Wednesday, October 22, 2008
TV Dinner Krystal Square-Off Tonight on ESPN
Posted by Steve Haruch on Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 1:03 PM
The question occurs to me: How drunk would I have to be to participate in a Krystal eating contest? The answer, I think, is "too drunk to participate in a Krystal eating contest." (Of course, I've been known to have lapses in judgment where competitive eating is concerned.)
Anyway, tonight on ESPN's E:60 show—their news magazine-style joint where Jeremy Schaap is always dramatically lit and acting like the fate of mankind depends on what athletes do—they're featuring the Krystal Square Off V.
There are 80-100 competitive eating events a year at venues across the country. The top two are Nathan’s in New York and Krystal’s hamburgers in Tennessee. In a sport replete with colorful personalities, E:60 correspondent Jeremy Schaap takes an in-depth look at competitive eating . . . Highlights include interviews with some of the greatest “eaters” in the world such as Takeru Kobayashi, Joey Chestnut, Juliet Lee, “Crazy Legs” Conti and Tim “Eater X” Janus.
Since it's up against Game 1 of the World Series (of baseball), I guess they're probably looking for a different viewership than they normally get. Watching competitive eating (especially Joey Chestnut) makes me sick to my stomach, so it's a good thing for me I'm a baseball fan. Anybody here actually attend one of these things?
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that actually aired last night. here is a link to the video:
http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/video/videopage?categoryId=3060647&brand=null&videoId=3655621&n8pe6c=1
I once witnessed a hot dog eating contest at a bbq event. There was a 16 year old kid who was a biscuit shy of 300 that put down about 14 hot dogs before they all came back up.
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Hey Steve, it aired last night on ESPN... but you can watch it online now (or even embed it w/in post above) - here's link to it http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/video/videopage?videoId=3655621&categoryId=3060647&n8pe6c=2
Also, wanted to share link w/ you to pics from the Krystal Square Off finals -- over 10,000 people attended the finals. Link below
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29872878@N08/sets/72157607556852278/
