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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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Aug 3 @ 12:00 AM
Will a single qualifying White Marlin be weighed all week?
Pick the correct answer.
YesAt least one white marlin hits 70 lb and 70 inches
Correct
NoHappened in 2016 and 2023 - both years the best white came up short of the minimum
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Aug 3 @ 12:00 AM
Heaviest White Marlin of the tournament
Pick the correct answer.
None qualifies
70 - 79.9 lb
80 - 89.9 lb
Correct
90 lb or moreTournament record is 99 lb, Steve Bass, 1980
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Aug 3 @ 12:00 AM
Heaviest Blue Marlin of the tournament
Pick the correct answer.
None qualifies
Under 600 lb
600 - 799 lb
Correct
800 - 999 lb
1,000 lb or moreRecord is 1,062 lb, Robert Farris on No Problem, 2009
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Aug 3 @ 12:00 AM
Heaviest Tuna of the tournament
Pick the correct answer.
None qualifies
Under 150 lb
150 - 224 lb
Correct
225 lb or moreRecord is 326 lb, Jim Freitas, 1992
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Aug 3 @ 12:00 AM
Heaviest Dolphin of the tournament
Pick the correct answer.
None qualifies
Under 35 lb
35 - 49.9 lb
Correct
50 lb or moreBiggest on record is 73.5 lb, Matt Wagner on Backlash, 2020
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Aug 3 @ 12:00 AM
Heaviest Wahoo of the tournament
Pick the correct answer.
None qualifies
Under 55 lb
55 - 69.9 lb
Correct
70 lb or moreRecord is 110.5 lb, Kevin Wayson, 1994
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Aug 3 @ 12:00 AM
Does a qualifying Swordfish hit the scale?
Pick the correct answer.
Yes
NoThe category has gone entirely unwon before - in 2022 the money rolled into the white marlin pool
Correct
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Aug 3 @ 12:00 AM
How many boats register?
Pick the correct answer.
Under 225
225 - 274
275 - 3242025 drew 282
325 or more
Correct
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Aug 3 @ 12:00 AM
Total purse awarded
Pick the correct answer.
Under $8 million
$8 - 9.9 million
Correct
$10 - 11.9 millionOrganizers are projecting north of $10 million
$12 million or more
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Aug 3 @ 12:00 AM
Biggest payout to a single boat
Pick the correct answer.
Under $2 million
$2 - 3.4 million
$3.5 - 4.9 million
Correct
$5 million or moreRecord is $6.2 million, Floor Reel, 2023
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Aug 3 @ 12:00 AM
Which night produces the winning white marlin?
Pick the correct answer.
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Correct
Friday
Saturday
None qualifies all week
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Aug 3 @ 12:00 AM
Does Catch 23 cash?
Pick the correct answer.
Top 3 in any speciesTook 2nd in white marlin last year, one pound off the top prize
Cashes, but outside the top 3
Goes home empty
Correct