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Holy Hamburger: Man Eats 38 Sliders in 6 Minutes at Dog Haus
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This past Sunday, hungry burger hounds descended on Dog Haus in Pasadena for the kick off of their Annual Cheeseburger Week and for their first ever slider-eating competition.
Though the mini burgs are a bit smaller than a double double, the idea of downing over 3 dozen of them in 6 minutes is nauseating to say the least. The sliders were made with caramelized onions, white American cheese, and mayo on a 100% natural Black Angus beef patty on a Kings Hawaiian roll.
Champion competitive eater Jamie "The Bear" McDonald took home the glorious prize of $1000 in Dog Haus credits, which is sort of unfortunate considering McDonald owns a barbecue in Connecticut, and flew all the way out to sunny SoCal to compete in the challenge.
No matter; Mc Donald is currently ranked number one Independent Competitive Eater by All Pro Eating and something tells me this guy won't be hungry for a while.
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