Lessons learned at hot-dog eating competition

Judged by your loyal and humble Leadbelly Boys -- three hungry managers at the Dayton Daily News who are endlessly on the prowl for cheap, tasty eats -- the contest was, by nearly any standard of decency, a pretty disgusting affair. But hey -- that doesn't mean it wasn't fun! The winner wa...

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Published inDayton daily news (Dayton, Ohio. 1987)
Main Author the Leadbelly Boys (Ron Rollins, Ray Marcano and Jim Dillon) Staff Writers
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dayton, Ohio Atlanta Journal Constitution, LLC 21.07.2006
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Summary:Judged by your loyal and humble Leadbelly Boys -- three hungry managers at the Dayton Daily News who are endlessly on the prowl for cheap, tasty eats -- the contest was, by nearly any standard of decency, a pretty disgusting affair. But hey -- that doesn't mean it wasn't fun! The winner was Colin "Mad Max" Maxwell, 34, and the runner-up was Matt "Dog Smasher" Fries, 18, both of Dayton. Both ate 10 dogs in 10 minutes to end up in an eat-off, in which they each stuffed down for another minute. When they tied at one dog each, Maxwell won a second eat-off by finishing a single dog fastest. Urp.
ISSN:0897-0920