Today at a mall in Raleigh, North Carolina, the folks at NC-based burger chain Hwy 55 Burgers Shakes & Fries threw a gnarly professional eating contest. Contestants were challenged to demolish a monstrous 55oz cheeseburger — almost 3.5 pounds — in under two minutes. Here’s the size of the burger, for context:
The only female contestant, competitive eater Molly Schuyler won the event, demolishing a burger in a record setting one minute and 37 seconds. It’s an impressive feat to witness, as livestreamed on the BroBible Facebook page:
.@MollySchuyler just set a world record, eating a 55-oz burger in 1 minute 37 seconds, 16 seconds better than old record. Amazing. pic.twitter.com/g8GSmCg9eI
— Andy Specht (@AndySpecht) May 20, 2017
Congrats to @mollyschuyler for winning the World Hamburger Eating Championship today! 7 @Hwy55Burgers w fries-drink in 1 min 37 secs! pic.twitter.com/7prMy9iric
— NC Triangle Dining (@NCTriDining) May 20, 2017
It’s just another trophy for Schuyler’s competitive-eating trophy chest: A few years ago she set a steak-eating record by devouring a 72 ounces (2.0 kg) steak with side dishes in 4 minutes 58 seconds.
And back in 2015 she won Philadelphia’s annual Wing Bowl the Friday morning before the Super Bowl, crushing 363 wings in 30 minutes: