Eating contests
Bring your appetite. And some napkins.
Alex Q. Arbuckle
1915-1987
A watermelon-eating contest in Cincinnatti, Ohio.
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A pie-eating contest held as part of Independence Day celebrations.
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A doughnut-eating contest organized by the Salvation Army.
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A watermelon-eating contest in Rome, Italy.
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A sausage-eating contest in Munich, Germany. The winner (second from left) wolfed down 15 sausages in one minute and 45 seconds.
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Denver Patrolman Joe Hale poses with the winners of a pie-eating contest.
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A competitor attacks a plate of spaghetti at Alpino restaurant in London.
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Michele Billingsly, 12, checks on her competitors' progress in a pie-eating contest in Denver, Colorado.
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An elementary school student competes in a pie-eating contest in Denver, Colorado.
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Dave Vose grimaces as he swallows the final bite in his victory at the Packer Snacker eating contest, held in remembrance of notorious Colorado cannibal Alferd Packer.
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Dan Blumstein chows down in a hands-free tostada-eating contest for Alferd Packer Day.
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Men compete in a rib-eating contest in Denver, Colorado.
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Denver Broncos offensive right guard Mark Cooper competes in a charity rib-eating contest in Denver.
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