Ep. 767: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CLXXXIII

Summary

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The MeatEater Podcast – Ep. 767: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CLXXXIII

Date: September 24, 2025
Host: Spencer Newarth
Featured Guests: Randall, Brody, Alyssa, John, Roman, Hillary
Theme: Outdoor trivia spanning hunting, fishing, conservation, cooking, and woodsmanship—with humor, offbeat anecdotes, and a focus on deepening our understanding of the natural world. The winner receives a $500 donation to a conservation organization of their choice.

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Overview

This episode of the MeatEater Podcast features the 183rd edition of MeatEater Trivia, where Spencer Newarth hosts a lively, ten-round quiz for the crew and guests. The trivia covers the pillars of the MeatEater brand—hunting, fishing, conservation, and wild food—punctuated by playful banter and good-natured competition. As always, the winner directs a $500 charitable donation to their chosen conservation organization. The episode includes memorable asides about music, lures, childhood scouting, and more, all culminating in a nail-biting tiebreaker.

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Episode Breakdown & Key Insights

1. Pre-Game Banter and Tour Announcements [01:55–04:45]

Highlights:

• Spencer announces the upcoming "MeatEater Live Christmas Tour," mentioning locations and encouraging pre-sale sign-ups.
• Randall humorously muses on which stop he’s most excited about, ultimately picking Fayetteville for its Arkansas flavor.
• Spencer and Randall riff on authenticity in Arkansas and reminisce about past visits (including the White River and Buffalo River fishing).
• Playful talk about hanging out “on buses and in locker rooms.”

Notable Quote:
“I was born to hang out on buses and in locker rooms and just hold court.”—Randall [04:16]

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2. On Archery Trivia Correction [04:45–05:38]

• Previous episode’s debate over the FOC (Front of Center vs. Forward of Center) archery acronym is resolved; both are correct per expert Ed Ashby.
• It didn’t change the game outcome, but accuracy is celebrated.

Notable Quote:
“The only thing that's better than winning is being right. So I'll take that.”—Randall [05:32]

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3. The Game Begins [05:38–42:33]

Trivia Segment Structure:

Each question falls under MeatEater's four verticals: Hunting, Fishing, Conservation, Cooking.

Sample Questions and Discussion:

1. Natural History:
   Which state has the most active volcanoes: Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, Alaska?

   • Winner: Brody, with "Alaska" (correct; 141 active volcanoes). [06:06–08:14]

   Fun aside:
   “Oh, Mount Alaska, Mount Volcano.”—Brody (joking about naming volcanoes) [08:16]

2. Wildlife:
   Red-winged, yellow-headed, and Brewer’s are all types of what bird, immortalized by the Beatles in a 1968 song?

   • Correct answer: Blackbird. [08:20–11:38]
     Memorable moment:
     “It's not Bye Bye Blackbird Bird.”—Randall, as he misremembers song titles [11:38]

   Fun conservation note:
   Red-winged blackbirds signify spring in marshy regions.

3. Hunting:
   Most popular rifle rail, developed by the military in the late 1980s?

   • Correct answer: Picatinny.
     Insight:
     Picatinny rails have largely replaced Weaver rails for military and civilians. [12:49–14:07]

4. Fishing:
   Which company, purchased by Rapala in 1999 and known for the Wiggle Wart lure, has a cloudy name?

   • Correct answer: Storm. [14:13–16:21]
     Debate on Storm vs. Stormy:
     “I think Stormy Thunderstick sounds like a much better lure than Storm Thunderstick.”—Randall [18:08]

5. Cooking:
   Five-letter parasitic flatworm that can infect your liver via undercooked fish?

   • Correct answer: Fluke. [17:35–19:13]

   Scout Storytime:
   Randall regales the group with his Eagle Scout project (built a wagon and pond stairs for the Cincinnati Nature Center), adding personal touch and camaraderie.

Halfway Scoreboard:

• Brody leads with 4 points; Randall and John trail closely with 3. [20:18]

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4. Second Half – Tighter Competition [22:43–35:37]

6. Conservation:

Third most visited national park in 2023, named after a Jerusalem hill?

• Correct answer: Zion. [22:43–24:40]
  Anecdote:
  Name changed from "Mukuntuweap" to Zion for visitor friendliness.

7. Woodsmanship:

What month has the longest night (in the Northern Hemisphere)?

• Correct answer: December (winter solstice). [26:21–27:50]
  Reflection:
  “Calendar questions have been throwing me off recently, too.”—Randall [26:32]

8. Fishing:

Island south of Cape Cod, west of Nantucket, with a long-running fishing derby?

• Correct answer: Martha’s Vineyard. [27:58–30:44]
• Hillary shares memories of fishing (albacore attempts, chowder appreciation).

9. Conservation:

Alliterative ag practice: Crop grown to protect and enrich soil?

• Correct answer: Cover crop. [31:51–35:37]

Resource:
Cover cropping increases biodiversity and soil health; recent USDA surveys note farmers who use cover crops embrace other conservation measures.

Notable Score Update:
“Tied up are Randall and Brody with six points [after 8 rounds].” [31:25]

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5. The Climax – Final Question, Tiebreaker, and Victory [35:37–43:39]

10. Hunting (Tie-breaker Question):

Home city where Lee Ellis and Drew Carroll of Seek1 killed giant urban whitetails?

• Correct answer: Atlanta (no one got it). [35:42–38:25]
• Fun tangent about Drew Carey/Cleveland (mistaken connection).

Tiebreaker: Meat Yield

Average boneless meat from an Ohio whitetail buck?

• Correct answer: 63 lbs (full: 62.51 lbs).
• Closest guess: Randall, with 67 lbs. [38:36–42:14]

Final Score:

• Randall wins and dedicates the $500 donation to the Ohio Conservation Federation, supporting efforts to acquire public hunting lands in the state. [42:18–43:20]

Notable Quote:
"I’d like to donate this to the Ohio Conservation Federation... they're working to fundraise to help the state acquire timberlands to provide more access for hunters and anglers." —Randall [42:18]

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Memorable Quotes & Moments

• "I was born to hang out on buses and in locker rooms and just hold court." — Randall [04:16]
• “The only thing that's better than winning is being right.” — Randall [05:32]
• “Oh, Mount Alaska, Mount Volcano.” — Brody [08:16]
• "I think Stormy Thunderstick sounds like a much better lure than Storm Thunderstick. It just doesn't roll off the tongue."—Randall [18:08]
• “Calendar questions have been throwing me off recently, too.” — Randall [26:32]
• “I just remember when we went up to the Boundary Waters with my Boy Scout troop … Just storm thundersticks.” — Randall [18:27]
• “It's not Bye Bye Blackbird Bird.” — Randall [11:38]
• "Given that Alyssa's not on the board, I am inclined to revisit the storm—Stormy, I appreciate that." — Randall [31:36]
• “Someday maybe … Just, just, just a kind man and I learned a lot from him. So I appreciate it.” — Randall, on his connection with Ohio Conservation Federation [43:34]

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• [01:55] – Trivia game format, introductions, tour announcement
• [04:45] – Archery FOC correction
• [06:06] – First trivia question: active volcanoes
• [08:20] – Beatles “Blackbird”/birding
• [12:49] – Rifle rails (Picatinny)
• [14:13] – Fishing lures/company (Storm)
• [17:35] – Parasitic flatworm (“fluke”) and Boy Scout tales
• [22:43] – Top national parks (“Zion”)
• [26:21] – Longest night month (“December”)
• [27:58] – Historic fishing tournament island (“Martha’s Vineyard”)
• [31:51] – Cover crop practice
• [35:42] – Home of urban trophy whitetails (Seek1/Atlanta)
• [38:36] – Tiebreaker: Ohio buck meat yield
• [42:18] – Victory, donation discussion, closing banter

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Episode Tone & Style

• Playful and irreverent: Banter about music, personal trivia strengths and weaknesses, and off-topic jokes (e.g., Everclear, Drew Carey).
• Educational: Each answer includes detailed flavor text and natural history tidbits.
• Camaraderie: Listeners experience the warmth, respect, and shared outdoor passion among the cast.

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For Those Who Missed the Episode

This episode embodies the fun, camaraderie, and genuine expertise that MeatEater listeners love—trivia intertwines with stories of Boy Scout exploits, coveted fishing lures, chowder debates, and the real, often funny, personalities that shape this outdoor community. Brody and Randall’s close contest underscores the value of wide-ranging knowledge, while the charitable donation reinforces MeatEater’s commitment to real-world conservation impact.

Randall’s big win and donation? Proof positive that knowing your stuff—and a little bit of luck—can give back to wildlife and wild places.

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Transcript

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[Brody Henderson]

It's a meat eater podcast.

[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 by Randall Brody, Alyssa, John, Roman and Hillary. 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 winners choosing now, Meteater is heading south for the holidays. We are thrilled to announce Meteater Live the Christmas tour coming to you this December. We have stops in Birmingham, Nashville, Memphis, Fayetteville, Dallas and Austin. Come hang with Steve, Giannis, Clay, Randall and Brent for a night of laughs, trivia, prizes and stories from the outdoors. Go to themeater.com tour to sign up for pre sale access which starts September 23rd. That will give you the chance to buy tickets before they officially go on sale. To the public. That's themedeater.com tour. We can't wait to see you there, Especially Randall. Randall, what stop are you most excited for?

[Randall Brody]

Well, I thought long and hard about this, and I was really leaning towards Memphis.

[Spencer Newarth]

Why?

[Randall Brody]

John Morant. And also the song Walking in Memphis. I'd have the opportunity to hum that to myself a lot, which is really catchy.

[Spencer Newarth]

Yeah.

[Randall Brody]

But then I ultimately decided that Fayetteville, Arkansas, takes the cake for me because.

[Spencer Newarth]

Clay Newcombe is the mayor.

[Randall Brody]

I feel like Clay. I feel like Clay and Brent, like, bring a lot of Arkansas here.

[Spencer Newarth]

Yes.

[Randall Brody]

But I'm like, is that really Arkansas? So now I get to see them in their environment. See how. See them among their people.

[Spencer Newarth]

Yes.

[Randall Brody]

And I'll just gain a new depth of appreciation for what is so Arkansas about Clay.

[Spencer Newarth]

Yeah. We'll see if it's actually authentic or not.

[Randall Brody]

Yeah, it might be a shtick. Everybody there might be looking at clay and rolling their eyes, but haven't been to Arkansas since the summer of, ooh, 2007.

[Spencer Newarth]

What was the occasion?

[Randall Brody]

I went down to the White River National Forest, do some fishing. The Buffalo River.

[Spencer Newarth]

There you go.

[Randall Brody]

And did some fishing.

[Spencer Newarth]

Randall's genuinely very excited. He was saying he really looks forward to just hanging with his buddies and farting on the bus. That was what he said in a meeting here.

[Randall Brody]

I was born. I was born to hang out on buses and in locker rooms.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay.

[Randall Brody]

And just hold court. So I'm looking forward to it.

[Spencer Newarth]

Should be a good week and a.

[Randall Brody]

Lot of good food.

[Brody Henderson]

I'm sure there's a locker room here. I don't ever see you hanging out in there.

[Randall Brody]

Well, there's not nearly enough space for the hijinks that I.

[Spencer Newarth]

Again, theme eater.com tour pre sale is happening soon. All right. In a previous episode, we had a question about what the archery acronym FOC stands for. The correct answer was front of center. But after some debate, I also accepted Randall and Yanni's answer of forward of center. Well, after further research, it has been revealed that forward of center is totally correct. It turns out that our favorite archery expert, Ed Ashby, who's been a guest on the Meater podcast, says forward of center over front of center. So FOC can be either one. And it doesn't change the outcome of the game because Giannis and Randall were awarded that point and then lost to Brody in overtime because Brody is pure of heart, and they are not.

[Randall Brody]

But thanks, of course, to our attentive.

[Spencer Newarth]

Listeners who pointed out folks were coming to your defense. Many sources were revealed that went with forward of center.

[Randall Brody]

Yeah, I mean, the only thing that's better than winning is being right. So I'll take that.

[Spencer Newarth]

This game, you get to do both sometimes.

[Randall Brody]

Sometimes.

[Spencer Newarth]

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

[Randall Brody]

You stand to win everything.

[Hillary]

Game on, suckers.

[Spencer Newarth]

Question 1. The topic is natural history. This first great question is via Anthony Tornetta and it is multiple choice. Which state has the most active volcanoes? Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, Alaska. Brody, quick to answer. Whiteboard is down. Which state has the most active volcanoes? Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, Alaska. A tough one for question one.

[Brody Henderson]

The other day. Mount St. Helens is showing a little.

[Spencer Newarth]

Activity that could probably dang near reach us if something happened. Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, Alaska.

[Randall Brody]

That reminds me of an overtime game that I lost on.

[Spencer Newarth]

What year?

[Randall Brody]

What year in Mount St. Helens erupted?

[Spencer Newarth]

I don't remember the answer. 80.

[Phil]

It's 1980. Just 80.

[Spencer Newarth]

Is everybody ready? Roman doing some erasing. Most active volcanoes. Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, Alaska. Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Alyssa, Sang, Hawaii. Roman, Washington, Randall, Washington, John, Hawaii, Hillary, Hawaii, Brody, Alaska. The correct answer is Alaska. Only got it right. Alaska has 141 active volcanoes. That's followed by California with 18, Oregon with 17, Washington with 7, Hawaii with 5, Utah and Idaho with 4. New Mexico with 3, Arizona and Nevada with 2 and Colorado and Wyoming with 1. Of Alaska's 141 active volcanoes, 50 of them have been active within the last 250 years. Not even close. You could add up all the other.

[Randall Brody]

Okay, okay.

[Spencer Newarth]

Volcanoes.

[Randall Brody]

That's what I was about to say.

[Spencer Newarth]

Spencer. Alaska would still whoop them.

[Randall Brody]

What are some prominent Alaska volcanoes? Brody?

[Brody Henderson]

Oh, Mount Alaska, Mount Volcano.

[Spencer Newarth]

We don't have time for all question to the topic is wildlife. Red winged, yellow headed and brewers are all types of this bird that the Beatles immortalized with a 1968 song. Hillary. Quick to answer. Hillary. Is it because of the three types of this bird or is it because of the Beatles? Hint. Yep. Okay. Red winged, yellow headed and brewers are all types of this bird that the Beatles immortalized in a 1968 song. Brody, again quick to answer.

[Brody Henderson]

I'm an amateur birder.

[Spencer Newarth]

Spencer. Red winged, yellow headed and brewers are all types of this bird that the Beatles immortalized in a 1968 song. Brody and Hillary confident. Our other four players? Not so much.

[Brody Henderson]

What do you got?

[Phil]

Show me.

[Spencer Newarth]

Yeah. Okay. Brody And Hillary agree.

[Brody Henderson]

I like that answer.

[Spencer Newarth]

Randall, is that a blank whiteboard down there?

[Randall Brody]

No, I've got something, but I don't like it.

[Spencer Newarth]

Red winged, yellow headed and brewers are all types of this bird that the Beatles immortalized in a 1968 song. Alyssa now coming up with an answer. Maybe. John, do you have an answer? No. Okay. Roman, do you have an answer?

[Phil]

Yeah, I've been talking about the Beatles a lot with my friends.

[Randall Brody]

So that was the.

[Spencer Newarth]

You know, this one, I'm.

[Phil]

I'm hopeful.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay. Randall, Doing some erases.

[Randall Brody]

I'm torn between two answers. One I think could be a song, and then one I think could go with one of these descriptions.

[Spencer Newarth]

Red winged, yellow headed and.

[Brody Henderson]

Not a Beatles fan, Randall.

[Randall Brody]

I mean, the basics. I don't know.

[Brody Henderson]

More of a stone sky.

[Randall Brody]

Pearl Jam, Everclear.

[Brody Henderson]

Oh, that's right. Everclear. Really hoping it goes catch them this weekend.

[Spencer Newarth]

I heard tonight. Tonight Randall's been trying to wrangle a ticket in our company, Slack Channel, Everclear and Sponge.

[Randall Brody]

It's going to be sick.

[Spencer Newarth]

Sponge, I'm not familiar with.

[Phil]

Yeah, who's SpongeBob?

[Randall Brody]

Just like another 90s, a lesser Everclear. Yeah.

[Spencer Newarth]

They don't have a Santa Monica or father of mine.

[Randall Brody]

No, I mean Santa Monica. If I could just put one song on repeat.

[Brody Henderson]

Have they moved on to the county fair circuit? Is that where they're at now or.

[Phil]

Yeah. Yes, because I think they've played a county fair here in Montana.

[Randall Brody]

Well, an exhibit is coming to. Exhibit is coming to Billings later this month. I'm excited for that.

[Spencer Newarth]

Is everybody ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Alyssa saying Robin, Roman and Randall and John and Hillary and Brody say blackbird. They got it. The correct answer is blackbird. The Beatles were singing about the Eurasian blackbird in their song that's simply called Blackbird. At the end of the tune, you actually hear the song of a real blackbird. American Songwriter magazine declared it the 16th best Beatles song of all time.

[Randall Brody]

It's not Bye Bye Blackbird Bird.

[Spencer Newarth]

How does it.

[Randall Brody]

That's what I was thinking of.

[Brody Henderson]

Oh, yeah, that's it. I really like when those red wing blackbirds show up in March. Cuz then you know, like winter's over.

[Spencer Newarth]

They just sound like a marsh to me. Like I'm like among fish. I'm near water. When I hear a red cat, they like cat tails. That's right. Question three. The topic is hunting. This is our listener question of the week, which was won by Randy Hodge for sending this great question. Randy is going to get a board game signed by the crew. If you want a chance to win our listener question of the week, then send your question to trivia.com this rail with evenly spaced grooves was developed by the military in the late 1980s and has since become the most popular rail on rifles. Randy and Brody, quick to answer. This rail with evenly spaced grooves was developed by the military in the late 1980s. In a sense, become the most popular rail on rifles. John also has his answer. Mmm. What was that? Grown, Randall?

[Randall Brody]

Oh, just. The game's getting exciting again.

[Spencer Newarth]

We started out with a bird question and Volcanoes.

[Randall Brody]

Volcanoes, yeah.

[Spencer Newarth]

And now guns. Yeah. This rail with evenly spaced grooves was developed by the military in the late 1980s and. And has since become the most popular rail on rifles.

[Brody Henderson]

Been doing any parking lot gun transactions lately, Randall?

[Randall Brody]

Not lately. Al's been pretty static in that realm.

[Spencer Newarth]

Is everybody ready?

[Randall Brody]

Doing more experiments lately?

[Spencer Newarth]

Go ahead and reveal your answers. Alyssa, without an answer, Roman says Arc. Randall and John say Picatinny. Hillary, without an answer, Brody. Picatinny. The correct answer is Picatinny. P I C A T I N N Y. The Picatinny rail is named after the Picatinny arsenal in New Jersey, where it was designed and developed. The Picatinny rail largely replaced the Weaver rail for both the military and civilians. In most cases, accessories designed for Weaver rails will also work on Picatinny rails, but not the other way around. Randall, do you have anything that still has a Weaver rail on it? No, I. Everything you own is over. Over to Picatinny.

[Randall Brody]

All Picatinny. Or. Or like a direct. A direct mount. Like a machined in rail.

[Spencer Newarth]

Question four, the topic is fishing. This company with a cloudy name was purchased by Rapala in 1999 and is best known for the Wiggle, Wart, Thunder Stick, and Hot and Tottenham. Randall. Surprisingly optimistic about a fishing question here. This company with a cloudy name was purchased by Rapala in 1999 and is best known for the Wiggle, Wart, Thunder Stick, and Hottentot. Brody, do you think you own a Wiggle, Wart, Thunderstick or Hot and Tot?

[Brody Henderson]

I do not own any of them.

[Spencer Newarth]

He also doesn't have an answer yet. Company with a cloudy name was purchased by Rapala in 1999 and is best known for the Wiggle, Wart, Thunderstick, and Hottentot. John, do you have this one right? I don't know if I have it right, but I. I have an idea. I have had a Hottentot before. Okay. Fish for them. I fished with them in Canada a Few times.

[Brody Henderson]

And I think I got it.

[Randall Brody]

Hmm.

[Spencer Newarth]

It's folks in the northern part of the country. I think they. They like their Wiggle Warts, Thunder Sticks and Hottentots.

[Randall Brody]

Be still my heart.

[Spencer Newarth]

Brody is trying to beat the answer out of his head. He's tapping the whiteboard against the bill of his hat. He still has a blank whiteboard.

[Brody Henderson]

No, I got.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay. All right. This company with a cloudy name was purchased by Rappala in 1999 and is best known for the Wiggle Wart, Thunderstick, and Hottentot. Is everybody ready?

[Randall Brody]

I think so.

[Spencer Newarth]

Go ahead and reveal your answers. Alyssa says Stormy Roman without an answer, Randall, Stormy, John Storm, Hillary Nimbus, Brody. Thunder.

[Brody Henderson]

Stormy or Storm?

[Spencer Newarth]

The correct answer is Storm. Why on the end? We should not give that to them, right? No. Except for John. John had it right. Storm, the company. The company was created by the Storm brothers in Norman, Oklahoma, in the 1960s. The wiggle warts that were made by Storm prior to the buyout in 1999 have become coveted among anglers. According to collectors, the OG Wiggle Warts used a misaligned mold that created the lures famously erratic action. Rapala perfected the mold in the early 2000s, which supposedly ruined the crankbait's enticing dance. Question five topic is cooking. This next great question is via Carl Sutman. This parasitic flatworm with a five letter name can show up in your liver after eating undercooked fish. Brody and Randall already have their whiteboards down. This parasitic flatworm with a five letter name can show up in your liver after eating undercooked fish.

[Brody Henderson]

Wonder if I got any of those things in my liver.

[Spencer Newarth]

I think you'd know by now.

[Brody Henderson]

I don't know. Maybe not.

[Spencer Newarth]

They had some. Some serious symptoms we can talk about in the flavor text. This parasitic flatworm with a five letter name can show up in your liver after eating undercooked fish. Our other four players do not have an answer. Parasitic flatworm with a five letter name.

[Randall Brody]

Not to dwell on past questions, but I think Stormy Thunderstick sounds like a much better lure than a Storm Thunder Stick. It just doesn't roll off the tongue.

[Spencer Newarth]

It was their last name, so they just opted to go with Storm.

[Randall Brody]

That's fair.

[Spencer Newarth]

Storm brothers.

[Hillary]

I had Storm and I thought the same thing as you, and I was like, I don't think it's Storm. I think it's Stormy.

[Randall Brody]

I just remember when we went to. Went up to the Boundary Waters with my Boy Scout troop and they asked the outfitter we were using what lures to bring and just said storm thundersticks. Just storm thundersticks.

[Spencer Newarth]

Long crankbait. They got a long, slender body.

[Randall Brody]

That's like the only thing that. And I was like, interesting. No spoons.

[Spencer Newarth]

Did you make it to Eagle Scout status?

[Randall Brody]

I did, yes. I am an Eagle Scout.

[Spencer Newarth]

Wow. I didn't know we were amongst outdoorsman.

[Randall Brody]

Yeah, yeah. That's why I'm so confident.

[Spencer Newarth]

Parasitic flatworm with a five letter name that can show up in your liver after eating undercooked fish. Is Everybody ready?

[Randall Brody]

Troop 286, the Dan Beard Council.

[Brody Henderson]

What'd you do to get your Eagle Scout status?

[Randall Brody]

My project. There's a farm that was owned by like, the Cincinnati Nature center, and they do a bunch of like, outdoor edge classes there. So we did a couple projects for them, one of which was rebuilding a. A giant wagon that they use. And then we built stairs down to a pond so it was more accessible.

[Spencer Newarth]

For some real boy Scout stuff.

[Randall Brody]

Oh, yeah, Just wholesome.

[Spencer Newarth]

Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Alyssa saying, blood. Roman without an answer. Randall says fluke. John and Hillary without an answer. Brody says fluke. The correct answer is fluke. Liver flukes create symptoms like fever, abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. And if left untreated, they can cause serious organ damage. You can get a liver fluke by eating undercooked fish, aquatic plants that weren't properly washed, or from drinking contaminated water. All right, we're halfway through the game of trivia. Phil, give us a scoreboard update here.

[Phil]

After question five, we have Alyssa with zero points. Roman and Hillary have one point a piece. Randall and John are tied up with three. And in first place is Brody Henderson with four points.

[Spencer Newarth]

Tough round so far.

[Clay Newcomb]

Anywhere worth going is worth going. In good boots. You can find your perfect pair with the cobras.

[Spencer Newarth]

My. My.

[Clay Newcomb]

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VGW Group void where prohibited by law 21/ Terms and conditions apply Question 6 the topic is conservation. This next great question is via Titus McKenty. This was the third most visited national park in 2023 which shares its name with a hill in Jerusalem. Randall has his answer. This was the third most visited national park in 2023 which shares its name with a hill in Jerusalem. Randall, the only player with an answer so far. Again, question 6 topic is conservation. Alyssa has now joined him. This was the third most visited national park in 2023 which shares its name with a hill in Jerusalem.

[Hillary]

I don't even know if this is a national park.

[Randall Brody]

I'm tempted to add a Y to this just to make a funny bit.

[Hillary]

Now I know I'm wrong.

[Randall Brody]

Go to the end. Just to the end. I guess if you have a question, an answer that ends in Y, it would be a problem.

[Spencer Newarth]

Be really funny.

[Randall Brody]

Phil. Your hat's throwing me off.

[Spencer Newarth]

I thought that too. I never see Phil in a hat.

[Phil]

Oh, this is. This is how you know I haven't done my. I didn't do anything to my hair today.

[Randall Brody]

I was gonna say, did something happen?

[Phil]

No.

[Spencer Newarth]

It was the third most visited national park in 2023, shares its name with a hill in Jerusalem.

[Randall Brody]

I was, like, worried when you walked in that maybe cut yourself or something. Bumped your head again.

[Phil]

I mean, I'm in mourning about again.

[Randall Brody]

I don't know.

[Spencer Newarth]

Brody, do you have an answer? No.

[Brody Henderson]

I don't know.

[Randall Brody]

Drawing a blank door.

[Spencer Newarth]

Third most visited park in 2023.

[Brody Henderson]

I'll be mad when I hear it.

[Spencer Newarth]

I'm sure he's just going with a blank whiteboard for this. Yeah, it's. Everybody ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Alyssa saying Nazareth, Roman, Yosemite. Randall says Zion. John, Acadia, Hillary, Yosemite, Brody without an answer. The correct answer is Zion National Park. It was officially protected in 1909 as muck into Weep National Monument, which is a Paiute word for straight canyon. But in 1918, the Park Service changed it to Zion National Monument, which is what the Mormon settlers referred to the area as. Historians say the name change was because the service believed people were less likely to visit an area if they couldn't pronounce the name. A year later, A year after that, Zion went from a national monument to a National Park. Question 7. The topic is woodsmanship. What month has the longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere? What month has the longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere? This is question seven. I think Randall's correct answer on the last one tied him up with Brody. What month has the longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere? Randall, after a lot of thinking down there, has placed his whiteboard on the table.

[Randall Brody]

I just can't tell if I'm underthinking this or overthinking this.

[Brody Henderson]

Same here.

[Spencer Newarth]

What month has the longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere?

[Randall Brody]

Calendar questions have been throwing me off recently, too.

[Spencer Newarth]

Oh, the. What was the one? Oh, pheasants.

[Randall Brody]

Pheasants Hatching. Yeah. Birds. Calendars. A lot of weak spots in my game these days.

[Spencer Newarth]

What month has the longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere? Is everybody ready?

[Hillary]

No.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay. Hillary's done some erasing. John, coming up with another answer. Roman, do you have this one right?

[Phil]

I'm similar to Randall. I don't know if I'm over underthinking this one.

[Randall Brody]

Driving me nuts. Man's tough. Really tough.

[Spencer Newarth]

Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Alyssa saying January. Roman, January. Randall, December. John, February. Hillary, December. Brody, December. Correct answer is December. Half of our players got that one right. This is known as the winter solstice, which is almost always on December 21, while the summer solstice is in June. That means it's flipped for Our friends in the Southern hemisphere who have the summer solstice in December and winter solstice. Solstice in June.

[Brody Henderson]

I was wondering if maybe there is some catch up in the Arctic.

[Spencer Newarth]

Question 8. The topic is fishing. Located south of Cape Cod and west of Nantucket, this island hosts one of America's longest running fishing tournaments. Located south of Cape Cod and west of Nantucket, this island hosts one of America's longest running fishing tournaments. Hillary, a New Englander looks confident. Randall also likes his answer. Brody, still thinking. Located south of Cape Cod and west of Nantucket, this island hosts one of America's longest running fishing tournaments. This is question eight. So we'll get another scoreboard update from Phil after this. Hillary, have you been to this place?

[Hillary]

If I'm correct. Yes.

[Spencer Newarth]

What were you doing there?

[Hillary]

Not telling.

[Spencer Newarth]

Oh, okay. Because you don't want to give everyone, anyone the answer or you're just up to some.

[Hillary]

Yes.

[Spencer Newarth]

Oh, okay. Located south of Cape Cod and west of Nantucket, this island hosts one of America's longest running fishing tournaments.

[Hillary]

I have done some fishing on this.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay, that's fun. Randall, who also likes his answer. Have you been to this place?

[Randall Brody]

No.

[Spencer Newarth]

Brody has his whiteboard down. Brody, what percent chance do you have this one, right?

[Brody Henderson]

Oh, I don't know. Let's say 50.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay.

[Hillary]

They have really good clam chowder there.

[Spencer Newarth]

All right. Hillary didn't want to say what she was doing at this place and now.

[Phil]

She'S sounds like she was eating clam chowder.

[Brody Henderson]

I don't even know if what I.

[Hillary]

Wrote down any part of this.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay, is everybody ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. We have Alyssa saying Boston. Roman without an answer. Randall says Martha's Vineyard. John, Long Island. Hillary and Brody say Martha's Vineyard. They got it. The correct answer is Martha's Vineyard. Simply referred to as the Derby. This fishing tournament has been going on since 1946. This year it runs from September 14 to October 18, meaning it's happening right now. There are daily weigh ins each morning and night with 239 fish registered in the first three days. So far, the big fish is a 19 pound elbacore tuna. Hillary, what were you fishing for at Martha's Vineyard?

[Hillary]

I've gone out on a boat, tried to catch tuna.

[Spencer Newarth]

Tried.

[Hillary]

Yeah.

[Spencer Newarth]

Didn't work though.

[Hillary]

No.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay. How was the clam chowder though?

[Hillary]

Oh, it's so.

[Phil]

Pull that. Pull that mic up, Hillary. Sorry.

[Hillary]

The clam chowder there is top notch.

[Spencer Newarth]

Good guy.

[Hillary]

Get the New England, not the Manhattan.

[Spencer Newarth]

Oh, yeah. I didn't think they would serve.

[Phil]

Yeah, that'd be weird.

[Hillary]

They don't.

[Spencer Newarth]

Oh, okay. It's not a real chowder, Rookie, if you did that.

[Hillary]

What's the difference?

[Spencer Newarth]

I don't know.

[Hillary]

One is cream. New England is cream based. Manhattan is, like, tomato based.

[Spencer Newarth]

And Brody said on an early, earlier episode that he liked the Manhattan as a kid, right?

[Brody Henderson]

Yeah. Yeah, that's like. It was like Campbell's. Sure, Campbell's.

[Hillary]

It's got its place in the world, but not in.

[Spencer Newarth]

Yeah. All right, Phil, give us a scoreboard update with two questions to go.

[Hillary]

Let's not.

[Phil]

Alyssa is playing the game. We got Roman with one point. John and Hillary have three points a piece, and now all tied up are Randall and Brody with six.

[Randall Brody]

Given that Alyssa's not on the board, I am inclined to revisit the storm.

[Spencer Newarth]

Stormy, I appreciate that. I do.

[Randall Brody]

She conceded initially, but, yeah.

[Spencer Newarth]

Lissa had a big meeting. She had to lead it for the whole company. It was unfair to even ask her to come here. Yeah.

[Hillary]

I'll take all this.

[Spencer Newarth]

Thank you. Question 9. The topic is conservation. This alliterative agriculture practice that reduces erosion and weeds is defined as, quote, a crop grown for the protection and enrichment of soil. Randall already has his answer. John as well. This alliterative agriculture practice that reduces erosion and weeds is defined as a crop grown for the protection and enrichment of soil. Brody looks stumped. Again, this is question nine. This alliterative agriculture practice that reduces erosion and weeds is defined as a crop grown for the protection and enrichment of soil. Four players with blank whiteboards in the room. This is a stumper. Brody now coming up with an answer. Maybe. Randall, do you think Brody's gonna get this one right?

[Randall Brody]

I don't know.

[Brody Henderson]

I'm looking good.

[Randall Brody]

I'm not trying to weigh in on this.

[Spencer Newarth]

How about you?

[Randall Brody]

I feel like I blew this one.

[Spencer Newarth]

Right.

[Randall Brody]

I think I have a good shot.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay.

[Randall Brody]

I feel like I blew my chance with storm.

[Spencer Newarth]

Stormy, you're right there.

[Randall Brody]

I was hopeful that he was gonna fumble on the Martha's Vineyard question, but I also knew that he knew of the Martha's Vineyard Derby.

[Spencer Newarth]

Yeah. Wait, you knew that he knew of the Derby?

[Randall Brody]

I did, because I brought it up in a meeting two years ago.

[Spencer Newarth]

Really?

[Brody Henderson]

And I never forget.

[Spencer Newarth]

I'd never heard of it till I was writing this question.

[Randall Brody]

Oh, there's a fabulous feature in Field and Streamer Outdoor Life, many, many years ago about the derby. And then also, it's like, a classic. There's a book about striper fishing, and I think there's, like, a whole chapter about the derby in that. Okay, what's it called?

[Spencer Newarth]

I thought I found something that the rest of the country didn't know about.

[Randall Brody]

Oh, no.

[Spencer Newarth]

Stumbled across.

[Randall Brody]

No, it's. It's like, damn. I think it does claim to be the oldest fishing tournament.

[Spencer Newarth]

I couldn't find that on their website, so I just put one of the oldest, knowing that there couldn't be many that had been going on for longer. This alliterative agriculture practice that reduces erosion and weeds is defined as a crop grown for the protection and enrichment of soil. Brody, do you have this one right?

[Brody Henderson]

I think I got a chance. Something came to me. I think it might be right.

[Spencer Newarth]

Is everybody ready? Go ahead and reveal your answers. Alyssa says. What's that say? Mitigation. Roman without an answer. Randall, cover crop. John, cover crop. Hillary, cash crop. Brody, cover crop. The correct answer is cover crop. A cover crop also enhances water availability, water filtration, improves aeration, helps control pests and diseases, and increases biodiversity. Some examples of COVID crops include barley, alfalfa, oats, sorghum, buckwheat, rye, grass and clover. A 2025 USDA survey found that farmers who plant cover crops are more likely to adopt other conservation practices as well. Here's a correct answer review so far. One, Alaska. Two, Blackbird. Three, Picatinny. Four, Storm. Five, Fluke. Six, Zion national park. Seven. December. Eight, Martha's Vineyard. Nine, cover crop. Phil, let's get one last scoreboard update.

[Phil]

It's down to Randall and Brody. Seven points apiece going into question 10.

[Spencer Newarth]

Question 10. The topic is hunting. This is the home city of Lee Ellis and Drew Carroll from Seek1, which is where they got famous for killing giant urban whitetails. This is the home city of Lee Ellis and Drew Carroll from Seek1, which is where they got famous for killing giant urban whitetails.

[Randall Brody]

When I glance at the board, I thought it said the home city of Drew Carey, and I got super excited and I couldn't figure out the connection to the meteor universe.

[Spencer Newarth]

Drew Carey thinks it could be.

[Randall Brody]

Well, I know.

[Phil]

Is that Cleveland Randall? Is that just the Drew Carey Show?

[Spencer Newarth]

Cleveland?

[Randall Brody]

Yeah, I should say the character Drew Carey.

[Phil]

Not. Yeah, sure.

[Randall Brody]

Not the man, not the actor, showman, game show host, the famous showman Drew Carey.

[Spencer Newarth]

This is the home city of Lee Ellis and Drew Carroll from Seek1, which is where they got famous for killing giant urban whitetails. Randall, do you like your answer?

[Randall Brody]

Not in the least.

[Spencer Newarth]

Brody, do you like your answer?

[Phil]

No.

[Spencer Newarth]

Okay.

[Brody Henderson]

Not something I'm familiar with.

[Spencer Newarth]

How about you, John? No.

[Randall Brody]

No.

[Spencer Newarth]

This may be a zero percenter. This is the home city of Lee Ellis and Drew Carroll from Seek one, which is where they got famous for killing giant urban whitetails.

[Phil]

Drew Carey. The man was indeed born in Cleveland, Ohio.

[Spencer Newarth]

I figured he liked it too much to be from somewhere else.

[Randall Brody]

He really leane into it.

[Phil]

Maybe a little too much.

[Randall Brody]

Maybe a little too much.

[Spencer Newarth]

Is everybody ready?

[Randall Brody]

Moses, Cleveland.

[Spencer Newarth]

Go ahead and reveal your answers. Alyssa says Milwaukee. Roman, Oklahoma City. Randall, Columbus. John, Pittsburgh. Hillary, tallahassee. Brody, Washington, D.C. the correct answer is Atlanta. Nobody got it right. Lee and Drew created SE1 in 2015. They killed multiple Boone or bucks within city limits. Which isn't as crazy as it might sound. Much of Atlanta's deer herd has genetics that trace back to stocking programs from the 1940s and 50s where Wisconsin whitetails were cut loose in the Southeast. The Southern outdoorsman podcast says those urban bucks are able to maximize their antler growth through low stress and lots of birthdays. Alyssa, you've, you spent part of your life in Atlanta. Do you remember seeing some giant whitetails there?

[Hillary]

I do not, no.

[Spencer Newarth]

Weren't around in your day?

[Hillary]

No. I mean I, I definitely saw whitetail, but I did not.

[Spencer Newarth]

I don't.

[Hillary]

I would not have thought that that was the answer.

[Spencer Newarth]

Mini Booner bucks have been killed by them, I think. And one over 200 inches. Sequan boys. All right, we're going to overtime. Play the drop. Phil.

[Tiebreaker Announcer]

Tiebreaker.

[Brody Henderson]

A lot of these lately.

[Phil]

Yeah, we went. Remember that long stretch we had with no tiebreakers?

[Spencer Newarth]

We had like three months. It didn't happen and now it's been like every other episode. All right. Down for the tiebreaker. It is Randall and Brody. This will be a numerical question. Whoever is closest between them will be declared the winner. But our other four players are going to also participate. Because if somebody gets it right on the nose, meat eater will add an extra 100 donation to the end of the game. The tie breaking topic is cooking. A 2017 study found that the average whitetail buck in Ohio yields this many pounds of boneless meat. A 2017 study found that the average whitetail buck in Ohio yields this many pounds of boneless meat. I'll give you a little more context. This study looked at the butcher result of 115 white tailed deer from Ohio's gun season. We'll have you do a whole number. That way you have a chance of getting it right on the nose. A 2017 study found that the average whitetail buck in Ohio yields this many pounds of boneless meat. Hillary, we want you to come up with an answer so you can get it right on the nose. That was like, from 115 whitetail deer from Ohio's gun season. I looked at the butcher results of those.

[Brody Henderson]

Like from processors.

[Spencer Newarth]

Yes.

[Randall Brody]

I feel like.

[Spencer Newarth]

Again, we'll do a whole number on this one. 2017 study found that the average white tailed buck in Ohio yields this many pounds of boneless meat. A lot of thinking from Brody and Randall. I've seen Randall write down a lot of numbers over there.

[Randall Brody]

Yeah.

[Spencer Newarth]

From your neck of the woods. I know you processed many bucks, I imagine, that were killed during Ohio's gun season.

[Randall Brody]

No, never killed a buck during gun season in Ohio.

[Brody Henderson]

Did you use one of those arrow guns?

[Randall Brody]

Barnett Rhino.

[Brody Henderson]

Nice.

[Spencer Newarth]

All right, is everybody ready?

[Randall Brody]

Came with a scope and five bolts.

[Spencer Newarth]

Go and reveal your answers. We have Alyssa saying 64 pounds, Roman 44. John 65. Hillary says 73. Our two players left. We have Randall saying 67. Brody sang 53. The correct answer is 63 pounds. Alyssa was only one off. And bro. Excuse me. And Randall is our winner. He was 4 pounds. To be specific, it was 62.51 pounds. Again, this study looked at the butcher result for 115 whitetail deer from Ohio's gun season. They found that the average buck weighed 130 lb field dressed and had 63 lb of boneless meat, while a doe was 92 lb field dressed and had 45 lb of boneless meat. They determined the meat yield off of a field dressed whitetail is about 49. Some excellent guesses in the room. John Randall, Hillary. All very, very close to the correct answer of 63 pounds. All right, Randall, what are you doing with your 500 today?

[Randall Brody]

Well, I'm. I'm really far behind on my list of donation requests. It's become embarrassing lately, but given the tiebreaker and given some recent events, I'd like to donate this to the Ohio Conservation Federation.

[Spencer Newarth]

What do they do?

[Randall Brody]

They work on all types of issues affecting sportsmen and women in Ohio. And when I was at the Tailgate tour, I was about to walk a good long distance to the game, and Matt from the Ohio Conservation Federation gave me a ride all the way down. All the way down to ohio Stadium.

[Spencer Newarth]

A $500 Uber.

[Phil]

Yeah.

[Randall Brody]

So, yeah, they're. They're working right now, I believe I'm. I'm going to butcher this, probably. But there's some Timberlands that are being divested and they're trying to fundraise to help the state acquire them to provide more access for. For hunters and anglers in Ohio. So. That's the, that's their priority right now is working with the state legislature to get that across the line.

[Spencer Newarth]

$500 going to the Ohio Conserv Federation. I think the, the moral of the story is just pick up hitchhikers.

[Randall Brody]

Yeah.

[Spencer Newarth]

Maybe it'll pay off in the future.

[Randall Brody]

Yeah. Yeah. I mean, someday maybe.

[Spencer Newarth]

Looked like one that day, you know.

[Randall Brody]

Just, just, just a kind man and I learned a lot from him. So I appreciate it.

[Spencer Newarth]

Well done, Randall. Join us next week for more meat eater trivia, the only game show where conservation always wins.

[Randall Brody]

Yeah.

[Brody Henderson]

Spencer from South Dakota, he's the host. Using those smooth, mellow tones, he lays them questions down.

[Randall Brody]

And he likes taking.

[Brody Henderson]

Those two and three year old bucks. And he's an avid amateur rock hound.

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