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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I see where she stores the hot dogs.
5.56mm
Her parents must be so proud.
I can’t even stomach the thought of that many hot dogs — my ankles are swelling at the thought of all that sodium.
Yikes!
I could tell she was the wiener just by looking at her 🤪
Trudi never bit anyone. Lovely doggie girl. Males are known to be fierce.
“The “southwest side” must go all the way to Alton.”
Fast Eddie’s makes a rocking good dog.
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