Howdy, who wants to participate in a hot dog eating contest at the picnic?
Please follow this link to sign up https://goo.gl/forms/bgKWQOqsaCyBiTX62
@Photomancer found/made up some rules:
Major League Eating (MLE), formerly known as the International Federation of Competitive Eating (IFOCE), has sanctioned the event since 1997. Today, only entrants currently under contract by MLE can compete in the contest.
The Makers stand on a raised platform* behind a long table with drinks and hot dogs in buns. Most contestants have water on hand, but other kinds of drinks can and have been used. Condiments are allowed, but usually are not used. The hot dogs are allowed to cool slightly after grilling to prevent possible mouth burns. The contestant that consumes (and keeps down) the most hot dogs and buns (HDB) in ten minutes is declared the winner.
Spectators watch, make fun of, harangue, and cheer the eaters on from close proximity. A designated scorekeeper is paired with each contestant, flipping a number board counting each hot dog consumed. Partially eaten hot dogs count and the granularity of measurement is eighths of a length. Hot dogs still in the mouth at the end of regulation count if they are subsequently swallowed. Yellow penalty cards can be issued for “messy eating,”[1] and red penalty cards can be issued for “reversal of fortune”, which results in disqualification.[1] If there is a tie, the contestants go to a 5-hot-dog eat-off to see who can eat that many more quickly. Further ties will result in a sudden-death eat-off of eating one more hot dog in the fastest time.
After the winner is declared, a plate (1) showing the number of hot dogs eaten by the winner is brought out for photo opportunities.
*we probably won’t have a raised area unless someone wants to drag some palettes out.
