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http://chadrad.com/newsstory.cfm?story=33675The Amarillo Globe-News (http://bit.ly/TQGbwz ) and the restaurant's Twitter page say Molly Schuyler on Monday downed the 4 1/2-pound slab of beef in 4:58.
She apparently wasn't sated so she ate a second one, taking a more pedestrian 9:59 to finish it.
The restaurant invites anyone to a free meal if they eat not just the 72-ounce steak, but also a baked potato, shrimp, a salad and bread roll in less than an hour.
The previous record was 8:52.
In February, Schuyler, a 5-foot-7, 125-pound mother from Bellevue, Nebraska, wolfed down 363 chicken wings in 30 minutes to set a record in Philadelphia.
(Copyright 2014 The Associated Press
I didn't know competitive eating was still a thing.
benld74
(9,904 posts)frogmarch
(12,153 posts)calf-tie hands up to show she got that critter down.
AnneD
(15,774 posts)a shooting or something. It was a natural misteak for a fellow Texan to make.
frogmarch
(12,153 posts)I guess in Texas, big steaks are called Big Texans.
blogslut
(38,000 posts)"The Big Texan" is the name of the restaurant. I don't know how the headline got it so wrong.
The steak is is called "The 72oz Steak". It's not a great cut of meat and the challenger must also eat a salad, a shrimp cocktail, a baked potato and a buttered roll, all in under an hour, to win a complimentary dinner.
The place has gotten quite mega, complete with C&W troubadours, hotel, gift shop and live critters like buffalo and horses. Bob Lee sure knew how to sucker those rubes off the highway - this much is true.
I wonder if the waitresses still sell their garters.
frogmarch
(12,153 posts)to get people to read the story. It worked with me, but I was disappointed it was about a woman gorging herself instead of something exciting like arm wrestling.
Sounds like quite a place. Yeehaw!
Here's a video of her chowing down:
blogslut
(38,000 posts)Won't watch. Saw it in person more times than I care to remember.
AnneD
(15,774 posts)Billy Bob, Trey, Bubba....No we know the cuts and which are the best for what you want to cook. Plain steaks I love aged rib eye charred on the outside rare on the inside with salt and pepper butter optional. If cooked right you do not need steak sauce. I don't eat steak often but when I do, you won't find me at that faux Australian place. We have serious chop houses here that are time honored local spots.
Jenoch
(7,720 posts)That has to be tough on her kidneys.
LynneSin
(95,337 posts)I mean you see the photo of the woman - she doesn't look like she has an extra pound of fat on them.
Competitive eating is a serious sport and requires hardcore training for many of the top eaters. And most of them have extremely healthy diets & exercise routines to ensure they do not have any kind of long term health issue.
frogmarch
(12,153 posts)Besides her, the only pictures I've seen of competitive eaters are of hot dog eaters, and those people didn't look fit and healthy. Maybe they were just one-times at country fairs and such.
Jenoch
(7,720 posts)is hard on the kidneys no matter how healthy a person is.
frogmarch
(12,153 posts)I think eating all that would be bad in lots of ways.
I don't know why gluttonous eating is something to be proud of. Ick.