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2009 Jul 19 7 min AICE units: 2 oz. meatballs |
Bartolini’s Meatball Eating Championship - professional
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bartolinis.com Midlothian, IL http://bartolinis.com/meatballs.pdf $500 bonus to an amateur that wins the professional contest |
1st | 50 | $1,000.00 | Tom "Goose" Gilbert | Las Vegas, NV | |
2nd | 42 | $500.00 | Bob "Killer" Kuhns | Freeport, PA | |
3rd | 35 | $250.00 | Mark "The Human Vacuum" Lyle | Chapin, SC | |
4th | 33 | Kevin "The Lion" Kordalski | Cleveland, OH | ||
5th | 28 | Benjamin "The Wolf" Taylor | Chicago, IL | top amateur, $300 gift certificate | |
6th | 26.5 | Frank "the Kaiser" Wach | Chicago, IL | ||
7th | 25 | Joel "The Cannon" Podelsky | Laurence Harbor, NJ | ||
8th | 24 | Larry "The Alamanaor" Alamis | IL | 2nd amateur, $100 gift certificate | |
9th | 23.5 | David "Stomach Muscles" Murch | IL | 3rd amateur, $50 gift certificate | |
? | 18 | "Tiny" Tim Rauscheder | Cleveland, OH | 5 minutes | |
? | 16.5 | Mark "the muncher" Williams | Marshalltown, IA | 5 minutes | |
? | 16 | Theo "Big Butt" Bailey | IL | 5 minutes | |
? | 11.5 | Kevin "Profile" Dwyer | IL | 5 minutes | |
? | 11.5 | Rich "Caveman" Rapp | IL | 5 minutes | |
? | 11 | Andrew "Butter" Crestwood | IL | 5 minutes | |
? | 11 | Keith "The Dog" Knatky | IL | 5 minutes | |
? | 6 | Jeff "Hops" Kane | IL | 5 minutes | |
? | 4 | Daniel "Illinois Dan" Denalt | IL | 5 minutes |