ALL ANSWERS · SPORTS GEAR · DAILY No. 33 · OCTOBER 6, 2026
Size It Up Sports Gear answer: October 6
The five Sports Gear silhouettes for October 6, with the true sizes. If you have not played yet, this page is a spoiler — play these five first, then come back to argue with the numbers.
Day 33 ran from a golf ball (4.267 cm) to a lacrosse goal (1.829 m). The widest gap was round 4, Relay baton against Golf ball, at 6.8×; the closest call was round 5, Skimboard against Lacrosse goal, only 1.4× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
American football (Representative midpoint of published 28–29 cm tip-to-tip range) vs Cricket ball (Representative midpoint of published 7.1–7.26 cm diameter range)
Cricket ball · reference · 7.18 cm American football · true length · 28.5 cm 4.0× longer than the cricket ball
American football: 28.5 cm length. Representative midpoint of published 28–29 cm tip-to-tip range.
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ROUND 2
Pickleball (Representative midpoint of published 73–75.5 mm outside diameter range) vs Shot put (World Athletics men's senior 7.26 kg shot)
Shot put · reference · 12 cm Pickleball · true diameter · 7.425 cm 1.6× shorter than the shot put
Pickleball: 7.425 cm diameter. Representative midpoint of published 73–75.5 mm outside diameter range.
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ROUND 3
Cricket stump (MCC regulation stump height above ground, 28 inches) vs Bowling ball (Ten-pin ball)
Bowling ball · reference · 21.83 cm Cricket stump · true height · 71.12 cm 3.3× taller than the bowling ball
Cricket stump: 71.12 cm height. MCC regulation stump height above ground, 28 inches; excludes bails.
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ROUND 4
Relay baton (World Athletics relay baton) vs Golf ball (Published competition golf-ball diameter, 42.67 mm)
Golf ball · reference · 4.267 cm Relay baton · true length · 29 cm 6.8× longer than the golf ball
Relay baton: 29 cm length. World Athletics relay baton; midpoint of permitted 0.28–0.30 m end-to-end length.
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ROUND 5
Skimboard (Zap Amp 52-inch model) vs Lacrosse goal (Regulated six-foot inside opening width, published 182.9 cm)
Lacrosse goal · reference · 1.829 m Skimboard · true length · 1.321 m 1.4× shorter than the lacrosse goal
Skimboard: 132.08 cm length. Zap Amp 52-inch model; nose-to-tail length.
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