Woman Chows 38 Lobsters in Eating Contest

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Guardian snip:
By SARA LEITCH

Associated Press Writer

KENNEBUNK, Maine (AP) - America's top speed-eater wolfed down 38 lobsters in 12 minutes Saturday to win the World Lobster Eating Contest.

Sonya Thomas, of Alexandria, Va., won $500 and a trophy belt for her efforts, consuming 9.76 pounds of lobster meat.

Each contestant had a partner cracking the shells and pulling out the meat. Eleven competitors ate as many lobsters as they could in a 12-minute period, devouring a total of 300 pounds of the unshelled crustaceans. ``I have a natural ability because of my stomach capacity,'' said Thomas, who weighs a mere 105 pounds. ``I could eat more, but something else - not a lobster.''

The competition, only in its second year, sought to elevate Maine into the big leagues of competitive eating, alongside New York's Coney Island with its Nathan's Famous hot dogs and New Orleans with its oysters.
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[Liberal Veteran]

1. Yeesh....what's next? A truffle or caviar eating contest?

You know I can sorta understand "cheap food" consuming contests like watermelon or hot dogs, but LOBSTER?

[WillyBrandt]

2. Lobster is actually cheap in some places

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3. Yummy........

give me shellfish anytime...

[IronLionZion]

4. It's wicked cheap in Maine

even McDonalds serves it there

[Liberal Veteran]

10. How sad...I only get to have lobster once a year or so.

I wanna go to Maine!

[Magrittes Pipe]

5. Wow.

I think I ate a bunch of crabs in New Orleans once.

[IronLionZion]

7. maryland is good for cheap crabs

you can buy them by the bushel

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11. I thought "crabs" is something people catch from matterasses in

the YMCA....

[Magrittes Pipe]

12. In New Orleans!

:D

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13. Don't every try the London branch in Tottenham Court Road...

unless it's for a dare...

[IronLionZion]

6. God damn skinny people and their ability to pig out!

there's also the tiny Japanese chap who eats way more hot dogs than the fattest American competitors. He had like a 14 hot dog lead on the very large second place guy.

[IronLionZion]

8. Man, if that contest is free

I would enter just to get some Maine lobster!

[MrSlayer]

9. I'm pretty sure this is the chick who won Wing Bowl this year.

She ate like 200 buffalo wings, beating guys 5 times her size.