Posted on 10/24/2021 1:43:58 PM PDT by simpson96
CHICAGO — Thousands of Chicagoans scarfed down hot dogs in hopes of being named Vienna Beef’s Top Dog — but no one was quite as passionate as Stephanie Esposito.
Esposito, of the Southwest Side, visited 367 hot dog stands in just five weeks to win Vienna Beef’s Hot Dog Stand Challenge.(snip)
Esposito doesn’t know how many hot dogs she ate during the challenge — but, at 367 stands in just 35 days, she visited an average of more than 10 stands per day. She said she racked up an extra 9,000 miles on her car.(snip)
By becoming Vienna Beef Top dog, Esposito, a Park District emmployee, received a Top Dog T-shirt, a $1,000 Vienna Beef gift card and a one-of-a-kind Top Dog trophy — with a Vienna Beef hot dog on top, of course. She will also receive VIP tickets to several sporting and entertainment venues over the next year.(snip)0
Esposito said her boyfriend thought the challenge was a cool event but wasn’t seriously interested in participating in the challenge — while she, a highly competitive person, was determined to win. Just a week in, she’d already visited about 60 of the stands.
At times, Esposito would eat at hot dog stands every day after work and on weekends. When she started experiencing burnout from eating several hot dogs each week, she would change which items she ordered. Seeing others get close to winning the challenge, including Buralli and Lamont, kept her motivated to continue.
“I just started making it a priority and going to it all the time,” Esposito said.
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Awww, poor little hot dog. Looks like my beloved Trudi, first dog I ever had.
back in my single days one weekend I was in the mood for hot dogs. beginning friday night through sunday that’s all i ate. slaw dogs, chili dogs, combo.....by sunday night I felt terrible.
I’m never going to win that contest.
Detest hot dogs.
More wieners eaten than Madonna.
Man looks like Jerry van Dyke! Esp. like he’s on “Coach”!
Love a wiener. Oscar Meyer is the best.
With sauerkraut, though! On Martin’s potato roll! Then I can eat them forever!
Congratulations, Stephanie!
She’s got the waistline you would expect of a hot dog eating champ. Now if she ate a handful of nuts in between the hot dogs, she might just about break even in terms of future life expectancy.
OMG she ATE 367 hot dog stands!
“Let me give a Shout Out to Stephanie E. for eating all those Dogs! You know me, Steph, some people call me Barry!”
Ted Cruz’ older American sister?
We also had a similar dachshund when I was a very little girl. His name was Sock — short for Socrates.
I can believe it!
I recently got hooked on watching Raina
Date night with her could get a bit expensive
Our first was a wiener named Archie
Bit every one of us except mom
I know she’s a little hefty, but you gotta give the lady credit. That’s a man’s woman!
My! What have you been eating, my little car? You are so fat.
I ate the gruel and the pot and the old woman, too, and Skohottentot and Skolinkenlott and five birds in a flock and seven girls dancing and the lady with the pink parasol and the parson with the crooked staff. And now I am going to also eat you!
“my little car” -> “my little cat”
She is now immune to Coronavirus.
Well, she certainly looks the part.
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