All You Can Eat Contests

The Nation’s Most Disgusting Eating Contests

Hot dogs aren’t the only things competitive eaters race to inhale every year. Here’s a look back at 10 of the season’s most outrageous all-you-can-eat competitions
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The Nation’s Most Disgusting Eating Contests // fried catfish eating contest c Courtesy of Shea Communications

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Fried Catfish

Patrick “Deep Dish” Bertoletti ate 7.5 pounds of fried catfish in 10 minutes at the Rhythm City World Catfish Eating Championship in Davenport, IA, last March. Talk about cat got your tongue!

The damage: About 7,791 calories; 4,538 g total fat

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