Nov 11, 2026 · 53 min
Randall wins trivia tiebreaker and backs wild turkey conservation
Ep. 959: Game On, Suckers! MeatEater Trivia CCXLII
The episode turns a broad outdoor quiz into a test of knowledge, judgment, and the conservation priorities behind the prize.
- 1Nate Mason guest hosts a ten-question quiz spanning geography, pop culture, wildlife, biology, and hunting gear.
- 2A marriage mailbag question frames the episode with a debate over purchases, shared finances, and communication rules.
- 3Randall defeats Brody Henderson on tungsten’s atomic number and directs the $500 donation to the National Wild Turkey Federation.
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Randall wins the tungsten tiebreaker by identifying its atomic number as 74, then chooses the National Wild Turkey Federation for the $500 donation.
The brief
Nate Mason guest hosts a ten-question MeatEater Trivia game, opening with a marriage question about buying a gun without consulting a spouse.
The panel’s debate shifts from the purchase itself to shared finances and communication rules, giving the quiz a grounded argument before the jokes begin.
Questions range from Missouri River watersheds and Jaws to skull maceration, Assateague’s ponies, the bends, Wawa, ossification, and Sam Walton’s quail connection.
The final rounds cover the greater roadrunner and Kydex holsters, leaving Randall and Brody tied and sending them into a tungsten tiebreaker.
Randall identifies tungsten’s atomic number as 74, wins the game, and directs the $500 conservation donation to the National Wild Turkey Federation.
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