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Man wins Ohio chili chow-down with 11.5 pounds
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MASON, Ohio (AP) — After chowing down more than 11 pounds of chili and noodles in about 10 minutes, a man nicknamed “Humble Bob” has claimed victory in the first
Bob Shoudt ate 11.5 pounds of the chili-and-spaghetti Monday to narrowly beat the world’s top-ranked competitive eater, Joey Chestnut, at the inaugural Skyline Chili Spaghetti eat-off at the park north of
Chestnut said afterward that he was disappointed but ready to ride roller coasters.
Ricky Howard, one of 10 local amateurs who went plate-to-plate with the big eaters, says he knew his chances of winning were small. He finished with 3.5 pounds.
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Disgusting, and this is a “Professional” thing with rules and such.
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If Humble Bob is married, I would think his wife would have slept over at a friend’s home or face the wrath of intense gastronomical eruptions throughout the night. Thus changing his nickname to Rumble Bob for awhile.
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I heard he made his wife give him a tasty blumpkin afterward.
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I hear the winner gets a high paying job as a “tester” in the R&D lab at Kohler Toilet Mfg.
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He also set a record later that nights by releasing 11.5 lbs. of chili from his colon. hahahaha
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What’s worse is from my experiences, Skyline Chili has absolutely no taste
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