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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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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

James Franklin is leaving Penn State to become the head coach at Virginia Tech

James Franklin is using the Penn State private jet to move to Blacksburg... I am so pumped that of course. That's the other reason why a jet would go there... I do think that [James Franklin] is gonna be the next coach... somewhere else next year.

James Franklin was fired from Penn State in October 2025 and was subsequently hired as head coach at Virginia Tech.
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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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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I can win the Internet Invitational golf tournament

I shot a 44 on the front today. I'm telling you guys, I think I can win the Internet Invitational. I think I can.

PFT did not win the 2024 Internet Invitational.
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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

Bill Belichick is likely having a baby with his girlfriend Jordon

If I had to give one piece of advice to Jordon, have a baby. No, no. With Belichick, with Bill. Have a—let's get a baby in this thing. Consummate this love with a baby. A baby in the mix of this would be one of the greatest stories.

It's highly unlikely this happens, but it's a testable (though ridiculous) claim.
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HankHank

Helly is going to kill her father in the Severance Season 2 finale

I want death. I want multiple deaths. Oh, I think Helly's gonna kill her dad. No, I mean, she's showed... she tried to kill herself. They think that she's her daughter who's like the whatever of the company, but they don't know Hellie down there.

In the Severance Season 2 finale, Helly lunges at her father Jame Eagan with a pen but does not kill him. The finale focused on Mark rescuing Gemma and innie Mark choosing to stay with Helly on the severed floor.
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HankHank

I will break 85 in golf by July

Break 85. That's my goal by... By July.

This is a personal golf score goal for Hank. There is no public information available to verify this.
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Big CatBig Cat

I will shoot an 84 in my first golf round of the year

I'll shoot 80. I guarantee I shoot 84 first round out this year.

This is a personal golf score prediction for Big Cat. There is no public verification available for his personal golf rounds.
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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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Ian

The Seahawks are a 'hammer' for a Super Bowl future bet next year

Seahawks Super Bowl future for next year... probably got 30 to one odds right now. I would hammer it.

Ian called the Seahawks Super Bowl future a 'hammer' bet at 30-to-1 odds. The Seahawks won Super Bowl LX, beating the Patriots 29-13. Anyone who took that bet cashed in big.
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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

Mike Tyson is in a dark, 'no fucks given' place and might actually beat Jake Paul

That tells me Mike Tyson is, he is locked in right now. He's in a dark, no fucks given place right now. He's just [talking to a kid about death]... it actually does make me think that Mike Tyson might be able to do it.

Jake Paul defeated Mike Tyson via unanimous decision.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The USMNT should reach the quarterfinals of the 2026 World Cup

I think our ceiling is probably the semi-finals at the very best in the next World Cup... Quarterfinals in the World Cup. And we've got a good enough team. The players are good enough to do it.

The 2026 World Cup has not happened yet.
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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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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I'm betting $100,000 total against the Oakland Athletics this season

I think I'm gonna bet a hundred thousand dollars total against either the Athletics or the Chicago White Sox every single game this season... officially decided I'm betting a hundred thousand dollars against the Athletics.

Personal betting challenge by PFT Commenter to bet $100K against the Athletics. Whether he actually followed through and the results are unverifiable.
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HankHank

I will be able to dunk a basketball and hit twenty three-pointers within the next ten months

I'm going hard to dunk... summer, that's exactly my plan. I'm already over leveraged. What if I do both and hit 20 threes? I just have to basically change my entire lifestyle way of thinking and everything.

Hank famously failed to dunk despite months of 'training'.
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Big CatBig Cat

I will be in the best shape of my life when I turn 40

I have the double whammy of our birthday month is coming up and it's our last birthday in our thirties. And I am trying to tell myself that when I turn 40, I have to turn 40 in good shape in the best shape of my life... I'm going to put in a very concerted effort starting on Tuesday.

Personal fitness goal for Big Cat to be in the best shape of his life at 40. This is unverifiable from public records.
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Big CatBig Cat

Wisconsin will shock the world and upset Number 3 Ohio State

Boys, I believe that the badgers are gonna upset and shock the world. And I know that this is how it happens to me... 20 years ago this month a freshman Big Cat stormed the field when Wisconsin... beat number three Ohio State.

Ohio State defeated Wisconsin 24-10.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Cubs will not make the playoffs after their September collapse

The Cubs have had just an epic collapse. The Cubs are most likely not going to make the playoffs because they don't have any tiebreakers. Suzuki just missed a ball, it went right by him. Easy catch. There's nothing worse than a September collapse.

The Cubs missed the 2023 playoffs by one game.
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MaxMax

I cannot run a 5K in under 33 minutes

I'm not gonna be able to run under 33 minutes. I'm not gonna be able to do that and I can't do that. Physically... I'm going to end up, I'm gonna get an injury.

Max finished the Chicago 5K in 34:07, so his prediction was correct.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Bears are coming to get everyone in the NFL this year

My son, who's four ... keeps saying that the bears are coming to get him. I feel like that's a good thing for the bears season. ... The monsters of the midway are back.

The Bears finished the 2023 season 7-10 and missed the playoffs.
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Big CatBig Cat

I am going to start taking Ozempic to lose weight.

I'm just gonna go on Ozempic. I don't fucking care. I'm gonna do it. I'm gonna do it and I'm gonna tell everyone to do it and then I'm gonna look hot and then I'll get off of it and then I'll gain it all back. Drop like 25 pounds and then just slowly gain it back.

Big Cat publicly confirmed in 2024 that he had been taking weight-loss medication.
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HankHank

I will become a scratch golfer by the end of the week

I'm gonna become a scratch golfer by the end of the week.

PredictionGolfFireSarcastic
Hank did not become a scratch golfer (0 handicap) by the end of that week, nor has he ever been one.
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HankHank

The Bruins are the greatest regular season hockey team ever and will dominate the playoffs

I'm all out on this team. This team is different. They're the greatest hockey team I've ever watched in the regular season. They're the greatest regular season team of all time. They're gonna dominate, they're gonna run through these playoffs.

The Bruins, after settting NHL records for wins and points, lost in the first round to the Florida Panthers after leading the series 3-1.
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Big CatBig Cat

I will join the 1,000 pound club naturally within a year

Challenge myself and I'm gonna get hurt. And that's gonna suck... I'm gonna try to do a thousand pound club, Billy... It's deadlift, squat, bench. A thousand pounds... I'm doing it all natural. No, I'm doing it. It's either all natural or can't do.

Big Cat did not publicly document hitting this goal within the year and eventually focused on other fitness goals like running a mile.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I am going to have 'final four abs' by getting cool sculpting done on my stomach

When I went in to get my platelet-rich plasma injections into my scalp, I got upsold into getting cool sculpting done on my stomach. And so now my stomach hurts really bad. The good news is I'm gonna have final four abs.

PFT did not appear noticeably shredded or debut new abs during the 2023 Final Four.
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Big CatBig Cat

I am going to start taking Ozempic and tell everyone I just learned how to eat right

I am going to do that insulin medicine without telling anyone, and someday I'll just start shedding pounds and everyone be like, 'what is he doing?' and I'd be like, 'ah, I just learned how to eat right. I'm 40 years old, I just started following a diet.'

While Big Cat has discussed weight loss journeys, he has not publicly confirmed using weight loss drugs like Ozempic, though his prediction of the trend was spot on.
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HankHank

Anthony Richardson will be the #1 overall pick in the NFL Draft

I'm all the way back in on Anthony Richardson... he also knows I love value... Anthony Richardson +10,000 or whatever, 100 to 1 to go number one... I'm reading all the articles, trying to just will him to somehow become the number one overall pick.

Bryce Young went #1 overall. Anthony Richardson went #4 to the Colts.
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Billy FootballBilly Football

I'm going to beat Billy McFarland in a fight, and it's going to be a public execution.

I'm gonna beat his ass. Gonna skull fuck him. It's gonna be sick. This is gonna be a public execution. He's gonna be a Christian in the Colosseum and he's gonna get fed to the lion.

The fight never occurred.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I will cut my hair short by the summer if it doesn't improve

I'm dealing with my hair issue... noticeably thinning out back there. I've made the executive decision if it doesn't improve by the summer, we're taking it off. We're going short... I got my own blood injected into my head earlier today... if I haven't turned it around by then, gotta come home.

PFT did eventually cut his hair for the 'PMT Mount Rushmore' bet/move to Chicago, though he has fluctuated on length since then.
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Big CatBig Cat

I am losing 25 pounds in 2023 for my 'hard body' year

2023 is a hard body year. I'm gonna get a hard body... I'm losing 25 pounds in 2023. Losing 25 pounds in 2023... January 1st, new me.

While Big Cat did participate in various fitness challenges, he largely maintained his weight through the year, not reaching a 25lb loss.
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Big CatBig Cat

I am going to lose more weight than you can imagine after football season

I'm gonna lose so much fat fast. ... I'm just saying I'm gonna lose more weight than you could even imagine. ... Once football's over, I'm back.

Big Cat's weight fluctuates annually with his 'diet season' and 'football season' cycle, but he rarely loses 'more than you can imagine.'
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

My World Cup betting strategy is to bet every game in the group stage to be a tie

My strategy in the opening round of the World Cup in the group stage. I'm just gonna bet every game to be a tie. Ooh. Across the board that's, I'm rooting for ties nonstop. You usually get good plus signs next to 'em.

There were only 10 draws in the 48 group stage matches of the 2022 World Cup; betting every game to tie would have resulted in significant losses.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I am going to win the $1.2 billion Mega Millions drawing

By this time tomorrow, I'm going to be 1.02 billion in debt with a B... I've worked my own way into that sort of situation. Cuz I went out to the store. I bought $500 worth of mega millions tickets... I've fairly confident that I'm going to win the drawing tomorrow night.

PredictionLifeScorchingSarcastic
He did not win the $1.2 billion jackpot.
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Big CatBig Cat

I'm betting on a Subway Series between the Mets and Yankees in the World Series

I'm putting in subway series, future. The Mets and the Yankees to meet in the world series. I think it's 14 to one... I just want to see it in this office and the chaos that ensues.

Incorrect. The Yankees reached the ALCS but were swept by the Astros. The Mets lost in the Wild Card round.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The PMT office 'jeans ripping' trend will end in a legitimate fight

We've found ourselves into a jeans ripping problem on this podcast... It's going to end poorly. I don't know how it's going to end, but I just know that no one's going to be happy and we're going to get into a small fight about it. And then it's going to be no more pants ripping.

The jeans ripping bit did eventually fade out without a public massive blowout, but it was discontinued.
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Big CatBig Cat

I will be a shell of a human being by Monday due to my March Madness diet

I'm going to be a fucking trash disposal. I'm going to be a dumpster. My body's going to be broken at the end of this weekend, I'm going to feel so bad. I'm going to have bad bowel movements. I'm probably going to ship blood... I am going to be a shell of a human being Monday.

Based on Big Cat's historical behavior and post-weekend appearances, he almost certainly felt terrible on Monday.
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HankHank

I will get a Warzone win before the new season or I'll get duct-taped to a wall

A month and a half ago I was playing War Zone... I was like I'll get a win before the new season comes out, which is next Monday or Tuesday... if I don't you'll get duct tape to wall. I was like absolutely. There's no doubt in my mind I'll get that win. No problem at all.

Incorrect. Hank failed to get the win in time and was famously duct-taped to a wall in the office as a result.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I am going to watch sports on Sunday without gambling on anything

I got like a little bit of bad news... I'm going to watch sports on Sunday without gambling on any of them. So I have responsibly reached the end of my allocated fund for myself that I had through November.

Subjective/Pending. It's difficult to verify if PFT actually abstained from all betting that Sunday, though he likely continued making content around picks.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I am going to partially ditch wearing my sunglasses on camera

I told him something that I've been thinking about for a while here, which is the sunglasses at, at some point can be a big hindrance to me... So I'm trying to think of ways to partially lose the glasses. And I'm also thinking that people are going to be pissed when they see my eyes, at least for a little bit. Not because they're like free guys. I think I'm a pretty normal looking guy.

PFT did eventually start appearing without glasses on certain broadcasts and social media clips, though he still uses them for the main podcast.
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HankHank

Billy Football will not have a six-pack for next year's Grit Week either

I'm not trying to be a hater, but I don't think you'll have a six-pack for next grit week either. [to Billy Football]

Billy admitted in the episode and throughout the following year that he did not achieve a six-pack.
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Jake MarshJake Marsh

I will be the play-by-play announcer for the PLL doubleheader on July 31st

It is happening. July 31st, a doubleheader. I'm [on] Peacock. I will be doing the play-by-play. It would not be possible without all of you guys in here. Paul Rabil was a big advocate.

Jake did indeed call the game as announced.
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HankHank

I will have a visible six-pack by the end of the summer

I'll have a six pack. You will never have a six pack. [Hank]: Yes, I will. All right. Great. How much time? Give me a month. By the end of the summer. Six pack summer. You're going to have a visible six pack? [Hank]: Yes.

Hank did not achieve a visible six-pack by the end of summer 2021; the bet became a recurring point of mockery for the rest of the year.
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Big CatBig Cat

The PMT YouTube channel will not hit 500,000 subscribers by August 15th because listeners don't have it in them to watch

The listeners don't have it in them. Yeah. They don't have it in them. We're not going to hit 500,000. We're not gonna be able to do the live stream. They're listeners. They're not watching.

Pardon My Take's YouTube channel did not reach 500,000 subscribers by August 2021; it took much longer to reach that milestone.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Washington Capitals are going to be 'Team of Destiny' because TJ Oshie is playing through the loss of his father

I'm starting to get team of destiny vibes from the Washington Capitals because... TJ Oshie scored a hat trick on the day that his dad passed away. I've loved the guy ever since then... in America, Captain America, I'm starting to get team of destiny vibes.

The Capitals lost in the first round of the 2021 playoffs to the Bruins, so they were not a team of destiny.
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Billy FootballBilly Football

I am going to blog seven times a week

Probably like seven [blogs a week]. I'm not going to blog about anything unless I seriously have a good opinion on it, and that's something I'll promise you.

Billy's blog output remained inconsistent throughout his career, often failing to reach a daily cadence.

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