Man gulps 11.5 pounds of chili to win contest
Published 8:45 am Tuesday, September 2, 2008
MASON, Ohio — A man nicknamed “Humble Bob” stuffed himself with 11.5 pounds of a local specialty called chili-spaghetti in only about 10 minutes to claim victory in a holiday eating contest.
Bob Shoudt won $2,500 at the inaugural Skyline Chili Spaghetti eat-off Monday at Kings Island amusement park.
“Humble Bob” dashed to an early lead, sucking down more than two pounds in less than a minute.
Shoudt, of Philadelphia, is ranked No. 5 by the International Federation of Competitive Eating.
He did so well at vacuuming up the pasta mixture Monday that he narrowly beat the federation’s top-ranked competitive eater, Joey Chestnut. Chestnut won this year’s July 4 hot dog-eating contest at New York’s Coney Island with 59 dogs in 10 minutes.
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On the Net:
International Federation of Competitive Eating: http://www.ifoce.com/
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Information from: Middletown Journal, http://www.middletownjournal.com/
