Barda]

Okay.

[Katie Finch]

Yeah.

[Spencer Newhart]

Okay.

[Alex Barda]

I'm making a guess.

[Shelby]

Everyone's writing something down. We're getting guesses. Sarah is not confident.

[Adrienne]

I'm gonna feel bad if mine's wrong.

[Shelby]

Are you ready to reveal?

[Carrie Henderson]

Oh, God.

[Sarah Calkins]

This is dumb. This is gonna be in the comments, guys.

[Shelby]

Go ahead and reveal your answers. Sarah. Mother of pearl. Mother of pearl. Mother of pearl. The rest of the room. Got it. Sorry, Sarah.

[Spencer Newhart]

That was. Is mother pearl.

[Sarah Calkins]

I am very happy for my friends in the room.

[Spencer Newhart]

Maker is the strong iridescent substance that's found on the inner shell of oysters, mussels, and abalones. It's the same material that actual pearls are made of. Mother of pearl is commonly used in art, jewelry, buttons, musical instruments, furniture, and cosmetics. I have a lot of knacker nacre jewelry, and that's the only context in which I've ever heard this.

[Kelsey Morris]

I went through a phase, A mother of pearl phase. Like, a lot. Like, furniture, even.

[Katie Finch]

Oh. Like a chair.

[Kelsey Morris]

Like a table.

[Shelby]

Oh. I've seen the buttons, like, and they.

[Spencer Newhart]

How they make them with, like, the drill press.

[Sarah Calkins]

I'm.

[Kelsey Morris]

It was probably fake. Now that I'm thinking.

[Shelby]

I don't know.

[Katie Finch]

I think it'd be a lot.

[Kelsey Morris]

It was a lot. It was, like, a hundred dollars, so it was definitely beautiful.

[Spencer Newhart]

Nonetheless.

[Shelby]

It's a dupe.

[Spencer Newhart]

It's a good.

[Kelsey Morris]

I was in college.

[Shelby]

It was big, so there's a.

[Sarah Calkins]

There's a bag of these things in my house, I think. Oh, being saved up. Is that something that I'm going to receive in the future? Some gift made of this?

[Spencer Newhart]

I mean, that would be cool.

[Shelby]

Send it to me. I'll make you something. Okay.

[Spencer Newhart]

Like I said, I want to make buttons out of it.

[Sarah Calkins]

Okay.

[Shelby]

Wind chimes.

[Spencer Newhart]

I don't know what else. It'd be cool on, like, a light. We'll see.

[Leland Hart]

And just a general note, a little closer to the microphones for everybody.

[Carrie Henderson]

Oh, thank you.

[Leland Hart]

I mean, I'm saying that with love.

[Adrienne]

No, you're not.

[Katie Finch]

We're trying not to be loud, Phil.

[Carrie Henderson]

We feel the love because we had

[Katie Finch]

so many comments about loud.

[Spencer Newhart]

Yeah, we were loud before.

[Leland Hart]

I'm asking you to please be louder.

[Sarah Calkins]

Okay.

[Shelby]

All Right. On to question four.

[Spencer Newhart]

The topic is gear. Oh, boy. Carhartt says their logo is inspired by this ten letter word which is also known as the horn of plenty.

[Adrienne]

Ooh.

[Shelby]

Sydney and Adrienne were on it. I didn't even finish saying it.

[Spencer Newhart]

They were writing it.

[Adrienne]

I think I spelled it right because it is 10 letters.

[Shelby]

Spelling does not matter. I mean, if you have nine letters

[Spencer Newhart]

and it's the same word, I'm not even going to count. So Carhartt says their logo is inspired by this ten letter word, which is also known as the horn of plenty.

[Kelsey Morris]

Of.

[Adrienne]

Does every one of these boards say suck at somebody on the back?

[Alex Barda]

Oh, my God. Both sides.

[Leland Hart]

So it started with suck at Brody and it kind of started a trend.

[Adrienne]

Yeah, there's a suck at Randall over there.

[Leland Hart]

Yeah, suck it, Randall.

[Shelby]

How about that one? Yeah, that one.

[Adrienne]

Oh, you guys should switch.

[Carrie Henderson]

There we go. Go that way. 10 letter word.

[Spencer Newhart]

Who's Chilly?

[Leland Hart]

Oh, chilli. Chilli.

[Shelby]

Oh, chilly.

[Kelsey Morris]

Wait, my. Wait, mine.

[Spencer Newhart]

It's ten letter word. It is a ten letter word, also

[Shelby]

known as the horn of plenty.

[Alex Barda]

Spelling is questionable for me.

[Spencer Newhart]

I can't spell either. You're good.

[Shelby]

All right, are we ready to reveal? Go ahead and reveal. Sarah says cornucopia. Sydney, Cornucopia. Adrian Cornucopia. Carrie with a question mark. Alex, Cornucopia. Kelsey also with a question mark.

[Spencer Newhart]

Katie, Cornucopia. The room did very well. It is cornucopia.

[Shelby]

Carhartt says their Cornucopia logo is supposed

[Spencer Newhart]

to make you think of America's heartland,

[Shelby]

which I think is accurate.

[Spencer Newhart]

I had a whole cornucopia lesson in school. I don't know.

[Shelby]

South Dakota. Who knows? Yeah, yeah.

[Katie Finch]

For like, Thanksgiving.

[Spencer Newhart]

I know it was around Thanksgiving time. Yeah, the whole, like, Pilgrims, Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria thing.

[Shelby]

It was introduced in 1967 and prior to that it was a red heart

[Spencer Newhart]

with a blue train car, which was referred to as the car in the heart logo.

[Shelby]

And that is what that looked like,

[Spencer Newhart]

what Phil is showing right here.

[Alex Barda]

I like the original.

[Spencer Newhart]

It's definitely got, like a throwback vibe.

[Adrienne]

It's a little busy. A little busy.

[Spencer Newhart]

Car in the heart logo. Funny. Any Carhartt fans?

[Shelby]

I feel like I have like every

[Spencer Newhart]

color Carhartt beanie to ever exist.

[Carrie Henderson]

And they kind of slowly rise up your head.

[Shelby]

They do not wash necessarily.

[Katie Finch]

Well, yeah, I wish that I could wear those, the overalls, because it's so cute. No, they just. It's not a good look on me.

[Alex Barda]

They're cute.

[Spencer Newhart]

Debatable.

[Katie Finch]

Does anyone here have Carhartt overalls.

[Sarah Calkins]

I love. I love all overalls, but yeah, the family's outfitted in them.

[Katie Finch]

Yeah, there you go. Cute.

[Carrie Henderson]

Yeah.

[Spencer Newhart]

I didn't know there were two T's.

[Sarah Calkins]

Oh, I just found that out to

[Shelby]

learn stuff probably doesn't matter in this game, so.

[Spencer Newhart]

It doesn't matter.

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[Shelby]

All right, question five.

[Spencer Newhart]

After this, we'll get a scoreboard update. Since we're halfway through the game already, the topic for question five is conservation. This was America's first national monument, which the Park Service describes. An astounding rock that looms over the Wyoming prairie.

[Adrienne]

Oh, shit.

[Shelby]

It's not Pride Rock.

[Alex Barda]

Oh, man.

[Shelby]

I mean, maybe this was a part

[Adrienne]

of our vacation last year.

[Shelby]

Oh, oh, I bet it would. Okay. Adrian knows it.

[Katie Finch]

Say it again. Say it again.

[Kelsey Morris]

Yeah.

[Shelby]

This was America's first national monument, which

[Spencer Newhart]

the Park Service describes as an astounding rock that looms over the Wyoming prairie. An astounding rock.

[Adrienne]

I'd say that's an accurate description.

[Shelby]

Okay. It's a feeling.

[Spencer Newhart]

If you're wrong, we're going to cackle.

[Leland Hart]

These are the kind. These are the kinds of subtle hints that. That Brody would start throwing a fit over, but, well.

[Adrienne]

But I said nothing. The Black Hills.

[Leland Hart]

I'm looking out for you. You got to stop.

[Adrienne]

I'm just say I don't care. I don't play this game. I don't listen to this podcast all day, every day.

[Shelby]

America's first national monument. We all got guesses. We got something down. I know. All right.

[Adrienne]

This one redeemed me for not getting the dog one right. And I almost wrote down Duke.

[Shelby]

We got Sarah thinking she's got kind of a stink. Katie, are you still thinking?

[Spencer Newhart]

Okay, Katie is still thinking.

[Shelby]

Was it the highlight of your trip?

[Adrienne]

Adrian, it was a highlight. It was really hot when we were there.

[Spencer Newhart]

That checks out.

[Adrienne]

The boys loved it.

[Spencer Newhart]

Okay, so this is on my list.

[Kelsey Morris]

I've never been, but.

[Shelby]

No, I've never been either.

[Spencer Newhart]

I've driven past. I've been like within 20 minutes so many times. I've never actually gone.

[Adrienne]

It's worth going.

[Alex Barda]

I think I was state wrong. Like, my monument I think is in the difference.

[Shelby]

Same though.

[Adrienne]

I think.

[Sarah Calkins]

I think we're the same.

[Shelby]

Okay, great.

[Sarah Calkins]

I'm gonna put one down just in case. Okay.

[Adrienne]

If I hadn't been there, I probably wouldn't know the answer.

[Katie Finch]

Fair.

[Adrienne]

So.

[Kelsey Morris]

Okay.

[Spencer Newhart]

All right.

[Shelby]

We all have guesses.

[Katie Finch]

You're just saying that to make us.

[Adrienne]

No, I really wouldn't.

[Shelby]

Let's reveal those answers. Sarah says Devil's Tower.

[Spencer Newhart]

Sydney.

[Shelby]

Devil's Tower. Adrian, Devil's Tower. Oh, my gosh. Oh. Katie says Loki, but everyone else got Devil's Tower.

[Adrienne]

Yay.

[Alex Barda]

I thought that was in South Dakota.

[Sarah Calkins]

High five. Nice work.

[Adrienne]

Wow.

[Spencer Newhart]

Scientists aren't totally sure how Devil's Tower was formed.

[Shelby]

The most agreed upon theory is that 50 million years ago, magma located two

[Spencer Newhart]

miles underground formed the pillar, which was then later exposed by erosion. But the Lakota have a different origin story for it. They say that the seven sisters climbed a small butte to escape a group of hungry bears. And as the bears got close, the earth shook and groaned until a tiny hill turned into an enormous tower. The bears continued to climb and slide down backwards, which gave the butte its ribbed appearance.

[Shelby]

Eventually, the bears were buried alive by

[Spencer Newhart]

falling rocks, and the seven sisters escaped.

[Carrie Henderson]

Oh, very cool. I like it.

[Spencer Newhart]

And now time for a scoreboard update. Okay, see where we're sitting.

[Leland Hart]

It is indeed. It's a pretty. Pretty tight game. You're all doing well. We've got Sarah, Carrie, Kelsey, and Katie are all tied up with three points a piece. Coming up next are Alex and Adrian. Four points. And the reigning champ is still reigning. Randall would be proud. I'm surprised he's not pressing his face against the glass right now trying to get a peek in. But it's Sydney. She's got a five points and a perfect game.

[Shelby]

Perfect game.

[Spencer Newhart]

If you get a perfect game, they double the donation. Be thinking about where that money goes, Sydney.

[Carrie Henderson]

The only one with no mom brain going on.

[Shelby]

I know. Yeah.

[Adrienne]

Not fair.

[Kelsey Morris]

It's a thing.

[Adrienne]

It's science.

[Spencer Newhart]

Now, all right, on to question six, which is woodsmanship. This nine letter word is defined as a plant, such as a cactus, in which the leaves and stem are thick and can store a lot of water.

[Adrienne]

I really appreciate when you say how many letters are in the answer.

[Shelby]

It's a good little. It gives you somewhere to start.

[Adrienne]

Yes.

[Alex Barda]

Quote.

[Spencer Newhart]

A plant, such as a cactus, in which the leaves and stem are thick and can store a lot of water. Nine letters.

[Kelsey Morris]

Is the woodsmanship strong in this room?

[Spencer Newhart]

No, no, no.

[Alex Barda]

It is.

[Shelby]

Oh, I'm just kidding.

[Sarah Calkins]

I don't know.

[Alex Barda]

I don't know.

[Spencer Newhart]

She was confident for, like, half a second.

[Alex Barda]

I was confident about Ranger station, too.

[Adrienne]

I'm feeling competitive, and so I like Seeing that Sydney hasn't written anything down yet.

[Shelby]

Cause I think I want to catch her.

[Spencer Newhart]

That's huge.

[Shelby]

I think you are.

[Spencer Newhart]

That's huge. Sydney does look stumped. She's studying.

[Adrienne]

I know you can get this. So we just need to run the clock out really fast. Okay.

[Shelby]

Everyone else, get something down fast.

[Kelsey Morris]

I have no idea.

[Alex Barda]

Watch me be wrong too.

[Spencer Newhart]

Adrian.

[Shelby]

I feel like that I know this for sure. I feel like.

[Adrienne]

And I feel like you also wrote it down really fast. Okay. I think you're also. Okay. You got nine letters.

[Spencer Newhart]

Yes. Okay.

[Alex Barda]

I'm gonna count again.

[Spencer Newhart]

I got seven.

[Shelby]

But this one.

[Spencer Newhart]

This one pissed me off.

[Sarah Calkins]

Okay.

[Kelsey Morris]

Okay.

[Alex Barda]

I don't like that.

[Adrienne]

I'm gonna know it as soon as

[Sarah Calkins]

it's sad, and I'm gonna be so mad.

[Adrienne]

Oh, that's. Airstream has been haunting me.

[Shelby]

Oh, I remember that.

[Sarah Calkins]

I went back and studied.

[Shelby]

I'm like, I saw one of those on the way here, and I thought of you specifically.

[Adrienne]

I saw them every day, like, constantly after that because it was. It was this time of year.

[Shelby]

Ish.

[Adrienne]

I think people were getting out their campers and, like, there was one parked next to me when I got to work the next day behind me when I was going home. They were everywhere. And I was like, I knew this.

[Spencer Newhart]

Subliminal.

[Kelsey Morris]

Yeah.

[Shelby]

Does everybody have a guess except Sarah?

[Sarah Calkins]

I'm just gonna get. I can't wait to know the answer when it's said.

[Shelby]

Go ahead and reveal your answers, folks. Sarah's question mark. Motherless. Sydney. Hydrophil. Adrienne. Succulent. Carrie. Succulent. Alex. Succulent.

[Spencer Newhart]

Kelsey.

[Shelby]

Succulent. And Katie. What is cruciferous? Cruciferous. Cruciferous. Cruciferous.

[Kelsey Morris]

That's a broccoli.

[Spencer Newhart]

Oh, that's

[Shelby]

succulent is the correct answer. I have several friends who are. Good job.

[Leland Hart]

Sorry, really quick. I got lost in the shuffle there on the last few contestants. Kelsey, did you get that one?

[Kelsey Morris]

Yes.

[Leland Hart]

Okay. And Katie.

[Spencer Newhart]

Yes.

[Shelby]

Although technically all cacti are succulents, hobbyists

[Spencer Newhart]

tend to put them into different groups,

[Shelby]

like jade, aloe vera, snake plants, agave

[Spencer Newhart]

and string of pearls are some of the most popular.

[Shelby]

They are drought resistant plants that thrive

[Spencer Newhart]

in places where dew and mist are the only moisture. I'm personally a jade girly. I have, like, one mama jade with, like, a dozen little babies all over the house. Anyone else? A succulent collector?

[Kelsey Morris]

Can't keep them alive.

[Adrienne]

I kill everybody.

[Shelby]

They're tricky. Cause I want to water them.

[Spencer Newhart]

Yeah, same.

[Shelby]

They almost.

[Spencer Newhart]

They, like, thrive on neglect.

[Shelby]

Yeah.

[Spencer Newhart]

You know they're really.

[Adrienne]

I had one in my office and like, the bottom, I don't know what it was, but, like, the leaves at the bottom got all dry and crispy, so I was like, I'll just pick those off. And the whole thing died. Oh, apparently those are structurally important. Don't pick off the dead things at the bottom.

[Spencer Newhart]

All right, on to question seven. And the topic is hunting. Our episode of Trivia could have been. Could have shared the same name as this Netflix drama, which critics called a risque soap that turns bad behavior into highly bingeable fun.

[Carrie Henderson]

Oh, my.

[Spencer Newhart]

What?

[Shelby]

Alex, Now I know. Now I know. Okay, I took a second to click,

[Carrie Henderson]

but this is a hunt. Hunting's the genre. That's what you're telling me.

[Shelby]

Loosely.

[Spencer Newhart]

All right, Our episode of Trivia could have the same name as this Netflix drama, which critics called a risque soap that turns bad behavior into highly bingeable fun.

[Kelsey Morris]

Has anybody seen this?

[Shelby]

Yeah.

[Spencer Newhart]

So I stumped it for sure.

[Alex Barda]

Something.

[Kelsey Morris]

Is it worth it?

[Shelby]

Okay, I have no idea. Adrian is so stumped.

[Adrienne]

So stumps.

[Katie Finch]

I only know about this from the SNL send up of it.

[Sarah Calkins]

I think Corey got excited that I was gonna watch it and then.

[Adrienne]

Is this recent?

[Sarah Calkins]

It was about God.

[Adrienne]

I don't ever go on Netflix anymore. Okay, hold on. We gotta think.

[Shelby]

It is a Netflix drama.

[Spencer Newhart]

This might end up being your earskin.

[Shelby]

Critics called it a riscase that turns

[Spencer Newhart]

bad behavior into highly bingeable fun.

[Katie Finch]

You're like, you're gonna regret this.

[Adrienne]

I wanna help. Anything to do with hunting. Is it just like the name has overlap?

[Alex Barda]

I'm not.

[Shelby]

That doesn't even matter. In order to get the answer. Nice job, Sydney. Our episode of Trivia could have the same name.

[Katie Finch]

Oh, wow.

[Shelby]

As this Netflix drama.

[Adrienne]

This episode of Trivia. Not our show.

[Shelby]

Our episode was going wrong.

[Spencer Newhart]

Okay, you got it.

[Shelby]

We got a guess.

[Adrienne]

Yeah, I can't tell you.

[Carrie Henderson]

Do you need to know how many letters in the word Yes, I do guess.

[Shelby]

All right.

[Adrienne]

I know who's in it.

[Shelby]

Half points.

[Leland Hart]

This isn't the Sydney index or Shelby index. I keep getting your guys names mixed up.

[Shelby]

I stand by that. Half points should be allowed. Yeah, it's our show.

[Spencer Newhart]

We get to make the rules.

[Shelby]

Right? I told Spencer that if there's a disagreement, we're just gonna like, have a democracy.

[Spencer Newhart]

It's not a Spencerocracy.

[Adrienne]

Good. Here's the thing. This is based on a book, and I can describe the COVID of the book to you. I cannot tell you what the title is.

[Shelby]

Oh, draw the card.

[Leland Hart]

I think you're running out of time.

[Carrie Henderson]

You might have to go with that question mark.

[Shelby]

I think I take the lead.

[Alex Barda]

If she doesn't get it.

[Shelby]

So she is drawing it.

[Adrienne]

I am. I did this one other time too, for Airstream.

[Carrie Henderson]

Did I?

[Shelby]

Yes.

[Leland Hart]

It's a classic Maggie Smith technique. Tries to draw something in lieu of an answer.

[Shelby]

Maggie's a very talented artist.

[Leland Hart]

Oh, she's great. Yeah.

[Carrie Henderson]

Yeah.

[Spencer Newhart]

And we'll judge if Adrian is here in just a second.

[Sarah Calkins]

I.

[Adrienne]

The. My title is not even a full thought. Some words I wrote down.

[Shelby]

Go ahead and reveal your answers. Sarah says the Hunting Wives. Sydney. Hunting Wives. The Wives Hunting party.

[Adrienne]

There's lipstick on the COVID and Britney Snow's in it.

[Shelby]

Britney Snow is the Hunty Wives.

[Adrienne]

What are you talking about?

[Shelby]

The Hunting Wives from Alex, the Hunting Wives from Kelsey, and Hunting Wives from Katie. The Room did very well. The Hunting Wives premiered on Netflix in 2025.

[Spencer Newhart]

It is about an elite clique of socialites in East Texas who enjoy hunting.

[Shelby]

The Guardian says it's about as good

[Spencer Newhart]

as nonsensical television gets.

[Shelby]

And Variety said it doesn't try to hide its campy personality. Rolling Stones called it a cheesy sex fest. And now I. I have not seen

[Spencer Newhart]

it, but, Sarah, you sound like a fan. Is it a cheesy sex fest?

[Katie Finch]

I'm gonna.

[Sarah Calkins]

Fan is kind of a stretch. Am I gonna watch it? Yeah, it's really funny and it's outrageous

[Spencer Newhart]

and unreal and I love it.

[Shelby]

Nonsensical cheesy sex fest.

[Spencer Newhart]

That sounds like a good review to me.

[Sarah Calkins]

I have a stack of shows that I watch during the fall hunting season because hunting is year round, but yeah, that's one of the things I stacked up and watched last year and I thought it was worth it.

[Alex Barda]

It's bingeable for sure.

[Spencer Newhart]

Yeah.

[Carrie Henderson]

Sounds just like us.

[Adrienne]

I'm going to argue more in my

[Shelby]

favor here than totally. Oh, you don't want to say that. Have you watched it?

[Carrie Henderson]

No, I am totally joking. Never watched it.

[Sarah Calkins]

Yeah, I would be careful.

[Shelby]

I would not.

[Sarah Calkins]

What was it?

[Carrie Henderson]

Cheesy sex.

[Shelby]

Cheesy sex fest. Nonsensical, campy personality. Cheesy sex fest.

[Sarah Calkins]

They're hunting for something.

[Adrienne]

I'm going to say I think my full spread that I have erased was worth 3/4 of a point.

[Shelby]

The little tip of color at the end.

[Adrienne]

And that could. That question is. Gotta throw it out because.

[Leland Hart]

Oh, you got it.

[Adrienne]

We could not call this episode the Hunting Wives. He does not hunt.

[Shelby]

Yeah, you're exempt, actually. Thank you.

[Leland Hart]

It's foundationally. Incorrect. Okay, yeah, sure.

[Shelby]

All right, after this next question, we'll get another scoreboard update.

[Spencer Newhart]

See where we're sitting.

[Katie Finch]

I know who's in the lead.

[Spencer Newhart]

Oh, we've been keeping track in the room all just.

[Adrienne]

She's got a tally going for a minute. Well, Phil loses track. I gotta keep track.

[Shelby]

That's true. They don't trust Phil.

[Leland Hart]

It's true. I haven't lost track.

[Shelby]

Big deal. I'm not keeping track at all.

[Spencer Newhart]

It's just for fun.

[Leland Hart]

I encourage. I encourage players to keep track because I do make mistakes. I mean, it's very, very uncommon, but it happens.

[Shelby]

All right, question 8.

[Spencer Newhart]

And the topic is cooking.

[Shelby]

This one is more true to cooking

[Spencer Newhart]

than the last hunting question. Nori is dried blank that's used in Japanese cuisine.

[Shelby]

A lot of confident folks.

[Spencer Newhart]

The room looked super confident.

[Shelby]

Everyone's writing or already got an answer down.

[Katie Finch]

I feel like that was a softball. Yeah, he's given us. He's given us a few.

[Shelby]

That's okay, because I got it wrong.

[Spencer Newhart]

Yeah, I don't know.

[Shelby]

I. I just. Now I'm worried.

[Spencer Newhart]

Brain fart. No good excuse.

[Sarah Calkins]

I would put this in Marshall's top five favorite foods.

[Spencer Newhart]

Oh, wow.

[Sarah Calkins]

If I have it. If I got it right, I mean, now I'm gonna.

[Shelby]

Well, everyone has an answer. We can go ahead and reveal. Everyone got it right. The answer is seaweed. Good job, folks.

[Spencer Newhart]

Marshall. Snorri.

[Sarah Calkins]

Yeah, we buy it by the case.

[Spencer Newhart]

Oh, my gosh.

[Adrienne]

You can get packs of it at Costco. Like a snack pack.

[Sarah Calkins]

We sprinkle it over his salmon, and

[Spencer Newhart]

he makes his own little sushi rolls with it.

[Alex Barda]

Wow.

[Spencer Newhart]

What an adventurous little eater.

[Katie Finch]

Shelby, what did you say?

[Shelby]

Oh, I was just like, I know what it's called. And I was, like, stomping my feet around and, you know, like, throwing a fit, and I was like, what is it?

[Spencer Newhart]

You know, So I didn't say anything.

[Shelby]

Nori is made from a species of

[Spencer Newhart]

red algae that's harvested off the coast of Japan, and it's commonly used in sushi, rice bowls, salads, and miso soup. Humans started eating it as a paste about 1300 years ago, with the dried sheets not being invented until the year 1750.

[Alex Barda]

Interesting.

[Spencer Newhart]

Any other Nori fans in the room love it?

[Alex Barda]

Yeah, and they make flavored ones, too. Oh, little sheets. Amazing love.

[Kelsey Morris]

Pretty.

[Shelby]

Okay, scoreboard update. Let's get to it.

[Leland Hart]

It's tight.

[Shelby]

Oh, very tight.

[Leland Hart]

Katie and Sarah have five points. Adrian, Kelsey, and Carrie have six points a piece. And now, with a tie game, in first place are Sydney and Alex with seven points.

[Spencer Newhart]

Let's do it.

[Shelby]

Everyone's still in it. There's still two questions left. So. Katie, Sarah, you are not out of this yet. You could totally, totally come back here.

[Spencer Newhart]

Get out of this.

[Carrie Henderson]

Anything can happen.

[Sarah Calkins]

Got it. We should have sat next to each other.

[Shelby]

Sarah is not feeling confident, but I'm confident for you.

[Spencer Newhart]

You got this.

[Sarah Calkins]

I'm just happy I got one. Right.

[Spencer Newhart]

So I'm right?

[Adrienne]

Yeah, I'm good.

[Spencer Newhart]

Okay.

[Shelby]

Question nine.

[Spencer Newhart]

Topic is fishing.

[Shelby]

And this great question comes to us via Leland Hart. Thanks, Leland.

[Spencer Newhart]

You send in a lot of questions.

[Shelby]

American shad belong to this fish family

[Spencer Newhart]

whose bones inspired a V shaped pattern that's similar to chevron. American shad belonged to this fish family whose bones inspired a V shaped pattern that's similar to chevron. Can you give an example of a fish family?

[Kelsey Morris]

Yeah. What is a fish family?

[Alex Barda]

Like a.

[Adrienne]

A type of fish?

[Spencer Newhart]

No. Nope. No.

[Shelby]

I cannot ask anyone else in this building. I'm sure they can. Not me.

[Alex Barda]

I've never thought about fish families.

[Katie Finch]

I think I do.

[Spencer Newhart]

No idea.

[Alex Barda]

Can you tell me in what area

[Sarah Calkins]

of like, warm water or cold water that shad live?

[Shelby]

Wow, girl. I don't write these questions.

[Carrie Henderson]

I don't know nothing.

[Adrienne]

But what you could tell us is the number of letters in the answer.

[Shelby]

Yeah, can we do that?

[Adrienne]

That is half the questions. That is fair.

[Shelby]

How are Alex and Sydney feeling there? I'm really good.

[Spencer Newhart]

I have a word I wrote.

[Alex Barda]

I don't know if it's a family, but.

[Adrienne]

Right.

[Sarah Calkins]

That's the family.

[Shelby]

Who wrote this question?

[Spencer Newhart]

Spencer, of course not me.

[Shelby]

American shad belongs to us.

[Leland Hart]

He's actually Leland Hart.

[Shelby]

Oh, yeah. Yeah. Thank you. Thank you. I have no judgment.

[Adrienne]

I just.

[Sarah Calkins]

Just don't have an answer.

[Alex Barda]

I think there's a lure called a shadrap.

[Katie Finch]

Right?

[Shelby]

I mean, I've seen Shadra and that's

[Alex Barda]

what I'm thinking of.

[Sarah Calkins]

Here or in the Midwest is my question. Yeah, I don't.

[Alex Barda]

I don't know.

[Kelsey Morris]

It's.

[Spencer Newhart]

Bones inspired a V shaped pattern that's similar to Chevron. Okay.

[Carrie Henderson]

Yeah.

[Spencer Newhart]

Sarah's getting something down.

[Alex Barda]

Sydney, are you confident?

[Spencer Newhart]

No, not at all. Okay, zero percent.

[Adrienne]

Okay.

[Shelby]

Are you? No.

[Alex Barda]

No.

[Adrienne]

Cool.

[Shelby]

All right, we got something down. Reveal your answers. Sarah says bass. Sydney says carp. Adrian, trout. Carrie, salmon.

[Carrie Henderson]

Salmonoids. I'm making words up.

[Shelby]

You could have told me that was a salmon.

[Carrie Henderson]

It sounds scientific.

[Shelby]

Absolutely.

[Carrie Henderson]

That's what I'm going for.

[Shelby]

Alex says pike. Kelsey says bait fish. Katie says salmon.

[Spencer Newhart]

This is a zero percenter.

[Shelby]

The correct answer is herring. Like herringbone.

[Adrienne]

I was gonna write herringbone, and I was like, that's not a.

[Spencer Newhart]

That was a hint.

[Adrienne]

Like a herringbone pattern. Yeah.

[Katie Finch]

I liked salmonoid, though.

[Shelby]

Salmonoid does sound like it should be a pattern. Yeah.

[Carrie Henderson]

Thank you.

[Sarah Calkins]

I like that none of us put the same answer.

[Shelby]

Yeah, yeah.

[Spencer Newhart]

No.

[Shelby]

Carrie and Katie were close, but herring

[Spencer Newhart]

are small, oily fish that travel in large schools, serving as prey for everything from humpback whales to bald eagles to sea lions.

[Shelby]

Herringbone is a V shaped pattern that's

[Spencer Newhart]

common in fabrics and flooring.

[Shelby]

It creates a zigzag look that is

[Spencer Newhart]

said to resemble a fish's skeleton. And Phil has a picture of the difference between chevron and herringbone.

[Shelby]

So you know herringbone, if you have

[Spencer Newhart]

some extra money for lane floor.

[Shelby]

Chevron. If you have some extra money in, like, 2012 for a bandeau top. Haven't seen chevron in a hot minute.

[Alex Barda]

And a chunky necklace.

[Spencer Newhart]

Yes. One of those from J.

[Shelby]

Crew, if you're. If you're up to it. I've seen those coming back.

[Spencer Newhart]

Yeah, it was like giant. Never again. Heavy. What are we talking about?

[Shelby]

All right, so since that was question nine, we only have one left.

[Spencer Newhart]

Sorry for the folks who I think are out of.

[Shelby]

We'll do a little correct answer review here.

[Spencer Newhart]

So number one was Duke. Number two was visitor center. Three, mother of Pearl. Question four was Cornucopia. Five, Devil's Tower. Six, Succulent. Seven, the Hunting Wives. Eight, Seaweed. Nine, herring. And we will get a final scoreboard update before the final question.

[Leland Hart]

Well, we went from a 100%, which was a wash, and then a zero percenter, which was also a wash. So everyone is in the same spot.

[Shelby]

Same spot.

[Leland Hart]

It comes down to Sydney, Alex, who have seven points, but Carrie, Kelsey, and Adrian are still in the game with six.

[Spencer Newhart]

Let's go. Okay, so Spencer does have two tiebreaker questions, just in case.

[Shelby]

That would be very exciting.

[Spencer Newhart]

I'm rooting for Carrie, Kelsey, and Adrian.

[Adrienne]

Nice.

[Spencer Newhart]

You guys.

[Adrienne]

Okay, Alex and Sydney, you gotta throw it.

[Alex Barda]

No chance, Katie.

[Leland Hart]

We're just done after you said how competitive you were feeling.

[Adrienne]

Yeah, I want to be a part of the end, but if we get

[Shelby]

to the tiebreaker, if someone gets it

[Spencer Newhart]

right on the nose. I think there is donation money. Don't quote me on that.

[Shelby]

Maybe.

[Leland Hart]

Yes, there is. We add a 100. If someone gets a perfect game, it's a thousand dollar donation. If someone gets it right on the nose, it's an extra $100.

[Spencer Newhart]

All right, see?

[Shelby]

So don't give up yet.

[Spencer Newhart]

Keep your hearts in it.

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[Phil]

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[Spencer Newhart]

Question 10 topic is wildlife. This is the world's largest land dwelling arthropod, which is named after the fruit that it eats.

[Adrienne]

What's an arthropod?

[Shelby]

No hints.

[Spencer Newhart]

Adrian, you're in this the world's largest land dwelling arthropod.

[Sarah Calkins]

You know, Katie, at least we're not in contention.

[Shelby]

This there's some relief there.

[Sarah Calkins]

There's no stress on us.

[Spencer Newhart]

This is the world's largest land dwelling arthropod, which is named after the first fruit that it eats.

[Sarah Calkins]

Okay.

[Adrienne]

Which means that they don't all live on land.

[Shelby]

Keep working it out aloud here. Nobody looks confident.

[Spencer Newhart]

Kelsey's writing.

[Shelby]

Carrie, you have an answer?

[Carrie Henderson]

I have an answer.

[Shelby]

How confident are you?

[Carrie Henderson]

I'm gonna go 50. 50, I think.

[Adrienne]

I don't. Is an arthropod a type of salmonoid?

[Shelby]

It is.

[Adrienne]

Okay, that helps.

[Carrie Henderson]

Well, actually, I can make it up because if I've no rules. Yeah, exactly. So it could be.

[Spencer Newhart]

Does anyone else have an answer or even a thought?

[Shelby]

Kelsey, you have an answer.

[Kelsey Morris]

I have an answer.

[Shelby]

I'm not confident. Not confident.

[Adrienne]

I can't think of any fruit oriented named animal other than fruit bat. And that's not gonna be it.

[Shelby]

This was the third one I got wrong.

[Spencer Newhart]

Succulent Nori. And this one.

[Adrienne]

Phil told me there were three that were questionable. And I don't think that the Hunting wives was a questionable one for him.

[Leland Hart]

I thought. I thought you. Yeah, I thought you were gonna get that one just from Osmosis of pop culture.

[Shelby]

You want me to watch Zootop? It was there.

[Adrienne]

It was Zootopia.

[Shelby]

I don't think that helped at all. I have no, I've never seen Zootopia.

[Sarah Calkins]

But he was like, you should just watch Zootopia. You'll be fine.

[Shelby]

Cory just wanted to watch Zootopia.

[Leland Hart]

I mean, honestly, not like for a very quick study session. Like, yeah, not that advice to help

[Adrienne]

with this question in particular.

[Shelby]

I've never seen Zootopia. I cannot tell you if there are any arthropods.

[Sarah Calkins]

Didn't watch it again.

[Leland Hart]

So I just mean for like general animal facts. Like, it's a good movie.

[Adrienne]

Ask me more questions about 90s PBS shows, please.

[Shelby]

We have a lot of empty whiteboards.

[Spencer Newhart]

Any like, even guesses? No, I feel like Sydney in the

[Shelby]

lead, both looking kind of distraught.

[Kelsey Morris]

You have an answer?

[Spencer Newhart]

No, nothing.

[Alex Barda]

Ooh, yeah, I know. This could bring Kelsey.

[Shelby]

Kelsey smiling.

[Kelsey Morris]

I was like, okay, everybody prepare your answers. Let's go.

[Spencer Newhart]

Fruit, the world's largest land dwelling arthropod, which is named after the fruit that it eats.

[Alex Barda]

If I knew what an arthropod was.

[Adrienne]

Yeah, that's a problem.

[Spencer Newhart]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, that would. That would definitely help.

[Adrienne]

I'm writing words again and I don't like the words I'm writing. Yeah, I got.

[Carrie Henderson]

You could draw a picture of it. I could.

[Adrienne]

Still don't know how many legs it has. Does it have legs? Does it have wings?

[Alex Barda]

Does it swim?

[Adrienne]

Does it swim?

[Shelby]

It's land dwelling. It's land dwelling.

[Adrienne]

Oh, no. But that implies that some of them aren't.

[Spencer Newhart]

Which world's largest land dwelling arthropod? Katie, you have an answer?

[Katie Finch]

I have something on my whiteboard that

[Shelby]

doesn't sound super confident, but she's got something down which is better than half the room.

[Spencer Newhart]

So there you go.

[Adrienne]

Oh, may. I don't know.

[Spencer Newhart]

I have nothing.

[Adrienne]

I just. I thought of a fruit and an animal.

[Spencer Newhart]

That's all you can ask for at this point.

[Adrienne]

I don't think it's right, but it's an answer something.

[Spencer Newhart]

It's pretty good. Sydney is writing but not confident.

[Shelby]

No, she's not hovering. Come on. Alex still hasn't even picked up the marker.

[Adrienne]

No, I just realized mine doesn eat this fruit. It just looks like it.

[Shelby]

You have time. We're in no rush. We've only got, what, three answers right now.

[Leland Hart]

Yeah, this is the clock timer. Rarely ever gets to the end. And we're almost to the end.

[Adrienne]

You can just cut this out.

[Sarah Calkins]

It's fine.

[Leland Hart]

No, we're on video now.

[Spencer Newhart]

Nope.

[Adrienne]

Edit. It's your job. You tell and you hit the scissors. And it's done.

[Spencer Newhart]

One more time. It's the world's largest land dwelling arthropod, and it is named after the fruit that it eats.

[Adrienne]

The only helpful word in this entire question is fruit.

[Shelby]

Yeah, I mean, land dwelling rules out whales.

[Adrienne]

Does it?

[Spencer Newhart]

They get beached.

[Adrienne]

They do.

[Shelby]

I recently saw a video of some

[Spencer Newhart]

fishermen pulling a beluga whale back into the ocean and it swam off, which I was. Was it eating fruit?

[Alex Barda]

It was not.

[Carrie Henderson]

No.

[Spencer Newhart]

I think beluga eat fish.

[Shelby]

All right, we get and guess.

[Spencer Newhart]

Oh, Katie's changing hers.

[Katie Finch]

Oh, I just had suck at winners.

[Shelby]

Oh, now.

[Katie Finch]

Now I'm doing the answer.

[Leland Hart]

Oh.

[Shelby]

Oh, the answer Katie got.

[Spencer Newhart]

Do you think you have inspired?

[Kelsey Morris]

I do.

[Spencer Newhart]

I do think I have it.

[Leland Hart]

Wow, this is exciting.

[Spencer Newhart]

That's cool.

[Adrienne]

I feel like it has to be something basic.

[Katie Finch]

It's not gonna be like, I got it.

[Adrienne]

I just mean it's not gonna be like a lychee bug, you know, it's

[Carrie Henderson]

gotta be like an apple, dragon, fruit, something.

[Shelby]

Yeah, maybe.

[Spencer Newhart]

Keep talking.

[Alex Barda]

You're gonna.

[Shelby]

Alex is like, please someone. Sydney, do you have something down?

[Spencer Newhart]

Yeah, but give a percentage to your confidence here. Zero.

[Shelby]

Zero. Oh, okay. So it's probably the same.

[Adrienne]

I'm just gonna go back to my wrong answer.

[Shelby]

All right, we'll give you guys.

[Carrie Henderson]

How long is this timer?

[Leland Hart]

I already restarted. Okay, we've now set the record for the longest time we've spent on a question.

[Adrienne]

In that case, I want to keep thinking we'll get there eventually. Let's talk it out.

[Carrie Henderson]

I do have a baseball game to get to.

[Katie Finch]

It will last for seven hours, though.

[Carrie Henderson]

Carrie, it's so true. It's so true.

[Shelby]

How are we feeling?

[Spencer Newhart]

Do we want to just write down a guess?

[Shelby]

All right, reveal your answers. Sarah just wrote down a question. Sydney, apple badger. Adrian, banana slur. I'm meeting cherry coconut cream crab. Alex, without an answer. Kelsey, banana slug. Katie, a bearded dragon. We do have a correct Answer in the room.

[Adrienne]

The coconut crab. That sounds right.

[Shelby]

The coconut crab. Carrie got it. The first one to write something down. Banana slug was a great guess though.

[Kelsey Morris]

But they don't eat bananas. I don't think.

[Shelby]

I don't think.

[Alex Barda]

Nope, they don't.

[Shelby]

They eat. Later jobs appeared in there.

[Adrienne]

It came to me a little bit too late.

[Shelby]

There were some good guesses. Good guesses.

[Sarah Calkins]

I was gonna put coconut worm and

[Spencer Newhart]

I was like, oh. Half inspired.

[Shelby]

Was halfway there.

[Adrienne]

I never even thought of a coconut or a crab.

[Spencer Newhart]

You know what? Or.

[Shelby]

Good for you, Car. Did you know what an arthropod was pretty confidently?

[Carrie Henderson]

No, I. I think it was the.

[Kelsey Morris]

The.

[Carrie Henderson]

The land. The.

[Shelby]

The land dwelling.

[Carrie Henderson]

The land dwelling part of it.

[Shelby]

So awesome. Well, these hermit crabs are also known

[Spencer Newhart]

as robber crabs or palm thieves.

[Shelby]

They can grow up to 10 pounds

[Spencer Newhart]

and 3ft and feet wide. They have a diverse diet, including birds, rats, other crabs, nuts, seeds, and of course, coconuts.

[Shelby]

Some historians believe coconut crabs may have eaten Amelia Earhart after her fatal flight over the Pacific Ocean in 1937.

[Spencer Newhart]

Probably heard that.

[Shelby]

That's.

[Adrienne]

Where's the picture of one?

[Shelby]

Didn't you draw?

[Leland Hart]

Spencer didn't provide me with one.

[Adrienne]

Dropping the ball.

[Spencer Newhart]

So I believe that means we have a three way tie.

[Leland Hart]

Oh, it does.

[Carrie Henderson]

Oh, wow.

[Shelby]

This is so exciting.

[Spencer Newhart]

What's the score?

[Leland Hart]

Oh yeah, we can bring the scores up too.

[Shelby]

Yeah, I think Carrie, Alex and Sidney

[Spencer Newhart]

are all tied with seven.

[Adrienne]

Look at how close this was.

[Carrie Henderson]

Close.

[Shelby]

We're going to overtime, folks.

[Spencer Newhart]

And Phil has.

[Shelby]

You have an overtime drop.

[Leland Hart]

Oh, it's brief.

[Carrie Henderson]

Tiebreaker.

[Narrator]

Wow.

[Shelby]

Okay, our tie breaking question will be a numerical one.

[Spencer Newhart]

Whoever is the closest to the correct answer will be declared the winner. But the whole room should play along

[Shelby]

because if someone gets it right on

[Spencer Newhart]

the nose, Mediator will add an extra 100 donation to the end of today's game. I should have read the whole script before asking about the donation. So for the tiebreaker question, the topic is woodsmanship or strong suit succulents.

[Shelby]

To be fair, Spencer does have in

[Spencer Newhart]

the script Wood's womanship, which I thought was pedantic. So this tiebreaker question is via Eric Mills. How many stars make up the Big Dipper? Oh, Eric. So we are looking at Sydney, Alex and Carrie here for the win and everyone else for an extra hundred bucks. How many stars make up the Big Dipper? Any stargazers in the room?

[Alex Barda]

I don't.

[Shelby]

Not Alex.

[Spencer Newhart]

Sleep before you can see stars. Early bedtime.

[Shelby]

Every time there's a meteor shower, Spencer

[Spencer Newhart]

and I go out in the Hot tub and try to see some. Some shooting stars. So he's a big, big star.

[Kelsey Morris]

Boy, I love looking at the stars. When we go to eastern Montana, we sleep in the truck bed.

[Shelby]

Oh.

[Kelsey Morris]

Because it's the best, guys.

[Spencer Newhart]

So romantic. I love that. Like, just life, romance.

[Kelsey Morris]

It's cold and, you know, we're tired.

[Adrienne]

There's a lot of things about it that aren't great.

[Shelby]

Yeah, no, the stars are great.

[Spencer Newhart]

It's beautiful and amazing, and I love it.

[Shelby]

The best stargazing I've ever had was Death Valley National Park.

[Spencer Newhart]

That was super cool.

[Shelby]

Do we all have a guess?

[Spencer Newhart]

Sure.

[Alex Barda]

I'm worried that I'm just thinking of, like, the brightest stars in the constellation

[Spencer Newhart]

and not, like, go with your gut.

[Shelby]

That's all I can say. Okay, I'm good, though. Reveal. Oh. Oh. Sarah just changed her answer last minute and put seven. Cindy, seven. Adrian, seven. Carrie, eight. Alex, seven. Kelsey, seven.

[Spencer Newhart]

Katie, nine. We do have our correct answer.

[Shelby]

It's seven. We're tied again, folks.

[Leland Hart]

Now it's. Now it's between Sydney and Alex. Yes.

[Shelby]

Back to the OG Front runners. This is exciting.

[Adrienne]

I want to be able to come back and, like, get the tiebreaker to get in the lead. So we need to do another tie

[Shelby]

breaker just this whole second game. Yeah, actually, just keep it going.

[Carrie Henderson]

I even drew a picture with seven

[Sarah Calkins]

stars, and then I doubted myself.

[Adrienne]

I did the. Okay, I did the same thing.

[Sarah Calkins]

I drew the picture, and then I put eight, and then I was like,

[Spencer Newhart]

no, go with your gut.

[Adrienne]

Oh, man.

[Shelby]

Extra hundred bucks already on the donation, so that is awesome, guys.

[Spencer Newhart]

We got multiple people getting it right on the nose, and we're onto a second tiebreaker. This is. This is great.

[Leland Hart]

I didn't prep the second tiebreaker. I gotta do that really quick. I didn't think it was gonna happen.

[Alex Barda]

Gonna need a minute.

[Leland Hart]

Here we go. I need, like, 10 seconds. Okay, here we go. I'm good.

[Shelby]

All right.

[Spencer Newhart]

That was not 10 seconds, but that's okay. The topic for the second tiebreaker is hunting. According to a 2022 U.S. fish and Wildlife survey, what percentage of hunters have a bachelor's degree or above?

[Carrie Henderson]

Ooh.

[Spencer Newhart]

This is a percentage. According to a 2022 U.S. fish and Wildlife survey, what percentage of hunters have a bachelor's degree or above?

[Leland Hart]

And, Shelby, I don't. I don't mean to, like, take. Take hold of this show, but I'm just gonna make. I'm gonna make an authoritative decision here and say that if someone gets it right on the money, we're gonna add

[Shelby]

another hundred dollars Yes, I actually. I would like to take control back and say $1,000. Let's just add 10,000. You can talk to accounting if we're making changes here.

[Spencer Newhart]

I mean, come on.

[Shelby]

Although, if someone gets us right on

[Spencer Newhart]

the money, that is quite impressive. A percentage.

[Leland Hart]

Sure. Yeah.

[Adrienne]

Well, are there decimals involved or is this rounded?

[Shelby]

Just rounded.

[Spencer Newhart]

Normal percentage. No decimals necessary.

[Shelby]

According to a 2022 U.S. fish and

[Spencer Newhart]

Wildlife survey, what percentage of hunters have a bachelor's degree or above?

[Katie Finch]

Is this adult hunter?

[Alex Barda]

Yeah, that's.

[Adrienne]

I know.

[Shelby]

I thought about children. I would assume so.

[Leland Hart]

I think that's implied.

[Shelby]

Yeah. The U.S. fish and Wildlife survey. I. I doubt the government is surveying children.

[Katie Finch]

They do, I think, count kid hunters. Because I've seen these surveys.

[Leland Hart]

You might have to get. Might have to text Spencer.

[Katie Finch]

I don't think I won't.

[Shelby]

I know my mind did go there,

[Alex Barda]

so I. I don't know.

[Shelby]

Everyone looks like they have a guess. Adrian's still writing.

[Adrienne]

I'm changing mine. I feel bad saying this, but I feel like my first guess was hi.

[Spencer Newhart]

We'll find out.

[Adrienne]

Dropping it to what? Doesn't matter.

[Shelby]

I don't know the answer.

[Spencer Newhart]

What'd you write? I'm not gonna tell you. I'll show you in a minute.

[Shelby]

How confident are you?

[Spencer Newhart]

Not very.

[Shelby]

Alex?

[Alex Barda]

No.

[Adrienne]

Ah.

[Spencer Newhart]

Your face looks confident.

[Shelby]

Okay, good. All right, reveal your answers, folks. Sarah says 34. Sydney says 32. Adrian says 27. Carrie, 70. Alex, 25. Kelsey, 43.

[Spencer Newhart]

Katie, 57. We have two that are only 1% away. The answer. 26.

[Shelby]

26. That makes Alex our winner. Go. Way to go.

[Spencer Newhart]

Thank you.

[Shelby]

Thank you. What an exciting game. But in sportsmanship. Look at that. 15% have just a bachelor's degree, while 11% went to grad school. The numbers have almost identical for anglers, where 27% hold a bachelor's degree or above.

[Spencer Newhart]

So that's 1% more than hunters. Good job. Nice job. Crushed it.

[Shelby]

Okay, Alex, as the winner, you get

[Spencer Newhart]

to choose where the donation goes to.

[Alex Barda]

I've always thought of this moment.

[Spencer Newhart]

I would like.

[Alex Barda]

Is it $700?

[Leland Hart]

It's $700.

[Adrienne]

$1 million. Okay.

[Alex Barda]

I wanted to ensure. Okay. That I knew $700.

[Leland Hart]

No, it's not. Because nobody got it right on the money for this one. So it's 600.

[Shelby]

It's 600.

[Alex Barda]

Thank you for the clarification.

[Spencer Newhart]

Okay.

[Alex Barda]

We are going national Wild Turkey Federation and wtf.

[Kelsey Morris]

Awesome.

[Shelby]

You won.

[Kelsey Morris]

Tis the season.

[Alex Barda]

Tis the season.

[Spencer Newhart]

That is why turkey season.

[Adrienne]

Thank you.

[Shelby]

Boys. Will be back next week.

[Spencer Newhart]

Week. And you can Join them for more

[Shelby]

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