Need strategy help on eating 72 oz. steak in Amarillo Texas

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[Rodney King]

 

The 72oz. Steak

There's no bigger steak-eating challenge anywhere! The famous 72 oz. steak is a legend across the US and around the world; so if you can't travel to Amarillo to try it on for size, you now can have one shipped right to your front door!

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72oz. Steak Facts and Stats

• Nearly 4800 people have succeeded in eating the 72oz. steak (since 1960).

• Almost 30,000 people have attempted to consume the free 72oz. steak (since 1960).

• Approximately two women each year successfully eat the steak of the 4 or 5 who try. About 50% of the women who try are successful.

• Richard LaFeare chomped his way through 2 steaks on the "Donny & Marie Osmond Show" in 2000.

• Frank Pastore, who was a professional pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, ate the complete steak dinner in 9 and 1/2 minutes.

• The oldest person to eat the steak was a 69-year-old grandmother; the youngest, an 11-year old boy.

• Klondike Bill, a professional wrestler, consumed two complete dinners in the one hour time limit back in the 1960s.

Some Rules 72oz. Steak

Rule # 1 is to have fun. We really want you to win! The $50 dinner consist of a baked potato, salad, shrimp cocktail, roll, and a 72-ounce top sirloin steak. You must sit at the designated table in our dining room. You may not leave the table for any reason once the contest starts. No one may assist you in any way (such as cutting up your meal). You must complete the dinner in 1 hour (if you can't do the meal in an hour, you ain't going get it done in 2 hours anyway). You may not share your meal even if you don't complete the dinner (like take it back to your table to be shared by any folks you may have invited to cheer you on). If you get sick (its been know to happen) the contest is over, period. You can order the steak cooked anyway you want. We will allow you a sample bite (small) prior to the start of the timer to make sure it is cooked to your satisfaction and the taste meets with your approval. Then we start the timer for one hour. You do not have to eat the fat or gristle (if you can find any), but we must judge this. Again, we want you to win but we do know our meats and will judge accordingly. The contest is just that, a contest. The steak is not offered on our menu as a meal. We do not allow the dinner to be ordered as a meal (unless you want to spend $200). It takes us a little more than a half an hour to cook the steak and it is available 365 days a year from 8:00am to 9:30pm. Enough with the rules! Refer to rule #1 - HAVE FUN!

Of course, when you take the 72oz. challenge at home, you don't have to limit yourself to one hour...and, you can share it with your friends and family. Most importantly, you now gain the bragging rights to say you too have savored the taste of this Texas-sized steak.

The successful 72oz. steak eaters in our restaurant will take home a special limited-edition t-shirt proclaiming their gastronomical feat. So until you are able to visit us in Amarillo, why not have a practice session in your own home? Invite a few friends over, and have a Big Texan party!

 

	World Renowned 72-oz. steak Item No. BT-416 $72.00 (plus shipping and handling) Order the one and only 72 oz. Top Sirloin Steak and share it with six or eight of your friends!
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[Rodney King]

I drove by this place yesterday and have resolved to accompish this feat on April 12th, 2004 (My birthday). I need some strategy help. Which course do you eat first? How to prepare yourself in the weeks and days leading up to the event, etc. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

[Rodney King]

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[Abcdefg]

Order it as rare as you can handle. Takes less effort to chew and swallow. Don't starve yourself beforehand, you don't want your stomach to shrink.

[widgysoft]

Starve yourself for a few days beforehand?

[Leroy S. Mort]

I drove by this place yesterday and have resolved to accompish this feat on April 12th, 2004 (My birthday). I need some strategy help. Which course do you eat first? How to prepare yourself in the weeks and days leading up to the event, etc. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

I'd suggest immediate preventive therapy or purchase of a long feather.

[alnitak]

For the picture-deprived....

[El Conservador]

Don't starve yourself beforehand, you don't want your stomach to shrink.

But make it small, otherwise it'll fill you up and you won't handle the steak (remember, you also have to eat the trimmings).

[max_rpf]

That little japanese guy trains by eating cabbage.

[PlanoMike]

Been There

Done That - NOT!!!

Advice: Have a smaller cheaper steak and enjoy!

[Prof Engineer]

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Shouldn't that be burp?

[cyborg]

And do not have one those dry flush toilets either... so much meat can be rough on the bowel

[kipj]

Fixed your link. 72 oz. steak.

[Rodney King]

thanks!

[alnitak]

Maybe you should practice by eating a 36oz steak first, a build up your confidence measure, before going for the whole back end of a cow.

[Iris7]

I've driven by there a few times and still think about doing the 72 ouncer! Good Luck! Tell me how it went!

[Chancellor Palpatine]

I'd spend at least two weeks of heavy eating first, in order to stretch the gut, and to keep it ready to receive. The day you're going to do this, don't eat for about 5 hours before - that way, you're clear.

[codercpc]

How about combining your feat with a fundraiser for Free Republic. Somebody did this last year with oysters. You could take pledges.

Just a thought. Good luck either way.

[Senator Pardek]

Smoke a lot of pot first.

[Welsh Rabbit]

Smoke a joint about an hour before the contest...

[Rodney King]

Maybe you should practice by eating a 36oz steak first, a build up your confidence measure, before going for the whole back end of a cow.

I am definetly going to work my way up over time. What I don't know are things like how much food to eat in the days leading up to the event. Also, should one drink water with it? I have noticed in the hot dog eating contests that the guys dip the buns in water.