Champion eater to defend his grits title

[September 13, 2008]  SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) -- Pat Bertoletti has eaten 1.75 gallons of ice cream in 8 minutes, 266 pickled jalapenos in 15 minutes and 42 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in 10 minutes, and 21 pounds of grits in 10 minutes.

His ability to down grits at a record pace gave him a title. On Saturday, Bertoletti will defend it at the Super Derby World Grits Eating Championship at Harrah's Louisiana Downs in Bossier City.

Bertoletti said winning the grits title was pretty easy because there's no chewing. He said the difficulty comes when you start to get full.

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Information from: The Times, http://www.shreveporttimes.com

[Associated Press]

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