Man Eats 4.8 Pounds Of Turkey On 12 Minutes

Patrick Bertoletti, a 21-year-old culinary student from Chicago, won an annual turkey-eating contest at a New York restaurant by eating 4.8 pounds of the holiday bird � a full pound more than the second-place finisher.

The eight contestants in the competition had 12 minutes to eat as much of a 12-pound turkey as they could.

The defending turkey-eating champion, Sonya Thomas, known as the "Black Widow" didn't make it into the homestretch as she got her mouth full of turkey to swallow.

Bertoletti's winning strategy was to start his attack on the turkey breast. "It's white meat and harder to eat. You want to get it out of the way first", he said.

Bertoletti, who weighs 190 pounds, has won eating contests ranging from pizza to ice cream. But he said turkey was much harder.

"My jaws are pretty tired", But evidently his appetite hadn't been quenched and said he was looking around to get some pizza before flying home.

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