Pa. man gulps 33½ burritos, wins eating contest
By MELANIE DABOVICH/The Associated Press
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Professional eater "Humble Bob" Shoudt ate 33½ burritos in 10 minutes, winning the 2009 World Burrito eating championship on Friday before an excited crowd at the New Mexico State Fair.
Shoudt, of Royersford, Pa., finished just ahead of runner-up Hall "Hoover" Hunt of Jacksonville, Fla., who put down 30 burritos in the International Federation of Competitive Eating-sponsored contest.
Shoudt, who won $1,500, said he didn't eat for two days to prepare for the competition. Competitors ate burritos, filled with beef, beans and green chile — each weighing about a quarter of a pound.The 15 competitors paced during a brief delay as organizers made room to fit everyone on a stage. Plates stacked with four burritos were placed at each chair along with several plastic water bottles.
Yes, there really is an International Federation of Competitive Eating. This was the 14th contest on the Major League Eating Circuit in September alone.
Next up? Hunt and Shoudt planned to fly out Friday night to compete in a grits eating contest in Louisiana. Major League Eating's top-ranked eater is Joey Chestnut, and the 42-year-old Shoudt recently defeated the world champion at a chili spaghetti eating contest.
Shoudt also has eaten 35 beef brisket sandwiches in 10 minutes and 39 hamburgers in two minutes in past contests.
I really just posted this story to try and motivate Joey Chestnut to get his groove back. Ever since Joey beat the hot dog record at Nathan's on July 4th he has been on cruise control. I hate to see another athlete go this route. Chestnut is going to get just like Tiger Woods. He'll limit his eating contests, only showing up for the big events (hot dogs, burgers, steak) or he'll just show up for a guaranteed check like he did with the one-on-one p'zone contest against Kobayashi. Chestnut was supposed to be the people's champion. Joey, you've broken my heart.
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