These Fruitcakes Don’t Go Wanting
AND FINALLY ...
A 105-pound woman was crowned Fruitcake Champion after swallowing nearly 5 pounds of the treat in 10 minutes, beating her closest rival by a bite.
“My jaw is very tired right now,” Sonya Thomas said after out-eating 405-pound Eric Booker of Long Island by one-eighth of an ounce.
Thomas, 36, is no lightweight eater. She’s consumed 43 tacos in 11 minutes to claim victory in the World Champion Chicken Taco Eating Contest. She also holds the female world record for eating 24 hot dogs in 12 minutes.
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