Close to 100 people have tried to eat a massive burger served at a Surrey pub, but only two have risen to the timed challenge.
Competitive eaters Joel Hansen and Scott Eats each consumed the Blarney Stone burger at Donegal香蕉视频直播檚 Irish House in recent years 香蕉视频直播 twice each, in fact.
The challenge involves eating the six-patty monster in under 30 minutes. Do that and the $55 burger is free.
香蕉视频直播淧eople also get a T-shirt and bragging rights,香蕉视频直播 pub operator Daniel Cook said. 香蕉视频直播淎t this point, anyone who does it would be the first, other than those two professional eaters.香蕉视频直播
Launched about a dozen years ago, the big burger includes six beef patties, eight ounces of pulled pork, six slices of cheddar cheese, a half-pound of bacon, fried mushrooms, deep-fried pickles, lettuce, tomatoes, red onion and a plate of fries.
On Wednesday (Aug. 9), one man attempted the Challenge.
香蕉视频直播淗e got close, got a good way through it, but couldn香蕉视频直播檛 do it,香蕉视频直播 Cook reported. 香蕉视频直播淗e was the first guy in a bit, and during COVID we actually pulled it off our menu, so people have to know about it to order this burger.
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香蕉视频直播淲e want to get back into promoting it again because you know, it is a fun challenge,香蕉视频直播 Cook added. 香蕉视频直播淲e香蕉视频直播檝e had around a half-dozen people try it since COVID.香蕉视频直播
Competitive eaters Hansen and Eats, from Ontario and Kelowna, respectively, filmed their Blarney Stone challenges for their YouTube channels.
Hansen consumed his burger in under six minutes the first time he tried, in the fall of 2020.
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香蕉视频直播淭here are two versions of the burger, starting with the original one we launched 12 years ago or so,香蕉视频直播 Cook explained. 香蕉视频直播淭hat was eight inches around and had a custom-made bun. It was an absolute monster and nobody could touch it. So we ended up retiring that one about seven years ago and bringing in the newer version, a little bit easier, on a standard bun, a tall stack.香蕉视频直播
The current burger is what Hansen and Eats first ate at Donegal香蕉视频直播檚.
香蕉视频直播淪o those guys came in, they beat my new burger, and then we got chatting with them about it and we said, 香蕉视频直播極h, we used to have this other one that was even bigger,香蕉视频直播 and they got all excited and arranged to come back at a later date and try to the original one, which they also took down a few months later.香蕉视频直播
Cheekily, they ordered and ate cheesecake after their first successful Blarney Stone challenge in 2020.
香蕉视频直播淚t was unbelievable,香蕉视频直播 Cook recalled. 香蕉视频直播淭hey香蕉视频直播檝e trained, they know what they香蕉视频直播檙e doing. You watch a lot of guys come in and they fumble their way through it, but those guys, they had a system down and powered through the whole thing.香蕉视频直播
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