Seeing the new Nathan's hot dog eating champion down 62 dogs reminds me of my only eating contest, in which I took 2nd place. Eat as many softshell tacos as you can in 10 minutes, $2 entry fee. I had no intention of winning, just getting a filling meal for $2 (this was college).
A large room full of screaming spectators changes things. One in five of the tacos had Taco Johns' extra-hot "green" sauce (which is nothing to me today but extremely hot back then), and they weren't marked; you bit into a HOT taco and you had to finish it before grabbing another. I didn't hit a hot one until my last. I put away 8 (1st place, 9) and got a free t-shirt on top of it! I still have the shirt but it has shrunk over the years.
Anyone else stuff themselves for fun, fame and profit?
A large room full of screaming spectators changes things. One in five of the tacos had Taco Johns' extra-hot "green" sauce (which is nothing to me today but extremely hot back then), and they weren't marked; you bit into a HOT taco and you had to finish it before grabbing another. I didn't hit a hot one until my last. I put away 8 (1st place, 9) and got a free t-shirt on top of it! I still have the shirt but it has shrunk over the years.
Anyone else stuff themselves for fun, fame and profit?
