Naperville Woman Takes 2nd Place In Nathan’s Hot Dog Contest
Naperville's Sara Rodriguez (pictured on the far right) ate more hot dogs in 10 minutes than Joe Dredge and I have eaten collectively in the last two years. Well, more than me, anyway.
Competitive Eating
Extreme Eating is Alive and Well in Illinois
There's a difference between "extreme eating" and "competitive eating." Competitive eating involves chowing down on as much of a "featured food" as possible within a time limit (hot dogs, shrimp, meatballs, pies, pizza, wings, corndogs, etc.), with the hope of a cash prize, trophy, and/or sponsorship. Extreme eating is usually done for a t-shirt, your name on the wall
Pizza Shop Owner Offers $2,500 Bounty If You Finish
If you and a friend can finish a whole pizza, you could be $2,500 richer. Sounds easy, right? There are three caveats:
1. You must travel to 8 Buck Pizza in Manteca, CA
2. The pizza involved is 30 inches in diameter and weighs 15 pounds
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Think You Ate a Lot on Sunday?
So...did you over do it in the food and drink department yesterday? If so, and you're feeling guilty about it, maybe Molly Schuyler can make you feel better about yourself. Molly shaved more than two minutes off of her record time in yesterday's Adam Emmenecker Challenge at a place called Jethro's BBQ n' Pork Chop Grill in Johnston, Iowa...