Bluefin Tuna sold for $736,500 at Tokyo’s Tsukiji fish market.

A single bluefin tuna sold for a record $736,500 USD at Tokyo’s Tsukiji fish market on January 5, 2012. Wow, a $736,000 tuna.

A single 593 poundlb bluefin tuna sold for a record $736500 USD at the Tsukiji fish market auction in Tokyo Japan The best slices can sell for 2000 yen or $24 per piece in Tokyo sushi bars Fish is the new gold.

Kiyoshi Kimura, the winning bidder and President of Kiyomura Co’s Sushi-Zanmai restaurant chain, said he wanted to give Japan a boost after the devastating tsunami of March 2011.

The Japanese eat 80 percent of the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean bluefins caught, the most sought-after by sushi lovers.

Bluefin tuna is prized for its tender red meat. The best slices can sell for 2,000 yen [$24] per piece in Tokyo sushi bars.

“The flesh is magnificent red and the quality of fat is excellent. It is very delicious. The taste is unbeatable.” – Kiyoshi Kimura

Caught off northeastern Japan, the 593 lb [269 kg] bluefin tuna sold for a price of $1,238 per pound.

A $736,000 tuna. I’m in the wrong line of work. Fish is the “New Gold.”

West Virginia 70-33 demolition of Clemson 2012 Orange Bowl

QB Geno Smith tied the all-time NCAA College Football Bowl record with six touchdown passes in the 2012 Orange Bowl.

West Virginia also set a new all-time Bowl scoring record by a team with 70 points.

Clemson became the first higher seeded top 25 team to lose in this years entire bowl slate.

The disastrous 2nd quarter sank the Tigers ship after handing West Va. 3 gift touchdowns on a silver platter.

West Virginia. Mountain Mama. Take me home. Country Road.