Jul 30, 2017
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Competitive Eating
- Yes, competitive eating is a sport.
- Competitive eating is an activity in which participants compete against each other to consume large quantities of food in a short time period, usually about 8 to 10 minutes. Person consuming the most food wins prizes.
- Popular in the United States, Canada, and Japan
- Major League Eating (MLE),
headquartered in New York, is an organization that sanctions
professional competitive eating events and television
specials.
- Signature Championship Belt: The Mustard Yellow Belt
- Nathan’s Famous International Hot
Dog Eating Contest, July 4
- Male Winner: Joey Chestnut (72 hot dogs)
- Female Winner: Miki Sudo (41 hot dogs)
- All Pro Eating is the only Independent Competitive Eating organization in the world. It officially sanctions competitive eating contests.
Source: Wikipedia
- Competitive Eating Fun
Facts:
- Competitive eaters practice by eating and drinking large quantities to stretch out their stomachs.
- Eaters starve themselves before a contest to have great stomach capacity
- Participants eat standing up
- Eaters swallow tennis-ball sized clumps of food.
- Water is used as lubricant to prevent eaters from choking.
- Some contest prohibits liquids. Nathan does, but you can moisten food.
- No condiments (some competitions allow them)
- Vomiting disqualifies eater.
- Eaters can have food in their cheeks when time is called and it counts toward their total if they swallow it within 30 seconds.
- No recorded deaths, but stomach can rupture and you can get water intoxication.
Sources: (Reader’s Digest and Mental Floss)
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