Ep. 860: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CCXI

·53 min·5 clips

Clay Newcomb hunts mountain lions with hounds and mules across 80 miles of rugged Utah terrain.

The episode opens with a promo from Clay Newcomb for his '12 and 26' film series, featuring a mountain lion hunt in Utah. Host Spencer Newharth introduces the trivia game, noting the prize is a $500 donation to conservation. He shares stats from 2025: Giannis leads in hunting, Brody in fishing, Randall in conservation, and Steve Rinella in cooking. The panel jokes about Spencer potentially manipulating questions. An IFAQ segment addresses a 10-year-old listener's question about deer calibers, with the crew recommending the 6.5 Creedmoor for beginners. Round one asks which national park lacks elk, with Joshua Tree as the answer. Round two covers the ACP acronym, standing for Automatic Colt Pistol. Round three is about the Gulf Stream ocean current. Round four identifies CamelBak by its slogan 'hydrate or die'. Round five defines twilight as the period of partial illumination before sunrise and after sunset. At halftime, Nate leads with a perfect score. Round six reveals some koala populations have a 100% chlamydia infection rate. Round seven identifies Chicken of the Woods mushroom. Round eight covers lead core fishing line. Round nine asks about painter Terry Redlin. Round ten asks how many AKC-recognized Labrador Retriever coat colors exist, with three as the answer. Nate and Brody tie, leading to an overtime question on the Mississippi River's length; Nate wins by guessing 2,137 miles versus the actual 2,350 miles. He donates $600 to the Land Access Initiative.

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A loose, lively 10-round quiz that turns outdoors knowledge into shared banter.

MeatEater Trivia CCXI moves at an easy clip across hunting, fishing, conservation, and cooking. Spencer Newharth keeps the panel in motion while Giannis, Randall, Brody, Nate, Roman, and Ed swap guesses, challenge each other, and correct mistakes as they come up.

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You want a 10-round quiz show where conservation always wins.

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