Ep. 758: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CLXXX

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The MeatEater Podcast

Episode 758: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CLXXX
Date: September 3, 2025
Host: Spencer Newarth
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Overview

This episode is a new installment of the popular MeatEater Trivia series: a 10-round, quiz-show style game where knowledge of hunting, fishing, conservation, and outdoor cooking is tested— all in the service of a $1,000 donation to the winner’s conservation group of choice. The show features friendly competition, irreverent banter, and deep-dive outdoor knowledge from the rotating cast, including Brody, Giannis, Randall, Seth, Marge, Logan, and Nate.

Trivia questions lead to digressions about outdoor gear, conservation history, hunting ethics, and personal stories—making for an episode that’s as much about camaraderie and outdoor culture as it is about right answers.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Housekeeping & Stat of the Week (00:46 – 04:54)

• Win Rates & GOAT Status:
  Brody is lauded as the “GOAT” (Greatest of All Time) of MeatEater Trivia, with a 39% win rate. Others follow closely, setting up ongoing tournament rivalries.

  “Brody’s played the most games, he’s won the most games. Plays don’t count and has the highest win percentage. There’s no debate.” – Spencer (00:46)

• Spotify Spoiler Problem:
  The team jokes about AI-generated Spotify chapters that spoil answers:

  “AI Ruining lives.” – Brody (04:47)

2. Pre-Game Banter: Water Bottles & Gear (01:39 – 04:54)

• Hydration Vessel Chat:
  The team has fun with Spencer’s rotating water bottles, discussing brands like Owala and Stanley in a way only gearheads can appreciate.

3. Trivia Gameplay Highlights (05:19 – 38:46)

Round 1: Conservation

• Question: Which of these national parks is furthest east? (Biscayne, Petrified Forest, Big Bend, Badlands)
• Answer: Biscayne (Florida)
• Quotes:

  “The correct answer is Biscayne... The park is within sight of Miami and protects everything from shipwrecks to manatees.” – Spencer (06:45)

Round 2: Gear

• Question: Yeti acquired which backpack brand in 2024?
• Answer: Mystery Ranch
• Quotes:

  “People in this room did very well because that is a local brand.” – Spencer (09:53) “We could file that under Bozeman Gossip.” – Randall (09:53) “They did a whole, like, fanny pack thing on the runway in New York Fashion Week.” – Marge (10:02)

Round 3: Hunting

• Question: What’s the world’s largest online marketplace for firearms, ammo, and accessories?
• Answer: gunbroker.com
• Stories:
  • Randall shares personal experiences with Gunbroker, preferring local face-to-face deals but having scored some good finds, like an HK USC. (13:01–13:48)
  • Giannis details a specific Winchester Model 70 purchase, nerding out over controlled extraction.

Round 4: Fishing

• Question: What state is Lake Pontchartrain in?
• Answer: Louisiana

  “At 631 square miles, Lake Pontchartrain is the eleventh biggest lake in the United States. But despite its name, technically an estuary.” – Spencer (15:55)

• Bridge Trivia: Home to the world’s longest continuous bridge over water.

Round 5: Camping

• Question: In campers/RVs, what color tank collects sink/shower water?
• Answer: Gray

  “It’s recommended when draining these that you drain the black first and gray second, which ensures all human waste gets washed out of your hose.” – Spencer (17:22)

Halftime Scoreboard (18:00)

• Three perfect games so far. Brody, Giannis, and Randall all have five points.

Round 6: Fishing

• Question: Game & Fish magazine crowned who as “Bass Fishing’s GOAT” in 2023 on retirement?
• Answer: Kevin VanDam (“KVD”)
• Quotes:

  “KVD retired after earning $7 million through 36 years of competitive fishing... 25 tournaments, four Bassmaster Classics, seven Angler of the Year.” – Spencer (20:54) “Stats certainly don’t lie.” – Giannis (21:48)

Round 7: Biology

• Question: Eight-letter word: examination of an animal’s dead body.
• Answer: Necropsy

  “An autopsy is to humans as a necropsy is to animals... these are commonly done by vets, biologists, and game wardens.” – Spencer (23:28)

  • The crew discusses teaching kids hunting ethics and terminal ballistics via post-mortem exam of game.

Round 8: Cooking

• Question: 2025 USFWS campaign: “Save a swamp. Sauté a ____” targets what invasive mammal?
• Answer: Nutria

  “Nutria destroy North American wetlands... USFWS encourages their harvest; their flesh tastes like rabbit or dark meat of a turkey.” – Spencer (26:30)

  • Louisiana offers nutria recipes for gumbo and jambalaya.

Round 9: History

• Question: In what modern city did Davy Crockett die in 1836?
• Answer: San Antonio

  “Thousands of Mexican soldiers stormed the lightly defended Alamo... For more, go read Pat Durkin’s article: ‘DID Davy Crockett Go Down Swinging?’” – Spencer (28:09–29:19)

  • Short discussion of The Alamo as a site and American myth.

Round 10: Hunting

• Question: According to Pheasants Forever, peak egg-laying month for pheasants?
• Answer: May
  • Fun fact: A hen may lose up to 75% of her body fat during this period.

4. Overtime Tie-Breaker & Outcome (32:40 – 38:46)

• Tie: Brody and Giannis both finish with perfect games.
• Tie-Breaker: What percentage of Americans think they could beat a bald eagle in an unarmed fight? (2021 YouGov poll)
• Guesses: Brody (62%), Giannis (78%)
• Answer: 30%

  “30% of Americans think they could beat one in a fight... Men more confident than women: 39% of men, 22% of women.” – Spencer (37:24)

• WINNER: Brody Henderson—$1,000 donation to Mule Deer Foundation

  “I like big mule deer bucks.” – Brody (38:36)

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• Brody’s Trivia Dominance:
  “There’s no debate. Brody’s the MeatEater Trivia goat.” – Spencer (00:46)

• Personal Touches:
  “I like his tables.” – Spencer, talking about Chuck Hawks’ gun data (12:37)

• On Necropsy as Hunter Education:
  “You should be doing that stuff with your kids after they kill one.” – Brody (23:28)

• Humor, as Always:
  “Save a swamp, sauté a cowboy.” – Randall, joking about the campaign slogan (24:40)
  “When I fight a bald eagle, I break it.” – Brody (36:24)

• Brody’s Charity Choice:
  “I’m gonna go Mule Deer Foundation.” – Brody (38:28)
  “Send me a hat with that silhouetted sunrise.” – Brody, after picking his favorite conservation charity (38:39)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Pre-Game Stats & Banter: 00:46–04:54
• Trivia Begins: 05:19
• Gunbroker.com Deep Dive: 10:40–13:48
• Halftime Score Update: 18:00
• Discussion: Necropsy & Hunter Ethics: 23:28–23:44
• Nutria Cooking Drive: 24:09–26:30
• Alamo & Crockett: 27:19–29:19
• Overtime Starts: 32:40
• Final: Eagle Fight Tie-Breaker: 34:09–37:06
• Winner/Charity Selection: 38:13–38:46

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Takeaways

• Competitive but Friendly: The show’s mix of outdoor trivia, personal stories, and ribbing between participants makes for engaging listening, whether you’re after education or entertainment.
• Conservation Always Wins: $1,000 goes to the Mule Deer Foundation, spotlighting the MeatEater Podcast’s consistent focus on giving back to wild places and wildlife.
• Fun, Informative, Irreverent: Even the tie-breaker—about fighting a bald eagle—ends up being a vehicle for insights about American attitudes toward wildlife, masculinity, and themselves.

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For those who missed the episode: The gang’s competitive, funny chemistry is on full display, with trivia as the entry point to much broader conversations about outdoor culture, conservation, and the strange things Americans believe. Brody, the “GOAT,” does it again—but not without memorable moments and lots of laughs along the way.

Transcript

[Spencer Newarth]

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[Spencer Newarth]

Welcome to Meat Eater Trivia, the only game show where conservation always wins. I'm your host Spencer Newarth and today we're joined by Giannis, Brody, Randall, Seth, Marge, Logan and Nate. This is a 10 round quiz show with questions from meat eaters. Four verticals which are hunting, fishing, conservation and cooking. And there's a prize. Meat eater will donate 500 to the Conservation organization of the winner's choosing for the stat of the week. This week we're looking at win percentage. Brody is our winningest player in meat eater trivia history and his victorious 39% of games that he plays. Damn, that's a lot. That's followed by Clay at 36%, Steve at 35, Randall at 34 and Giannis at 22. So Brody's played the most games, he's won the most games. Plays don't count and has the highest win percentage. There's no debate. Brody's the meat eater trivia goat.

[Giannis]

He is. He is 100%.

[Spencer Newarth]

We have our fourth ever meat eater trivia tournament though that sometime in the next six months will take place. We have one victory for Steve, one for Brody, one for Randall. Maybe that will be the one that settles who the goat is right now.

[Randall]

Because we all know goat debates, they all get settled.

[Spencer Newarth]

That's right. They happen in real time right after somebody wins. Here's our infrequently asked question segment. If you have a trivia related question for our crew, send it to [e-mail] with the subject line IFAQ. Hannah Lewis says how many water bottles dispenser have. It feels like he has a new vessel each game of trivia. I admit his commitment to hydration. I admire his commitment to hydration while hosting. What you're seeing, Hannah, is we have. My wife and I share four of these water bottles and they're interchangeable so it looks like I have many additions. Today we have the white top and the green bottle. But I can assure you Our house, it's not just filled with water bottles.

[Brody]

I feel like that's a tough thing to share. I feel like water bottles are really personal.

[Spencer Newarth]

Yeah. You know what? They kind of are. I think this is the hot one right now. The Owala. My wife keeps up on what the. The best current hybrid.

[Phil]

We have like six of those at our house right now.

[Spencer Newarth]

Oh, you're in a wall of household as well.

[Giannis]

How is that?

[Phil]

Because kids lose them and then we buy more. Then they find them.

[Spencer Newarth]

Yeah. What do you want to know, Yanni?

[Giannis]

Why it's better than some of its features?

[Spencer Newarth]

We got the. The button that opens the top. You can, like, suck out of it. So it can be in this position. You can get a drink. You can tip it back and get a drink that way. And then again, they're interchangeable. So I.

[Giannis]

What part of it is interchangeable?

[Spencer Newarth]

This. This white part with this green part. See that? Yeah, that's.

[Giannis]

That's why the Oala analogy too.

[Spencer Newarth]

The Owala is hot.

[Randall]

Do that with an empty Sprite bottle and an empty Diet Coke bottle.

[Giannis]

That's true too. And you could put a straw in it to drink up.

[Randall]

Yeah, I've been sipping water out of a straw. It's the worst.

[Brody]

You use those suckers when you're hunting?

[Spencer Newarth]

No, no, it's too heavy.

[Brody]

Yeah.

[Spencer Newarth]

Nalgene, when I'm hunting. This is what the cool girls drink out of, though, right now. Yeah.

[Giannis]

So Stanley's out, I think.

[Spencer Newarth]

Stanley, you're not a water knower if you're drinking out of a Stanley. That's it.

[Randall]

Now that's a cup.

[Spencer Newarth]

Yeah.

[Giannis]

Stanley reverted back to, like coal miners and stuff.

[Spencer Newarth]

Mmm.

[Randall]

Yeah, Just like cracker barrel.

[Giannis]

Stanley's great.

[Spencer Newarth]

We have some housekeeping. Some folks have understandably been frustrated that Spotify has chapters on each episode that spoil the answer answers of questions. We are working to fix this. As of now, there's no way for us to fully turn that off. It's Spotify's AI that is automatically applied to each episode. The best we can do at this moment is to manually remove them from each show. Until there's a more thorough solution, our advice is to just avoid looking at those chapters, unless, of course, you want to cheat and really impress your buddies. Have you guys seen that on Spotify? There's now, like, AI created chapters and they'll say, like, for question one, they debate if a hippo is a pachyderm or whatever. So it says the answer right there. And if your eyes are wandering, you'll.

[Brody]

Be able to Cheat AI Ruining lives.

[Spencer Newarth]

They are.

[Giannis]

No, I'm still an Apple podcast guy.

[Spencer Newarth]

All right, the Shelby index for today is a four. So our winner should get eight correct answers. And with that, we're on to the game of trivia. Play the drop, Phil. Look, I need to know what I stand to win. Everything. Everything. How's that?

[Randall]

Just tend to win everything.

[Spencer Newarth]

Game on, suckers. Question 1. The topic is conservation, and as always, this will be multiple choice. Which of these national parks is the furthest east? East. Is it Biscayne, Petrified Forest, Big Bend, or Badlands? Not the furthest east of all 63 or 64 national parks. The furthest east of these four, is it Biscayne, Petrified Forest, Big Bend, or Badlands? Randall, I heard you would have been victorious with a perfect game.

[Brody]

Oh, yeah, he was talking. He was talking all about.

[Randall]

I just think it was like a good set of questions for me.

[Spencer Newarth]

No, thank you.

[Randall]

Well, I. You could have moved it to Tuesday and I could have attended.

[Spencer Newarth]

I could have. No, we can't record on Tuesdays anymore. It's too close to the deadline. We're.

[Randall]

Oh, no.

[Spencer Newarth]

You will not get any more days where we are recording 24 hours in advance, so.

[Randall]

Oh, God.

[Spencer Newarth]

Could not move it to Tuesday for you. Which of these national parks is the furthest east? Biscayne, Petrified Forest, Big Bend, or Badlands? Is everybody ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Logan saying Badlands, Nate Badlands, Seth Badlands, Randall and Giannis, and Marge and Brody say Biscayne. They got it.

[Randall]

A lot of Drake fans on this side of the room.

[Spencer Newarth]

The correct answer is Biscayne. Petrified Forest is located in Arizona, Big Bend is in Texas, Badlands is in South Dakota, and Biscayne is in Florida. The park is within sight of Miami and protects everything from shipwrecks to manatees. It is located about 1400 miles further east than Badlands or Big Bend.

[Giannis]

I think I've done some fishing in that park.

[Brody]

Big bonefish.

[Giannis]

Is it? Or is Biscayne Bay? Is that part of it?

[Brody]

Yeah, I mean, it's that same zone.

[Giannis]

Yeah.

[Spencer Newarth]

Question two. The topic is gear. This next great question is via Larry Ziegler. Yeti announced in 2024 that they acquired this backpack brand. Yeti announced in 2024 that they acquired this backpack brand. A lot of confident players.

[Brody]

So, Spencer, while we're waiting, I don't know if this has been talked about before, but how does your wife feel about Taylor Swift's engagement?

[Giannis]

Oh, Jesus.

[Spencer Newarth]

Our household is becoming cynical on the whole Thing. Yeah.

[Phil]

Same. Same over here. Spencer.

[Spencer Newarth]

Phil. Phil's household was ahead of us. So there wasn't a lot of fanfare.

[Brody]

Why you were such a swifty not that long ago.

[Spencer Newarth]

I could still be a swifty and like, you know, enjoy the music.

[Brody]

Don't believe in true love.

[Spencer Newarth]

Curriculars.

[Brody]

Don't believe in it.

[Spencer Newarth]

We could discuss often Yeti announced in 2024 that they acquired.

[Giannis]

Now I'm even more intrigued.

[Randall]

I just think it's a real huge boon for the Cincinnati Bearcats. Hoping our recruiting class next year is stronger because we could.

[Spencer Newarth]

Both Kelsey brothers went there, right?

[Randall]

It's crazy. True love blossomed right before the season.

[Giannis]

Oh, are you one of those conspiracy. I just think it's crazy.

[Phil]

Everything's so manufactured and fake.

[Spencer Newarth]

Not every moment has to be like a commercial opportunity.

[Giannis]

Oh, but that's what they're doing with it.

[Spencer Newarth]

It's far beyond, like, you know, just like their relationship. We don't need to like talking about this, Spencer.

[Phil]

You're kind of coming alive.

[Spencer Newarth]

I'll give you all the details.

[Randall]

I think your instincts on this are correct. I think that we're losing listeners.

[Giannis]

Maybe over a 40 of Mickey's.

[Spencer Newarth]

I still think she makes good music. I. I like that her fandom has created, like, this whole other universe where folks are very passionate about things in a way that, you know, people who care about Star Wars.

[Randall]

I thought you wanted to move on.

[Spencer Newarth]

Is everybody ready?

[Giannis]

I. I wish. Taylor. Let's do it. Let's do it.

[Spencer Newarth]

Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Logan and Nate and Seth and Randall and Giannis and Marge and Brody saying Mystery Ranch. They got it. The correct answer is Mystery Ranch. Yeti purchased Mystery Ranch for $36 million in January 2024. Less than 10 months later, rumors began to swirl that Yeti planned to sunset the brand in 2026. Yeti softly denied those claims, saying they're excited about the future of Mystery Ranch's hunt and outdoor products. People in this room did very well because that is a local brand.

[Randall]

I was going to say we could file that under Bozeman Gossip.

[Spencer Newarth]

No, this was covered in magazines. Podcast.

[Randall]

I know, but it also squarely fits within the realm of Bozeman gossip.

[Marge]

You know, they made a scene on the Runway in New York Fashion Week. Mystery Ranch. They. With Chloe. They did a whole, like, fanny pack thing.

[Spencer Newarth]

Good for that.

[Marge]

Odd, I thought, but cool.

[Spencer Newarth]

Question three. The topic is hunting gun. Blank.com claims to be, quote, the world's largest online marketplace for firearms, ammo and accessories. Or quick answers in the room. Gun Blank.com claims to be the world's largest online marketplace for firearms, ammo and accessories.

[Brody]

I'm looking forward to Randall's review.

[Spencer Newarth]

Yeah, Randall, how many hours have you spent on this website?

[Randall]

Oh, countless hundreds. I was just trying to think of how many guns I've bought on it.

[Spencer Newarth]

How many have you sold there, you think? Is it more?

[Randall]

I don't sell on. I don't sell online. My buddy sells a lot on there, but they, they take fees. I'd much rather just list it locally or like on a forum where I can. And then just get a pay for FFL transfer and there you go.

[Spencer Newarth]

Gunblank.com claims you don't really sell guns anyway.

[Brody]

You just buy them.

[Spencer Newarth]

No place for firearms, ammo and accessories.

[Randall]

Yeah, you know, I was a bigger fan of arms list but they shut that down so. Dude, RIP. Yeah. Montana gun trader is a serviceable substitute. What are your thoughts on tax swap? I don't, I don't. Tax swap sounds a little too absolutely tense for me.

[Spencer Newarth]

Is everybody ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Logan and Nate and Seth and Randall and Giannis and Brody saying broker Mars without an answer. The correct answer is gunbroker.com Gunbroker.com has sold over 31 million items related to firearms. And they are an auction based website with 8 million registered buyers and sellers. Their inventory includes 37,022 long rifles and 69,012 gauge shotguns.

[Giannis]

I've only bought one. You want to know what it was? Sure, yeah. It was the. It was the Model 70. That's not Pre 64, but that G series that was made like the Pre 64S. You follow me?

[Brody]

The good one they made after they were bad.

[Giannis]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Brody]

They had one of those that.

[Giannis]

It had the controlled extraction instead of the push feed, you know.

[Spencer Newarth]

Did you buy it from Brody?

[Giannis]

No, I bought it from gun broker. Right. It was in a. It's in a 6555 Swede, which is one of Chuck Hawks's if you ever read his website. One of his all time.

[Spencer Newarth]

I like his tables.

[Giannis]

One of his favorites. Yeah.

[Spencer Newarth]

Was that a competitive auction for that gun?

[Giannis]

I. I don't know if it was competitive. I knew that I was gonna have to pay a pretty penny for it because it was prime condition and. And I ended up paying just about what I thought I'd have to pay for him.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay, Randall, give me a story from Gunbroker.com.

[Randall]

Well, I just trying to think. I bought my HK USC from there.

[Spencer Newarth]

Oh, that's your most recent purchase, right?

[Randall]

It's my most recent gun broker purchase.

[Spencer Newarth]

Is that competitive?

[Randall]

No, it was for a song. But then the really interesting thing is I found an auction. I hope this doesn't get anybody in trouble, but I found an auction for some magazines that I needed and then I found. I started clicking around and I realized that this guy was local. And so I circumvented.

[Spencer Newarth]

Wow.

[Randall]

Gun broker.

[Spencer Newarth]

Well done.

[Randall]

And just met up with him in person and did the old face to face cash deal like I like to at a truck stop.

[Spencer Newarth]

Good for you.

[Randall]

And he's a great guy, too. We had a really interesting talk. He's a real collector.

[Spencer Newarth]

That can't happen when it's just an anonymous auction.

[Randall]

That's the thing. You lose the human touch.

[Spencer Newarth]

Question 4. The topic is fishing. What state is Lake Pontchartra? The spelling on that is P O N T C H A R, T R A, I N. What state is Lake Pontchartrain? Randall, very quick to answer. He was the only one. Yanni has now joined him with an answer. Randall, have you ever been to this place?

[Randall]

Oh, yeah.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay, what state is Lake Pontchartrain?

[Randall]

Many times.

[Spencer Newarth]

That has inspired Seth now.

[Giannis]

Oh, that. That didn't inspire me. I just. I don't know. And I just picked one of 50.

[Spencer Newarth]

Yanni, you seem confident. Have you been there?

[Giannis]

I don't. I think I've maybe driven by it.

[Spencer Newarth]

What state is Lake Pontchartrain? Brody, how do you feel about your.

[Giannis]

First one that popped in?

[Brody]

Not great. Not great. But you know, I have hope.

[Giannis]

When you say the answer. I'm gonna say I knew it.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay, I believe you. Marge.

[Marge]

Taking a guess.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay, go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Logan saying Maine. Nate, Minnesota. Just playing the odds there. Seth, Texas. Randall, Louisiana. Giannis, Louisiana. Marge, West Virginia. Brody, Louisiana. The correct answer is Louisiana. At six hundred and thirty one square miles, Lake Pontchartrain is the eleventh biggest lake in the United States. But despite its name, it's technically an estuary instead of a. Lake Pontchartrain is best known for its speckled trout and redfish, as well as the world's longest continuous bridge over water. Randall, give me a. Give me a Poncha train story. Now, since you've been there so many times.

[Randall]

Well, I mean, you drive over it if you're going up to Baton Rouge or, or Lafayette or wherever. But good friend of mine, Chris Macaluso, loves to fish.

[Spencer Newarth]

Oh, he did one minute fishing on Lake Pontchartrain. Was he successful? No.

[Randall]

And he also had his camera at the weird angle, so it just kind of looking up at his bottom of his shirt. But great guy. He loves it. I would like to make it down there and actually get on the water someday, but I have driven over it many times.

[Spencer Newarth]

Yanni, do you remember the bridge? Have you been on the world's longest?

[Giannis]

Did we drive over from. From New Orleans to Venice? No, I don't think so.

[Randall]

I don't think so.

[Spencer Newarth]

Question 5.

[Giannis]

I don't think I have.

[Spencer Newarth]

The topic is camping. In campers and RVs, black water tanks collect from toilets, while this colored tank collects from sinks and showers. Oh, confident room. In campers and RVs, black water tanks collect from toilets while this colored tank collects from sinks and showers. May have another 100 percenter here.

[Giannis]

Come on, Mags.

[Marge]

I. I wrote something down.

[Spencer Newarth]

It's up to you, Marge. Is everybody ready? Here's a question. One more time. In campers and RVs, black water tanks collect from toilets, while this colored tank collects from sinks and showers.

[Marge]

Not a big camper person.

[Spencer Newarth]

Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Logan and Nate and Seth and Randall and Giannis and Marge and Brody. The whole room says gray. The whole room got it right. The correct answer is Gray. The three primary tanks that most campers and RVs have are a fresh water tank, gray water tank, and black water tank. The fresh water tank provides clean water for drinking and washing, while gray and black hold the wastewater. It's recommended when draining these that you drain the black first and gray second, which ensures all human waste gets washed out of your hose. All right, Phil, we're halfway through the game of trivia. Give us a scoreboard update.

[Giannis]

Hot tip.

[Phil]

This is a pretty high scoring game. Whoa. No one has below three points. Logan, Nate, Seth, and Maggie are all tied up with three. And we've got three perfect games because Randall, Giannis, and Brody have five points at halftime.

[Spencer Newarth]

I don't know if we've seen three perfect games.

[Giannis]

What was the Shelby index?

[Spencer Newarth]

A four. You guys are.

[Randall]

Yeah, And I thought that was low, to be honest.

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[Spencer Newarth]

The topic is fishing. This next great question is via Justin Phillips. Game and Fish magazine declared this man, quote, bass Fishing's goat after he announced his tournament retirement in 2023. We've talked about the trivia goat of Brody Henderson. Now we're looking for bass fishing's goat.

[Giannis]

2020.

[Spencer Newarth]

Game and fish called him that after he announced his tournament retirement in 2023. Tough subject for Randall. This could ruin his perfect game. While Giannis and Brody seem to like their answers, Game and Fish magazine declared this man bass Fishing's goat after he announced his tournament retirement in 2023. If you don't know goat, that's greatest of all time. Is everybody ready?

[Giannis]

We talked about goat earlier in this episode.

[Spencer Newarth]

We did. Randall.

[Randall]

I don't like my answer, but go.

[Spencer Newarth]

Ahead and reveal your answers. Logan, without an answer. Nate says. Ricky Bobby. Seth says. Kevin Van Dam. Randall says. Mike Iconelli. Giannis, KVD. Marge. Without an answer, Brody. KVD. The correct answer is Kevin Van Dam. KVD retired from tournaments after earning $7 million through 36 years of competitive fishing. In that time, he won 25 tournaments, including four Bassmaster Classics and seven Angler of the Year awards. In total, he weighed in over 118, 000 pounds of bass as a professional fisherman. From Kalamazoo.

[Giannis]

Another product. Kalamazoo.

[Spencer Newarth]

And Derek Jeter.

[Giannis]

That's right.

[Randall]

Yeah.

[Spencer Newarth]

And the Honest Patel.

[Giannis]

Those are the two guys. Well, who else is from there?

[Spencer Newarth]

Give me some other names.

[Giannis]

Yeah, you're putting me on the spot now.

[Spencer Newarth]

Jonathan Van Damme as well.

[Giannis]

So his brother.

[Spencer Newarth]

Yeah. And I think his son fishes now.

[Giannis]

Then he. He owns dnr, right? Yeah, yeah, yeah. His family. His family, yeah.

[Spencer Newarth]

Kevin van dam. Question 7. The topic is biology. Noah defines this eight letter word as, quote, the examination of the dead body or carcass of an animal. Noah defines this eight letter word as the examination of the dead body or carcass of an animal. Seth, is KVD your goat as well? Would you agree with Game and Fish magazine?

[Giannis]

Yeah, I mean, he's. The stats certainly don't lie.

[Spencer Newarth]

I don't know how you. How you'd argue with it. And he was kind of around maybe at like one of bass fishing's peaks when it had ESPN airtime, when it was like as cool as it could be and he was still winning all these tournaments.

[Giannis]

Yeah.

[Spencer Newarth]

Noah defines this eight letter word as the examination of the dead body. Or carcass of an animal.

[Giannis]

Eight letters. Huh?

[Spencer Newarth]

Eight letters. Randall lost his perfect game. Randall, do you know who KVD is?

[Randall]

I do, I do. And I should have known that because when I was down in Springfield, Missouri, I got to go through the bass fishing hall of fame. Oh, and there's a big old KVD damn thing there. But I was just. I couldn't think of any tournament anglers except for Mike I. Canelli. And I kept thinking Jimmy Houston and Bill Dance.

[Spencer Newarth]

Is everybody ready?

[Randall]

Just didn't get me anywhere.

[Spencer Newarth]

Noah defines this eight letter word elimination. Dead body.

[Phil]

That's.

[Randall]

Oh, I knew.

[Spencer Newarth]

Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Logan saying autopsy. Nate and Seth and Randall and Giannis and Brody saying necropsy. Marge, without an answer. Correct answer is necropsy. An autopsy is to humans as a necropsy is to animals. These are commonly done by vets, biologists and game wardens. Tony Peterson thinks performing necropsies will make you a better hunter. To hear the reasoning why, go read his article on the meat eater.com called why Deer hunters should always perform a necropsy.

[Brody]

Oh, you should be doing that stuff with your kids after they kill one.

[Spencer Newarth]

That's right. A lot of stuff.

[Giannis]

I agree. I like to promote this idea as.

[Randall]

Well, Especially if you're interested in terminal ballistics.

[Giannis]

Yes, sir.

[Spencer Newarth]

Or what a deer has been eating.

[Randall]

Or the wound channel that you're projecting this.

[Giannis]

Well, both are equally important.

[Spencer Newarth]

That's right.

[Randall]

I'm.

[Spencer Newarth]

You'll be a more hunter if you just poke around in there. Question 8. The topic is cooking. And this next great question is via Colin T. This invasive mammal was the target of a 2025 u. S. Fish and Wildlife service campaign called save a swamp saute a blank.

[Giannis]

Uh oh.

[Spencer Newarth]

Randall and Seth, very quick to answer. This invasive mammal was the target of a 2025 U.S. fish and Wildlife service campaign called quote, save a swamp saute a blank. Yanni, how do you feel about your answer? Perfect game on the line on question eight.

[Giannis]

I think it's a mammal.

[Spencer Newarth]

Them. Them little dash marks, they are irrelevant. Okay. It could be a two letter word. It could be a 15 letter word.

[Brody]

Checking.

[Randall]

Save a Swamp saute a cowboy.

[Spencer Newarth]

This invasive mammal was the target of a 2025 U.S. fish and Wildlife service campaign called Save a swamp saute a blank. Big and rich was my favorite country group when I was a kid because they loved South Dakota. They, they loved coming there and performing on their first album, horse of a different color. Their license plates on their motorcycles were South Dakota plates.

[Giannis]

The name Is big and rich.

[Spencer Newarth]

Big and rich. That's right.

[Randall]

John.

[Spencer Newarth]

John Rich and big Kenny. That's right. They split up for a while. Yanni. It was kind of a devastating moment for big and rich fans, but now they're back together. I didn't realize that this invasive mammal was the target of a 2025 u. S. Fish and wildlife service campaign called save. Save a swamp saute. A blank. Their solo careers did not work out. They just had to. They had to reunite.

[Brody]

They couldn't be just big or just rich.

[Spencer Newarth]

Didn't work.

[Randall]

Didn't work hauling oats.

[Spencer Newarth]

Were you big and rich fan, Seth?

[Giannis]

Yeah.

[Spencer Newarth]

Cowboy Troy.

[Giannis]

Yeah, Cowboy Troy.

[Randall]

Like cowboy Troy?

[Giannis]

Yeah.

[Spencer Newarth]

Is everybody ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Logan saying the famous mammal iguana. Nate saying the famous mammal snake. We have Seth saying nutria. Randall nutria. Giannis nutria. Marge without an answer. Brody neutria. They got it. The correct answer is I couldn't remember.

[Giannis]

Doesn't make sense.

[Phil]

It's also not a mammal.

[Randall]

It's a federal agency. It's not going to rhyme.

[Spencer Newarth]

Nutria are originally from South America. They destroy North American wetlands by eating the roots of native plants, which accelerates erosion and turns marshes into open water. The u. S. Fish and wildlife service encourages their harvest, saying nutria have lean, mild flesh that tastes like rabbit or the dark meat of a turkey. The the Louisiana department of wildlife and fisheries shares recipes on their website for nutria gumbo and nutria jumbalaya. All right, Phil, we have two questions left. Give us a scoreboard update.

[Phil]

Let's see here. Looks like Logan, Nate and Maggie are out of the running for the win. We got Seth with six points, Randall with seven and tied up with the perfect game. Still, wow. Are Giannis and Brody with eight?

[Spencer Newarth]

Here's question nine, the topic.

[Giannis]

It's getting hot in here.

[Spencer Newarth]

Frontiersman. Frontiersman Davy Crockett died on March 6, 1836 in this modern city. Brody and Randall, not my strong suit. Frontiersman Davy Crockett died on March 6, 1836, in this modern city.

[Giannis]

I can tell you the state. Does that get me anything?

[Spencer Newarth]

Not enough. Frontiersman Davy Crockett died on March 6, 1836 in this modern city. Nate, do you know this one?

[Brody]

How about a little Davy Crockett for us, Randall?

[Randall]

Let her rip, Davey.

[Giannis]

Davy Crockett.

[Randall]

I thought I felt like we had a chorus there.

[Brody]

I was going to start from the beginning.

[Phil]

You guys started at the chorus.

[Randall]

I don't really have the whole number.

[Phil]

Going on about and dopping down there.

[Giannis]

You Go.

[Randall]

That's right.

[Spencer Newarth]

Perfect. Yanni, how do you feel about your answer?

[Giannis]

It is a city in this great state.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay, that's a hint. Is everybody ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. New Orleans. Nate Sang. San Antonio. Seth. Nashville. Randall and Giannis. San Antonio. March. Philadelphia. Brody. San Antonio. The correct answer is San Antonio. Thousands of Mexican soldiers stormed the lightly defended Alamo. You forgot the Alamo. The day Crockett died, some historians say he went down fighting with a heroic last stand, while others claim he surrendered and was executed. For more on this controversial subject, go read Pat Durkin's article on Theme Eater.com called DID Davy Crockett Go down Swinging? Has anyone been to the Alamo?

[Brody]

Yep, I have.

[Spencer Newarth]

Marge, you didn't know Davy Crockett died there?

[Giannis]

I just.

[Marge]

I guess I didn't read enough plaques.

[Spencer Newarth]

Tell me about the visit you had there, Brody.

[Brody]

It was, you know, it's cool. You go into a little like chat. It's Chapel Museum I think they call it, isn't it?

[Randall]

I think so, yeah.

[Brody]

There's some cool stuff in there. We weren't there long. We were just passing through San. On San Antonio on our way down to Padre island, so we didn't stay long.

[Spencer Newarth]

Who else died there? Bowie?

[Brody]

Everyone.

[Spencer Newarth]

Everyone pretty much.

[Brody]

What's his name? The Mexican general?

[Randall]

Santa Ana.

[Giannis]

Yeah.

[Spencer Newarth]

Here's a correct answer review so far. One was Biscayne National Park. Two. Mystery Ranch. Three. Gun broker.com Four, L.A. five, Gray. Six, Kevin Van Dam. Seven. Necropsy. Eight, Nutria. Nine. San Antonio. Phil, how's the scoreboard look going into question 10?

[Phil]

Well, the standings remain the same with Brody and Giannis still at their perfect game, nine points and Randall one point behind at eight.

[Spencer Newarth]

Question 10. The topic is hunting. This is our listener question of the week which was won by Sam Woodward for setting this great question. Sam is going to get a board game signed by the crew. If you want a chance to win the listener question of the week, then send your question to trivia@the meater.com According to pheasants Forever, this is the peak egg laying month for pheasants.

[Randall]

She.

[Spencer Newarth]

According to Pheasants Forever, this is the peak egg laying month for pheasants. We have Giannis and Brody with blank whiteboards. They are tied right now with a perfect game. Randall is one point behind them. If he could get this right and they falter, we will have a three way tie.

[Randall]

Well, you know what they say about me, Spencer?

[Spencer Newarth]

What do they say?

[Randall]

One of my strong suits is questions about birds and who is they?

[Spencer Newarth]

Randall?

[Randall]

There's a guy on Instagram that points out every time that I get a bird question wrong.

[Spencer Newarth]

No, ornithologist. That's what they say about Randall. According to Pheasants Forever, this is the peak egg laying month for pheasants.

[Giannis]

Oh, man. I want to change, but I'm not gonna.

[Spencer Newarth]

Two perfect games on the line. Is everybody ready?

[Giannis]

Yes.

[Spencer Newarth]

Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Logan saying June. Nate. April. Seth. May. Randall. March. Giannis. May. Marge. May. Brody, May. The correct answer is May. We have two perfect games between Brody and Giannis. The average hen lays a dozen eggs that take 23 days to hatch. This is a taxing process that can cause a pheasant to lose 75% of their body fat and 10% of their body weight. They then hit their poorest physical condition in August, which is when they're most susceptible to disease and predators. All right, we're headed to overtime. Play the drop, Phil.

[Marge]

Tiebreaker.

[Spencer Newarth]

The tie breaker will be a numerical question. We are down to Brody and Giannis.

[Giannis]

Can I just comment on that drop? Like, that feels so intense to me. I feel like my life is on the line.

[Brody]

Yeah, that's a good one.

[Giannis]

That's how it should feel like, like that Arnold Schwarzenegger movie. Was it like. Was he like Running man or something like that? Like, I feel like I'm about to enter into, like, something like that.

[Spencer Newarth]

Well, there's a one thousand dollar donation on the line because YouTube boys put up perfect games today and it could go up to eleven hundred dollars if one of you gets this right on the nose.

[Brody]

I find that drop very relaxing.

[Spencer Newarth]

All right, everyone in the room will play along though, because if somebody gets this right on the nose, Mediator is going to add that extra $100. We've already doubled the donation today. Let's see if we can get some more.

[Brody]

One more question. Have we had a perfect game?

[Spencer Newarth]

Tiebreaker, one time. That has happened one time in Mediator Trivia history. I think this is like episode 180. So it's now happened twice.

[Giannis]

If I lose after overtime, do I still get the perfect game?

[Spencer Newarth]

Yeah, you'll be credited with the perfect game. Have you had a perfect game before?

[Giannis]

I don't know.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay, maybe a lot of history to be made here. All right, the tie breaking subject is nature. What percentage of Americans think they could beat a bald ego? A bald eagle in an unarmed fight.

[Giannis]

A ball of the ego. That'd be like fighting Brody.

[Spencer Newarth]

What percentage of Americans.

[Brody]

You're.

[Spencer Newarth]

You're the Eagle.

[Giannis]

I know.

[Randall]

I thought you said a bald ego.

[Giannis]

I did.

[Randall]

That was good.

[Spencer Newarth]

What percentage of Americans think they could beat a bald eagle in an unarmed fight? This is via a 2021 poll.

[Giannis]

Who did the poll?

[Spencer Newarth]

I think it was YouGov. It was like a pretty official.

[Giannis]

Let.

[Spencer Newarth]

Let me see if I can.

[Giannis]

Agency asked this question.

[Randall]

Oh, YouGov is like a. It's like a. Just a website, isn't it? I don't know.

[Brody]

Can I make a small request? What do you can avoid tiebreaker? Like this kind of. This is like.

[Spencer Newarth]

It was YouGov. That was a YouGov poll. What percentage of Americans think they could beat a bald eagle in an unarmed fight?

[Brody]

Like the Boone and Crockett one we had last time. That was like very cut and dry.

[Spencer Newarth]

We gotta mix in a fun one every now and then.

[Brody]

I don't think this is fun.

[Giannis]

So like I feel like 100 of males in our country. How far say I can. So that's 50% more now. What percentage out of females?

[Randall]

Are you trying to help, Brody?

[Giannis]

I'm just having fun with it.

[Randall]

How many percentage points would you like us to go to?

[Spencer Newarth]

I want us to get it right on the nose. So we're not doing any decimals, just write a whole number. There were 1200 US adults polled for this question. What percentage of Americans think they could beat a bald eagle in an unarmed fight?

[Randall]

Do you think this is a phone call survey type of thing?

[Spencer Newarth]

I don't know. They might have been standing outside of the Sears and Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

[Randall]

The question would be, are people who have landlines more likely to be confident to fight against a Bald Eagle?

[Spencer Newarth]

Again, 1200Americans were surveyed for this question.

[Randall]

They're probably more traditional. So they likely have a higher reverence for the capabilities of our nation's but.

[Giannis]

More confidence in their fighting skills.

[Spencer Newarth]

They leave the question a little open ended. So what does it mean to beat the bald eagle? Like did you just defeat it and it can't wrestle you anymore or is it dead, you just killed the thing? I don't know. I think whenever I think of interpretation.

[Randall]

Of beating a bird, I think of it not being able to fly away.

[Brody]

Usually when I fight a bald eagle, I break it.

[Randall]

Flightless birds.

[Spencer Newarth]

Is everybody ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Logan saying 53%, Nate 69. Nice. Seth 67, Randall 87, Marge 52. In our two players left, we have Brody saying 62 and Yanni saying 78% of Americans could beat a bald eagle in an unarmed fight.

[Randall]

Did someone get it right on the nose.

[Spencer Newarth]

The correct answer is 30%, making Brody our winner.

[Brody]

Wow.

[Spencer Newarth]

He was 32 percentage points.

[Randall]

Totally a landline poll.

[Spencer Newarth]

A bunch of old people. I think, again, you have to consider they're doing this survey, like, outside of a Sears in Wisconsin. Not everyone is like, yeah, I could. I could. Whoop.

[Randall]

Have those people seen a Bald Eagle?

[Phil]

No.

[Spencer Newarth]

30% of Americans think they could beat one in a fight. In that same 2021 poll, only 18% of Britain said they could beat. Could beat up an eagle. And men were more confident than women, with 39% of American men versus 22% of American women saying they'd win the fight. The study found that American women and British men have about the same confidence of winning fights with kangaroos and wolves.

[Randall]

Now, I've never really bought into the whole crisis of mas masculinity thing, but that 39 number has me concerned.

[Spencer Newarth]

It's even worse if you're on the other side of the Atlantic. Those folks really don't believe in their, their animal fighting ability. So Brody, who did not like the question, is the winner. Brody, where is that $1,000 donation going today?

[Brody]

Oh, it's a thousand bucks.

[Spencer Newarth]

Thousand dollars. We've done this in the past. You could split it up into 2, 500.

[Brody]

I'll let Giannis pick for five.

[Randall]

No go.

[Giannis]

No. Give someone the big, big grand.

[Spencer Newarth]

There you go.

[Giannis]

Make their day.

[Randall]

Splash it.

[Brody]

I'm gonna go Mule Deer Foundation.

[Spencer Newarth]

Mule Deer Foundation. I think Brody is their biggest donor. On behalf of Meat Eater Trivia, what do you like about Mule Deer Foundation?

[Brody]

I like big mule deer bucks.

[Spencer Newarth]

And you like their hats?

[Brody]

Yeah. Send me a hat. I like that hat with the, the, the silhouetted sunrise. Yeah, I need one of those.

[Spencer Newarth]

There you go. Thousand dollars via Meat Eater and Brody going to the Mule Deer Foundation. Well done, Giannis.

[Giannis]

Thanks.

[Spencer Newarth]

Very close.

[Giannis]

Very.

[Spencer Newarth]

Not good enough.

[Giannis]

No. It's like finishing a hundred mile race, but not, you know, getting first place. Still feel real good about it.

[Spencer Newarth]

Made it to the end. Join us next week for more Meat Eater Trivia, the only game show where conservation always wins.

[Giannis]

Thanks, Spencer.

[Randall]

Thanks, Spencer.

[Brody]

Yeah, Spencer from South Dakota.

[Spencer Newarth]

He's the host.

[Brody]

Using those smooth, mellow tones, he lays them questions down. And he likes taking those two and three year old bucks. And he's an avid amateur rock hound.

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