»America's fastest-growing sport (Pun intended)

Perspective on competitive eating:

The IFOCE hosts official eating contests and tracks the world's top eaters, like record-holder Oleg Zhornitskiy, who downed four 32-ounce bowls of mayonnaise in 8 minutes.

This year's Thanksgiving Invitational eating contest attracted talent from all 'round the competitive eating circuit, but petite (106-lb) Sonya Thomas took home the turkey statuette after downing almost 8 pounds of turkey and trimmings in 12 minutes. Bookie money was on either the Chili Champ or the Donut Dominator.

And from Sonya's profile:

There is an century-old prophesy (sic)(no pun intended) within the competitive eating community, dismissed by most, that foretells the rise of the “One Eater" ...

She can down a gross of chicken wings in ten minutes. Yowza. I mean, yowza.

UPDATE: The Travel Channel ran a one-hour special on eating contests, told from the perspective that these were "epicurean" contests in places that would be fun to visit. Terrible.