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Molly Schuyler, a mother of four from California, managed to
down the 34 burgers - just one shy of her record of 35 - during
the Annual Independence Burger Eating Championship hosted by
local fast food chain Z-Burger.
Her annual nemesis, fellow professional eater Dan 'Killer'
Kennedy of Pennsylvania, also scarfed down 34 burgers on Friday,
placing the two in a tie.
In total, 14 of the top independent U.S. 'professional eaters'
and local area contestants squared off to see who could stomach
the most burgers in the allotted 10-minute timeframe, as they
competed for $4,350 in prize money, including the grand prize of
$1,750 cash.
Once the time was up, contestants still had to wait another two
minutes for judges to make sure they would actually hold in the
enormous volume of food ingested.
A small but enthusiastic crowd usually turns out each year to
observe the annual July Fourth spectacle, as well as to indulge
in a free burger afterward.
The two posed for the media after the contest, holding their
shared trophy and wrapping a champion's belt around their
waists.
When asked how it felt to reach the "upper echelon" of the
competition next to the reigning champion, Kennedy simply
replied, "full."
The capital city's burger eating contest comes ahead of Nathan's
hot dog eating contest in New York on Sunday - the main
competitive eating event of the July Fourth holiday.
(Reporting by Reuters TV; editing by Diane Craft)
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