hardee's thickburger eating contest

Yes. That's really what this post is titled. And I was one of twelve contestants! Sadly, I did not win the year's supply of thickburgers (they should have provided a cardiology appointment to the winner as well). Well, okay, I wasn't really upset:)

Let me explain how this came about. Last Thursday at the Boo Bash in Uptown Greenwood, they announced an eating contest. Since I hadn't had supper yet, it seemed like a fun idea. I went up to the table, signed the waiver, and thought my name would go into a drawing to pick twelve contestants. Instead, it was limited to the first twelve who signed up, and I happened to be fourth or fifth- I can't remember. There was a huge platform set up in the middle of the festival with a table and chairs so that everyone could watch us "compete" and cheer us on. The crowd kept yelling at us to eat faster- it was surreal! Mark was at the gym when this humorous turn of events started and showed up during the middle of the contest. He managed to weasel his way up to the front of the crowd and couldn't stop laughing at me! Needless to say, this only made me laugh, which did not help me to win. Laughing and eating do not go well together:)

I am pretty confident that I came in last place! There were only two women, and neither of us won. The winner ate 2 1/2 thickburgers. To put my loss in perspective, I almost finished one thickburger. I didn't realize that there were two patties! It was enormous! I found out afterwards it was actually a 2/3 lb double bacon cheese thickburger. I looked up the nutrition facts and feel incredibly sick to my stomach now. If you are at all curious how bad they are for you, click here. Sometimes ignorance is bliss- I wish I hadn't looked! Although, it does make me very excited that I didn't win, but sad for the person who did. The prize is a heart attack waiting to happen!

If you want to see pictures of me and to see my competition, click here. I think the first twenty pictures are from the eating contest. Hope you laugh as much as we have!