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Joey Chestnut eats 6.25 pounds of meatballs in 10 minutes
AP on Yahoo ^ | 11/9/09 | AP

Posted on 11/09/2009 12:15:28 PM PST by NormsRevenge

LAS VEGAS — Top-ranked competitive eater Joey Chestnut has won the first-ever Martorano's Masters Meatball Eating Championship in Las Vegas.

The San Jose resident on Sunday ate 50 meatballs in 10 minutes at the Rio All Suite Hotel & Casino. The event was a Major League Eating-sanctioned competition.

Chestnut's 6.25 pounds of meatballs set a new world record.

The first-place prize was $1,500.

(Excerpt) Read more at mercurynews.com ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; US: California; US: Nevada
KEYWORDS: joeychestnut; meatballs
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50 meatballs.

MMM Mmm mmm ,, That's a spicy meatball!

1 posted on 11/09/2009 12:15:28 PM PST by NormsRevenge
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The small gal was 3rd, 42 meatballs. 2nd place guy ate 49..


2 posted on 11/09/2009 12:17:05 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. May yur bandwidth exceed your girth)
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To: NormsRevenge

The first-place prize was $1,500.


Plus the meatballs.

Hopefully.


3 posted on 11/09/2009 12:17:26 PM PST by Atlas Sneezed (Even My Failures Are Edible)
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To: NormsRevenge

Racing horses and competitive eaters are truly the world’s greatest athletes.


4 posted on 11/09/2009 12:17:36 PM PST by RetroSexual
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To: RetroSexual

LMAO! I don’t know why that struck me as so funny, but I’m laughing here.


5 posted on 11/09/2009 12:18:44 PM PST by manic4organic (Obama shot hoops, America lost troops.)
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To: NormsRevenge

What about 50 eggs?

6 posted on 11/09/2009 12:18:50 PM PST by Tijeras_Slim (Live jubtabulously!)
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To: NormsRevenge

I have to ask. Do these competitive eaters puke the food up? I can’t imagine the degree of gastric reflux they suffer if they don’t.


7 posted on 11/09/2009 12:18:51 PM PST by OpusatFR (Tagline not State Approved.)
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To: NormsRevenge

Big deal - Paul Newman ate 50 eggs and got very little credit.


8 posted on 11/09/2009 12:19:47 PM PST by dainbramaged (If you want a friend, get a dog.)
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To: RetroSexual

I wonder if the stars of the competitive eaters have groupies? hmmm..

They have a Major League competive eaters thing now setup with a number of events all over the place.. big dough, well considering ;-)


9 posted on 11/09/2009 12:19:55 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. May yur bandwidth exceed your girth)
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To: NormsRevenge; Slings and Arrows
LAS VEGAS —

What the hey? I thought what happened in Vegas was supposed to "STAY" in Vegas?

10 posted on 11/09/2009 12:20:40 PM PST by a fool in paradise (I refuse to "reduce my carbon footprint" all while Lenin remains in an airconditioned shrine)
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To: NormsRevenge

Note to self : Do NOT have Joey Chestnut over for Thanksgiving dinner.


11 posted on 11/09/2009 12:20:46 PM PST by massmike (...So this is what happens when OJ's jury elects the president....)
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To: Tijeras_Slim

Good photo - beat me to it.


12 posted on 11/09/2009 12:20:52 PM PST by dainbramaged (If you want a friend, get a dog.)
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To: OpusatFR

They have to keep it down for some long after the final bell goes off. but I would think it’s gone after that.. otherwise plan spending a little extra loo time

I remember a milk drinking contest once.. blehhhh


13 posted on 11/09/2009 12:22:04 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. May yur bandwidth exceed your girth)
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To: dainbramaged
beat me to it

If I had a life, I'd be a lot slower. ;)

14 posted on 11/09/2009 12:25:46 PM PST by Tijeras_Slim (Live jubtabulously!)
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To: NormsRevenge

Milk? Blech!

Is that where the term “Blow Chunks” comes from?


15 posted on 11/09/2009 12:25:56 PM PST by OpusatFR (Tagline not State Approved.)
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To: OpusatFR

Some dozen starving kids in Ethiopia could have had all that food.


16 posted on 11/09/2009 12:26:00 PM PST by omega4179
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To: NormsRevenge

I guess, according the bammy, these guys would make great teabaggers.


17 posted on 11/09/2009 12:26:22 PM PST by equalitybeforethelaw
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trust me, it didn’t have any time to curdle.. it was slam and go..


18 posted on 11/09/2009 12:26:45 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed .. Monthly Donor Onboard .. May yur bandwidth exceed your girth)
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To: NormsRevenge
I wonder if any of these folks have ever tried the steak dinner at the Big Texan in Amarillo.
19 posted on 11/09/2009 12:26:55 PM PST by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: NormsRevenge
Wow. I ate six (small) meatballs Saturday night and thought I was full.
20 posted on 11/09/2009 12:27:37 PM PST by colorado tanker (What's it all about, Barrrrry? Is it just for the power, you live?)
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