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Brooke Monk's fishing challenge puts a baby bet on the table

A tabletop game becomes a parenting joke, while viewers focus on Brooke's right to choose.

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 1,784,925 views a day, 28 times a normal first day on this channel (64,740).

Who do you want to win?Who do you want to win?

Brooke needs this catch. The fish are plastic, but the joking penalty for losing is considerably bigger: Michelle Choi wants Brooke and her partner to have a baby so their children can grow up as best friends.

"Why does everyone want me to be pregnant?" Brooke asks in "Who do you want to win?" This is a toy-game challenge with a baby-themed wager, not a pregnancy announcement. Brooke offers some absurd conditions of her own, including a ban on Michelle and her partner doing math or art.

Then come the little fishing rods. The players pull extendable, numbered fish out of cups, with each catch adding to their scores. Brooke lands a long one, but a later, much smaller catch leaves her needing help from her final pull. Behind them, their partners get thoroughly involved in the contest.

The Short drew about 1.8 million views in its first day, far beyond Brooke's usual opening. Comments arrived seven times faster than usual, too.

Some viewers point to the background fist bumping and joke about Brooke facing a united team. Others focus on the baby wager, saying a decision about having children should remain hers. That is a response to the video's premise, not evidence of Brooke's plans. Her immediate concern at the table is simpler: "I really need a big fish."

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The facts
Subscribers
12,000,000 ▲ 100,000 this week
Channel views, last 7 days
57,468,258
Channel views, pace per day
11,475,083 (on a normal day: 8,867,714)
Video published
October 15, 2026
Video views so far
1,935,039 (less than a day online)
Video views, pace per day
1,927,326

The numbers

The fishing challenge drew an unusually large first-day audience for Brooke's Shorts, with a much busier comment section alongside it.

the video's first day
usual first day here
64,740
this video
1,784,925
subscribers
12,000,000
▲ 100,000 in the last 7 days
total views
14,450,026,022
views per day
11,475,083
typical day: 8,867,714
the video
views
1,935,039
likes
92,596
comments
771
days online
1
subscribers: this channel and similar channels
yoangelolo
14,100,000
Jeenie.Weenie
13,400,000
chefkoudy
12,300,000
Brooke Monk
12,000,000
Sofi Manassyan
11,300,000
SML
10,600,000
As of October 16, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.
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