Competitive Eating: A World Champion is Crowned
Major League Eating crowns a first ever world champion in the Peanut Butter and Banana sandwich category at the Isle in Biloxi, Mississippi. The contest is conducted in honor of what would have been the 75th birthday weekend for Elvis Presley. "P.B.&B" was said to be his favorite snack.
Full transcript below:
Competitive Eating announcer:
- What we have today is a battle for the ages. A king's battle to see who will be the peanut butter and banana sandwich eating champion of the world. 75 years ago, this man was born the King of Rock 'n Roll, Elvis, and as we know, he loved his PB&B's. There's 5 thousand dollars on the line. 10 minutes of hunk a hunk a PB and B action.
Announcer:
- 3, 2, 1. Begin!
Announcer:
- While he's the number 48th ranked eater in the world on paper. He's number 26 in our hearts, folks.
Paul Barlow, Competitive Eater:
- Well the thing you need to get involved in this first is to be out of your mind. So I definitely have that one down. But you also have to have a huge stomach capacity, a healthy heart, and you've got to... did I say be out of your mind?
Announcer:
- Crazy Legs has brought out his special hat.
Dan Sheldon:
- The mainstream, they know Kobayashi. They know Joey Chestnut.
Bob Shoudt "Notorious BOB", Competitive Eater:
- You can see that those guys aren't here. They're afraid to face Notorious BOB and I'll face any time, anywhere, any food.
Tim Janus "Eater X", Competitive Eater:
- Both Bob and I have beaten them on occasion so it's not as if... you know just because they win the major events, doesn't mean they win everything.
Notorious BOB:
- They're ducking me. I know they're ducking me. I can't get that championship title from them because they won't face me. Put it that way.
Dan Sheldon:
- Groupies now?
Eater X:
- We do have some groupies. Not too many though so. You have to flip a coin to see who gets her.
Announcer:
- 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Put down, quit eating!
Announcer:
- With an astounding 36 peanut butter and banana sandwiches eaten in 10 minutes, the Notorious, the victorious, BOB! Bob Shoudt.
(Bob Shoudt shouts)
Announcer:
- Bob Shoudt, what do you have to say about these sandwiches?
Notorious BOB:
- Sandwiches are great and everything but I'm looking forward to, in about 10 minutes, going to the Calypso buffet for some of that shrimp they have up there.
Dan Sheldon:
- You worried about performance enhancers with some of these guys?
Eater X:
- Not concerned so much as it just wishful thinking.
Barlow:
- I wish there were performance enhancers because I'd be taking handfuls of them.
Eater X:
- If you find one, let me know.
Barlow:
- There's no performance enhancers in competitive eating. This is just big guys with big stomachs having fun.
("Beautiful Brian" Seiken, dressed as Elvis, singing the end of "Battle Hymn of the Republic")
Announcer:
- Major League Eating has come to Biloxi. Thank you all.
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