ALL ANSWERS · SPORTS GEAR · DAILY No. 46 · OCTOBER 19, 2026
Size It Up Sports Gear answer: October 19
The five Sports Gear silhouettes for October 19, 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 46 ran from a baseball (7.4 cm) to a kayak (3.2 m). The widest gap was round 5, Dartboard against Kayak, at 7.1×; the closest call was round 4, Size 6 basketball against Five-pin bowling ball, only 1.9× apart — the kind of round that separates a 90 from a 60.
SPOILER · TODAY’S FIVE
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ROUND 1
Foam roller (Rogue high-density foam roller 18-inch model) vs Hammer-throw head (World Athletics men's senior 7.26 kg hammer head)
Hammer-throw head · reference · 12 cm Foam roller · true length · 45.72 cm 3.8× longer than the hammer-throw head
Foam roller: 45.72 cm length. Rogue high-density foam roller 18-inch model; full cylinder end-to-end length.
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ROUND 2
Handball (Size 3) vs Lacrosse stick (Offensive stick)
Lacrosse stick · reference · 1.042 m Handball · true diameter · 18.8 cm 5.5× shorter than the lacrosse stick
Handball: 18.8 cm diameter. Size 3; representative midpoint of published 185–191 mm diameter range.
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ROUND 3
Futsal ball (FIFA futsal ball) vs Baseball (Representative midpoint of published 7.3–7.5 cm diameter range)
Baseball · reference · 7.4 cm Futsal ball · true diameter · 20.05 cm 2.7× wider than the baseball
Futsal ball: 20.054 cm diameter. FIFA futsal ball; midpoint of permitted 62–64 cm circumference divided by pi.
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ROUND 4
Size 6 basketball (FIBA size 6) vs Five-pin bowling ball (Representative midpoint of published 12.1–12.7 cm five-pin ball diameter)
Five-pin bowling ball · reference · 12.4 cm Size 6 basketball · true diameter · 23 cm 1.9× wider than the five-pin bowling ball
Size 6 basketball: 22.998 cm diameter. FIBA size 6; midpoint of permitted 715–730 mm circumference divided by pi.
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ROUND 5
Dartboard (Regulation board full outer diameter, published 451 mm) vs Kayak (Old Town Loon 106 kayak)
Kayak · reference · 3.2 m Dartboard · true diameter · 45.1 cm 7.1× shorter than the kayak
Dartboard: 45.1 cm diameter. Regulation board full outer diameter, published 451 mm.
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Every round is worth up to 100 points: within 6% of the true size scores 100, half or double scores 45, five times off scores zero. The daily puzzle is the same five for everyone and refreshes at midnight in your time zone; if you want more than five, Size It Up Unlimited draws fresh pairs from the whole library for as long as you like.