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Scale Watch: The Whole Week
Final scoresSix days, one scale, ten million dollars. Call the whole tournament. Picks lock Sunday night when registration closes. Heads up: the payout questions don't settle until Sunday's awards ceremony, since polygraphs run that morning. One of us will be right. Briefly.
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Will a single qualifying White Marlin be weighed all week?
Aug 3 @ 12:00 AM
Pick the correct answer.
PointsYesCorrectAt least one white marlin hits 70 lb and 70 inches
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NoHappened in 2016 and 2023 - both years the best white came up short of the minimum
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Heaviest White Marlin of the tournament
Aug 3 @ 12:00 AM
Pick the correct answer.
PointsNone qualifies
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70 - 79.9 lb
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80 - 89.9 lbCorrect
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90 lb or moreTournament record is 99 lb, Steve Bass, 1980
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Heaviest Blue Marlin of the tournament
Aug 3 @ 12:00 AM
Pick the correct answer.
PointsNone qualifies
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Under 600 lb
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600 - 799 lbCorrect
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800 - 999 lb
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1,000 lb or moreRecord is 1,062 lb, Robert Farris on No Problem, 2009
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Heaviest Tuna of the tournament
Aug 3 @ 12:00 AM
Pick the correct answer.
PointsNone qualifies
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Under 150 lb
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150 - 224 lbCorrect
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225 lb or moreRecord is 326 lb, Jim Freitas, 1992
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5 of 12
Heaviest Dolphin of the tournament
Aug 3 @ 12:00 AM
Pick the correct answer.
PointsNone qualifies
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Under 35 lb
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35 - 49.9 lbCorrect
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50 lb or moreBiggest on record is 73.5 lb, Matt Wagner on Backlash, 2020
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Heaviest Wahoo of the tournament
Aug 3 @ 12:00 AM
Pick the correct answer.
PointsNone qualifies
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Under 55 lb
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55 - 69.9 lbCorrect
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70 lb or moreRecord is 110.5 lb, Kevin Wayson, 1994
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7 of 12
Does a qualifying Swordfish hit the scale?
Aug 3 @ 12:00 AM
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PointsYes
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NoCorrectThe category has gone entirely unwon before - in 2022 the money rolled into the white marlin pool
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8 of 12
How many boats register?
Aug 3 @ 12:00 AM
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PointsUnder 225
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225 - 274
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275 - 3242025 drew 282
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325 or moreCorrect
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Total purse awarded
Aug 3 @ 12:00 AM
Pick the correct answer.
PointsUnder $8 million
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$8 - 9.9 millionCorrect
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$10 - 11.9 millionOrganizers are projecting north of $10 million
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$12 million or more
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Biggest payout to a single boat
Aug 3 @ 12:00 AM
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PointsUnder $2 million
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$2 - 3.4 million
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$3.5 - 4.9 millionCorrect
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$5 million or moreRecord is $6.2 million, Floor Reel, 2023
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11 of 12
Which night produces the winning white marlin?
Aug 3 @ 12:00 AM
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PointsMonday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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ThursdayCorrect
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Friday
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Saturday
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None qualifies all week
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Does Catch 23 cash?
Aug 3 @ 12:00 AM
Pick the correct answer.
PointsTop 3 in any speciesTook 2nd in white marlin last year, one pound off the top prize
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Cashes, but outside the top 3
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Goes home emptyCorrect
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