Man Eats 19 Grilled Cheeses in 10 Minutes

guido · Site Admin Joined: Oct 18, 2004 Posts: 381 Location: Italy

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Ed "Cookie" Jarvis of Long Island, N.Y., clearly won the grilled cheese-eating championship at the Arkansas State Fair on Saturday, stuffing down 19 sandwiches in the 10-minute contest.

Patrick Philbin of Moonachie, N.J., came in second, scarfing down a sandwich-and-a-half less than champion Jarvis. But third place was too close to call. Two contestants consumed 10 grilled cheeses in the 10 minutes allowed, and the judges had to call for a one-minute runoff. With 11 1/2 sandwiches in his belly, Michael Finnell of Sherwood, Ark., was declared the third-place winner.

All six contestants finished without getting sick, said Michael Castellano of the International Federation of Competitive Eating.

Little Rock was the 11th city on the 15-city circuit of the GoldenPalace.com World Grilled Cheese-Eating Championship. GoldenPalace.com, an online casino, and the federation are sponsoring the event.

For his big appetite and swallowing skills, Jarvis won $1,000. He will join other first-place winners in competing for the world championship title at a time and place to be determined later.
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Kate · Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2005 7:41 pm Post subject:

19 grilled cheese...yikes. He will need a ton of fiber to break up that blockade! LOL

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paulamathers · Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2006 3:59 pm Post subject:

...and half an hour later they all suffered massive heart attacks! Confused