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5 min read“I had found a lake that had really big largemouth in the suburbs of the cities, and it looked like a frog pond so it didn't look very good… I told my neighbor about it who I fished with a lot, and then I showed up at the lake one day and two of his buddies were fishing it.” That confession, from a MeatEater panelist, opened the 229th edition of MeatEater Trivia—a ten-round quiz show where the real prize is a $500 donation to a conservation organization of the winner's choosing. Host Spencer Newwart guided the crew through questions spanning fishing, wildlife, cooking, public lands, and hunting, while the mailbag segment set the tone with a practical, unglamorous dilemma: how to break up with a hunting partner.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:02) **Advertisements** - A series of promotional messages for Tacovas boots, Black Buffalo tobacco alternative, and Moultri trail cameras.
- 2 (02:45) **Show Open & Mailbag: Breaking Up With a Hunting Partner** - Host Spencer Newwart introduces the trivia game and reads a listener question about ending a hunting partnership.
- 3 (07:08) **Upcoming Events** - Spencer announces two in-person events: a trivia night at the Milwaukee MeatEater store on August 13th and a meet-and-greet at the Minneapolis store on August 15th.
- 4 (09:18) **Game Start & Round 1: Fishing** - The Shelby Index is set at 4, meaning 8 correct answers will win.
- 5 (11:53) **Round 2: Wildlife** - The question asks what kind of animal "Jimothy" is, a viral internet celebrity from 2026.
- 6 (13:34) **Round 3: Cooking** - The question asks for the word defined as "to roll a moist food in a dry ingredient" and also "a machine that removes silt from bodies of water."
- 7 (16:41) **Round 4: Public Lands** - The question asks which national park contains the "Going-to-the-Sun Road."
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Show Notes
Spencer Neuharth hosts MeatEater Trivia with Clay Newcomb, Mark Kenyon, Brent Reaves, Tony Peterson, Maggie Hudlow, and Bear Newcomb.
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