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Big CatBig Cat

I am going to do a 72-hour fast to reset my system

I'm thinking about doing a 72 hour fast... People help me out. Let me know if I can do a 72 hour fast... I wanna test myself. Can I stop my addiction to food for 48 hours? Probably not.

Big Cat's history with juice cleanses and fasts suggests he likely broke this with a heavy meal shortly after.
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Big CatBig Cat

I will commit to soccer if the USA wins the World Cup

If we win the World Cup, I will, I will commit to soccer... If we win the World Cup, I'll get a cat with [Hank]. We'll both get cats. If we win the World Cup.

Depends on USMNT performance in 2026.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Winter is officially over and next week will be golf weather

I think it's the official end of winter. Winter's done. Next week it's gonna be 60. Get the golf shoes out, get the shorts out. We made it another year of winter in Chicago.

This is a short-term weather prediction that would be resolvable within a week of the episode date.
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ZacZac

I might get evicted because my alarm clock went off for two days while I was on vacation

I accidentally kind of alarm clock too close to the sun recently... I had left my alarm clock plugged in... My alarm clock is going off like today and yesterday. We're gonna have to take like a meeting here... There's a world where like, I'm the worst neighbor of all time and I just left my irrationally loud alarm clock going.

Requires follow-up on whether management actually proceeds with eviction.
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Timm WoodsTimm Woods

I will be running a Dungeons and Dragons cruise to Alaska in October 2026

I am gonna be doing a D&D cruise this year... called D3 at Sea... in October, we're gonna be going to Alaska and it's a week. So if you were already going to Alaska and wanted to do the trip, I know I have family members who have gotten really stoked to do that stuff.

Timm states the cruise is 'locked in' for October 2026.
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HankHank

I am officially committed to 'No Naps' for the entirety of Super Bowl week

I will [raw dog it]... a hundred percent stay awake. No naps. No fucking naps. Usually they, it, it's been a while since we've been in like a Patriot Super Bowl week. So it's like, it is a different mindset.

This will be verified during the Super Bowl week coverage to see if he actually stays awake.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The US government will confirm the existence of aliens this week

Aliens might drop this week. Like, like there's aliens might drop this week... [The White House] might confirm the existence of aliens as early as this week. And just be ready for the outcome of that.

The week passed without such a confirmation.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Chicago area will get three inches of snow that will be gone by Wednesday morning

I'll predict right now... I think we're gonna get three inches and it's gonna be gone by Wednesday morning.

Hyper-specific local weather prediction about Chicago snowfall on a specific date. Cannot verify this weather event.
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HankHank

I am going to read Don Quixote cover to cover

I ordered it, I I'm gonna give it a shot... If I read the entire book cover to cover every single word, I will wipe the debt. Okay... I'm fucking, I'm I'm gonna be done with it by the time the punishment comes around.

Whether Hank read Don Quixote is a personal challenge unverifiable from public sources.
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Big CatBig Cat

I will retire from 50/50 raffles forever if the Cubs lose when I win

If the Cubs lose tomorrow and I win the 50 50, I will 100% retire from 50 50 for the rest of my life. That's a fact. Because then it would just be like, you literally only won on losses, on big playoff losses. That is a fact.

This is a personal vow. If he wins and they lose, we'll see if he actually stops participating in 50/50 raffles.
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Big CatBig Cat

I'm eventually going to lose the tip of my pinky on a bet

I'm probably gonna lose a pinky. Eventually. I'm gonna lose a pinky. We're gonna do this show for the next 40 years. I'm gonna do this bet every year for some year. I'm gonna lose the pinky.

This is an ongoing lifetime prediction for his career.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I will beat Hank in an 18-hole match play golf game for $5,000

I am now very excited about beating you [Hank] at golf and taking the thing that you love the most in this whole world away from you.

Personal golf match between PFT and Hank. Cannot verify the outcome of this specific private bet.
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Von MillerVon Miller

I will bear-hug and kiss my dad on the lips on the Hall of Fame stage

I will on the stage, man. I'll hold him down. It's five years after you play so he probably won't have enough strength. I will bear hug him and I would kiss him on the lips. A big wet kiss.

Von is not yet in the Hall of Fame.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Joey Chestnut would beat Usain Bolt in a mile race if they both had to eat a hot dog first

Usain Bolt has literally never run a mile in his entire life... I think it switches at a mile. I think Joey Chestnut beats him.

This is a hypothetical scenario that was never tested. It's an untestable thought experiment.
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Joey ChestnutJoey Chestnut

If I have 50 hot dogs consumed at the five-minute mark of the Nathan's contest, 77 hot dogs for the record is a lock

If I'm at 50 hot dogs in five minutes, that, that, that's almost a lock. That, that, that means I have five minutes left. All I have to do is average just over five and a half hot dogs a minute. And then I, then I'm there.

Joey Chestnut won the 2025 Nathan's contest with 70.5 hot dogs, well short of the 77 he was targeting. He did not break his record of 76. His claim that 50 at the 5-minute mark would make 77 'almost a lock' was not borne out.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Joey Chestnut will set a new world record at the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest this year

He released a statement yesterday saying that it was, he never lost his love for the dogs. He just entered into a partnership with a plant-based company last year... he's gonna smoke 'em. I wanna see an all time record... he is top dog.

Joey Chestnut won his 17th title but ate 70.5 hot dogs, falling short of his own record of 76 set in 2021. He did not set a new world record.
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ZacZac

Apple is going to force brain chips on everyone and we'll have no choice but to accept them

I don't want it, but it's coming. It's gonna happen and I'm gonna have to get it... So it's chip or be left behind. Correct. No choice. We just have to chip.

Neuralink and similar companies are developing this, but mass consumer adoption is still far in the future.
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ZacZac

The Barstool office ice cream machine will finally be operational by Wednesday

99% chance there will be soft serve... We will be experiencing ice cream before July 4th break. Wednesday is when I want... Wednesday.

The ice cream machine did eventually become a fixture in the office, though the exact 'Wednesday' success is a point of office lore.
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Big CatBig Cat

I am going to hire a dietician to help prevent future kidney stones

I think this one, I'll say this, I think I'm gonna start making some lifestyle changes. I'm thinking... I think I'm gonna to get a dietician. I understand. But I need someone to tell me what to do. I am not going to do that on my own volition. I need someone to basically be like, here's what you can and cannot eat.

Personal health/lifestyle claim about hiring a dietician. Cannot verify Big Cat's personal health decisions.
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Big CatBig Cat

I am officially going to learn how to dunk a basketball

I have a announcement for you guys. Ready for this? I think I'm gonna dunk. I think I'm gonna dunk. I've never dunked, but I think I'm gonna train in dunk.

No public evidence that Big Cat successfully dunked. Personal challenge unverifiable.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Wooly Mammoths will be cloned and brought back from extinction

My who's back of the week is Wooly Mammoths... There's a company called Colossal Biosciences and they just raised $200 million... to bring back and clone wooly mammoths... Willie Mammoths might be back soon.

Colossal Biosciences is a real company with this stated goal, but the timeline for a 'mammoth' is still years away.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I will most likely die in New Orleans if the Commanders win the Super Bowl

If we get to the Super Bowl, if we're lucky enough to win the Super Bowl that night is statistically my most probable night of dying that I think I've ever had in my life. New Orleans Super Bowl victory. I'm 40. That's like, if you look at a pie chart... that would be like 12% of the entire pie that one day.

PredictionLifeHotSarcastic
Thankfully, PFT did not die in New Orleans after the Super Bowl.
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Big CatBig Cat

I will read one entire book in 2025 for the first time in a decade

I'm also gonna read a book. I haven't read a book in a decade. I'm gonna read a book... read with my two eyes. It might take me the entire year. I'm gonna fucking do it.

The outcome depends on if Big Cat finishes a book by the end of 2025.
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HankHank

I will get a cat and shave my face if PFT Commenter beats me in a three-point contest

I don't want to own a cat, but I also you also know I'm gonna beat PFT... [If PFT beats me] I'll do it. I accept. [A cat and shave my face].

The contest occurred on Dec 20, 2024. PFT beat Hank. Hank had to shave and eventually get a cat (renamed 'Heh').
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Barstool office will eat over 1,000 Uncrustables in a single week

I predict we're gonna be in the like thousand ranges. ... I will make sure that we do not run out of Uncrustables at all for the week. And we'll keep track. Yeah. For this office. I'll send out an email. I'll be like, it's my, I I'm, we're doing a study. Eat as many Uncrustables as you want.

The office attempted the challenge in late October 2024, but reportedly fell short of the 1,000 mark.
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HankHank

I still believe I can dunk a basketball by January 1st.

I still think I can do it. I need to lose some weight... I still need like five inches. I'm 180 pounds. I was like 171 pounds in July. So I need to lose some weight basically.

Hank did not dunk by January 1, 2025. He was unable to close the gap despite training.
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HankHank

I will not drink alcohol until Thanksgiving to train for my dunk attempt

I'm going. I'm not drinking till Thanksgiving... I'm training every day. It's not something I've like forgot about. Overdrive.

Personal sobriety commitment by Hank to not drink until Thanksgiving for dunk training. The outcome is unverifiable from public records.
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HankHank

I still plan to dunk and the steroid decision is coming in the next two weeks

I'm still going gung ho. I still plan to dunk. I'm still training as if I'm going to dunk... the steroid decision is coming in the next two weeks.

Hank did not successfully dunk by his deadline. Evidence indicates he was unable to achieve the dunk.
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Big CatBig Cat

People will stop visiting Orlando entirely if the airport removes its Chili's

I am taking up a new fight. They're changing the Orlando airport and the Chili's is going to be gone in 2025. We're not gonna let this happen... I predict that people are gonna stop visiting Orlando, Florida entirely because of this. There's no amusement found in Orlando [without it].

PredictionLifeFireSarcastic
Disney World and Universal Studios ensure Orlando will always have visitors, regardless of the airport Chili's.
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HankHank

Vanny Woodhead will be fully restored and on the road by Summer 2025

I will have a plan and I'm gonna 20, 25. That thing [Vanny Woodhead] will be on the road driving souped up... By next spring, summer... By June 9th, 2025.

The outcome depends on whether the van is operational by the specified June 2025 date.
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Big CatBig Cat

I'll bet my life that Hank will dunk

I believe Henry Lockwood is going to dunk. No, I actually 100% believe you're gonna dunk. Because you've been working out a lot. You've been training a lot.

Hank did not dunk by January 1, 2025. Despite training, he was unable to achieve the dunk.
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Big CatBig Cat

We are going to take Dungeons and Dragons seriously and try to complete the mission this time

We're taking it seriously this time we're gonna try to complete the mission. Tim is electric as always and it's a great, great listen.

They successfully reached the vault door and acquired the key without killing each other, which is significant progress compared to previous campaigns.
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MaxMax

I am going to replace Hank as the person who gets killed and fucked in this Dungeons and Dragons adventure

I just know how this is gonna go. I'm just gonna replace Hank is the guy who gets killed and fucked.

Max's eagle dies in this episode, though Max himself survives, successfully fulfilling the 'suffering' part of the prediction.
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HankHank

The Dwarven vault is in the western portion of the mountain, and the mentions of it being in the east are a faint switch

I think this safe is in the west. It keeps, everyone keeps talking about the east, but if it was in the east and they have the key, they would find it. I feel like it's a faint switch.

Timm Woods confirms later that the vault is in the eastern portion of the mountain.
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Big CatBig Cat

I am going to kill Max's eagle as soon as possible

I might have texted and said that we gotta kill Max's eagle ASAP.

PredictionLifeMediumSarcastic
While Big Cat didn't physically kill the eagle, it died almost immediately after this statement due to a combat encounter.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The key to the vault is likely located in the chasm

Sounds like [the chasm] is maybe where the key is. ... Since I am a dwarf, I would assume my stepsister also has advantage when it comes to deception and persuasion.

Timm Woods previously stated the key fell into a chasm far below the mountain.
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Big CatBig Cat

The chief of the orcs probably has the key to the vault

I think the chief, the chief... the chief probably has the key. We gotta just, we gotta tell him. Hey dude, let's, there's five of us. There's one of you give us the fucking key and let's go.

The key was actually held by the Aog (the super orc), not Great Ulf the Ogre.
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MaxMax

The ogre likely swallowed the key to the vault

What if [Great Ulf] swallowed the key? Who swallowed the key? The the fucking guy we're trying to kill.

The key was found on the Aog's body after it was exploded by a fireball.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

We are definitely going to kill Hank in the next Dungeons and Dragons episode

But I, it was good team building and we're definitely gonna kill him in the the follow up episode. 100%.

Joke prediction about killing Hank's D&D character. This is comedy/entertainment content, not a verifiable take.
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Big CatBig Cat

I am officially retired from drinking games

I retired from drinking games. I put out a press release... I'm just washed, dude. I'm so washed... I retired from drinking games. What led to the retirement? I'm just washed, dude... you're never supposed to retire right after the season... I left myself open to unretire, but I'm retired as of right now.

This is a personal lifestyle declaration by Big Cat that cannot be objectively verified.
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Big CatBig Cat

A Celtics and Panthers money line parlay is a lock for Monday night

The fact that the Panthers then lost eight to one in the exact same setup made me feel like both teams are just gonna like, listen, I'm not a gambling expert, but a Panthers Celtics money line parlay game five feels like it could potentially happen.

The Celtics won their Game 5 on Monday (June 17), but the Panthers lost their Game 5 to the Oilers 5-3 on Tuesday (June 18). Even if both played Monday, the parlay would have failed because the Panthers lost.
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Big CatBig Cat

Vanny Woodhead's repair is a Spring 2025 project

I think you think that Vanny needs like new tires? No, you're thinking like you want Xzibit to walk in. We also need a new engine. Vanny needs new wiring. Vanny needs literally everything. It doesn't work. No, this is is Spring 25 project. One year from now. Vanny Woodhead is gonna be rocking.

This is a personal claim about repairing Big Cat's van. There is no public information available to verify whether the van was repaired.
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HankHank

Vanny Woodhead will be up and running by July 4th

Vanny will be up and running by July 4th. My first step is trying to make some, some marketing and some sales packaging so that we can get some money into Vanny Woodhead.

July 4th, 2024 passed without the van being operational. Repairs are still ongoing.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

People catching and eating cicadas at baseball games will be a viral trend this summer

We're gonna see more and more, I predict this summer of just cicada cam. Just people just grabbing a cicada and eating it on camera. . . normalize it.

Cicada eating did see a minor spike in viral videos during the 2024 double-brood emergence.
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HankHank

I will find a middle ground with my sleep schedule to avoid missing shows

The first incident sleeping in too late kickstarted my fitness documentary journey, which has me waking up early, which then forced me to be tired and sleep late. So I just gotta find that middle ground. But I'm gonna find it.

Hank continued to have occasional sleep-related show issues throughout 2024, showing the 'middle ground' remained elusive.
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HankHank

I will give it my all and I believe I will be able to dunk

I'm in it. The bet's out there. It's 20, it's 20 k. ... I'm going to give it my all to be able to dunk. I think I'm gonna be able to do it. I know the haters and you guys and everyone in the world doesn't think I'm going to, but I I welcome that. I welcome that. ... The only way that's gonna stop me is injury.

Based on available evidence, Hank was unable to dunk a basketball. Instagram posts reference 'Hank might not be able to dunk' and his 2025 resolution was still listed as 'Dunk,' indicating he did not accomplish it by the deadline.
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HankHank

If the Celtics win the championship, I am going to shave my head

If the Celtics win the championship, I am gonna shave my head. So maybe I'll get a taste of what that looks like. ... I'm gonna start trying to do some preemptive [hair loss] things. I'm probably gonna stop wearing a hat as much.

The Celtics won the 2024 NBA Championship and Hank eventually followed through on the pledge.
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Jersey JerryJersey Jerry

The US will be under a massive cyber attack soon, and everyone should withdraw their cash

I suggest you take out all your money outta your bank and stop using credit cards for the next few months until I can give you the green light again. We will be under a cyber attack sooner rather than later... I'm in communication with the very important person for one of, if not the biggest software companies in the world... I met a guy on a plane... He's a higher end for a major major software company... he just pretty much said like, I know too much, but I don't at the same time.

No massive US cyber attack shutting down banks has occurred since this April 2024 warning.
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HankHank

The eclipse and the CERN particle collider will send us into the fourth dimension

They're turning CERN on the day of the eclipse. And I believe the research is they're trying to reach a fourth dimension... Once the the moon covers the sun when it comes back, like we'll be in the fourth dimension. Like everything will be different.

The eclipse passed without any shift in dimensions or the end of the world.
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Big CatBig Cat

I'm getting a gambling turtle named Mr. Pear to make picks on the show

I like it done. Mr. Pear. Mr. Pear... we'll stamp the slices of pears with the different logos. Yeah. And that will be, that will be how he picks his games. Which pair Mr. Pear. And we should never discipline him. Never.

Mr. Pear became a recurring character on the show throughout the 2024 NFL season.

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