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Roughly a year ago, a group of Columbus Underground regulars set out to complete “The Dagwood Challenge” at The Ohio Deli on the south side of Columbus. Seven valiant men completed the task: to eat the massive Dagwood sandwich with a side of fries in under 30 minutes. Zach “Cyclist” Henkel finished first that day with a time of 11 minutes, but no one was able to break the record holder Josh Matko who finished the sandwich in 6 minutes.
Since then, an unnamed champion claimed the title with a 5 minute 30 second completion. And today, Mark “The Human Vacuum” Lyle was successful in smashing that record with an astounding 4 minute and 44 second run.
Sopressata has got the complete play-by-play on her blog, and she’s got the whole thing filmed as well. Be warned though… this video is not for the faint of heart.
This guy is serious!
http://www.competitiveeaters.com/asp/EaterDetail.asp?EaterID=26
:O
That was one disgusting video. Two thoughts:
1. I wonder what the record is for eating the sandwich as it was intended to be eaten instead of eating the meat by itself first and then soaking the bread in water.
2. How much money do competitive eaters earn in a year?
They probably earn more than you think (if they win a fair amount).
http://www.ifoce.com/contests.php
The Krystal Hamburger Challenge pays 50k in prizes, including 20k for the winner, for example…and that’s just one of them. Kobayashi makes around 150 grand a year eating.
Wait, is this that thing that was cancelled? Is “disregarding notices that the event has been cancelled” one of the prerequisites to winning the Dagwood Challenge? Because that might be why I lost last year, too.
The CU event was canceled. Mark went on his own with a few supporters to give it a shot.
Any thoughts on giving it another shot, Core? If we can’t beat Mark in time, I think we could still have a large number of people competing. ;)
Yeah, definitely want to reschedule it for some point this Spring, just trying to find a little time ;)
Cool. Just keep us posted. :D
Here’s an idea, why don’t we just do it as a team? This way we’re bound to beat him!
Twelve people, one shared sandwich, one or two fries each. Soda with a dozen straws in it, Teen Malt Shop style.