In the world of competitive eating, it’s all about pushing pounds of food down your throat in a matter of minutes. Sometimes it’s dozens of hot dogs with buns; other times it’s pounds of asparagus, deep-fried, tempura-style.
On Wednesday it will be ribs, as 15 contestants from around the U.S. will compete at the second Best in the West Nugget World Eating Championship, the kickoff event for the Sparks casino’s rib cook-off.
At stake is $5,000 and a chance to beat Joey Chestnut, 23, of San Jose, Calif. Chestnut is a two-year veteran of the professional eating circuit and holds several ...
[retrieve this message]